Benesch is a growing, multi-disciplined planning, engineering, and professional services firm. We enhance infrastructure and communities across the country – creating spaces and providing connections in ways that make a difference. We are looking for a highly motivated Public Project Manager to join our Railroad team, supporting projects across the entire U.S.
Requirements
- Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal skills, and aptitude with MS Office, PDF, MicroStation, and other productivity software.
- Strong understanding of MUTCD, AREMA, regulatory codes, standards, and industry best practices related to Railroad-Highway At-Grade Crossings.
- Experience either as a railroad employee working in public projects, or as a DOT employee working on railroad coordination.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- BS in Civil Engineering preferred, any engineering degree preferred.
- Leadership skills and ability to take ownership of assigned projects.
- Experience leading projects within multiple states and successfully progressing projects through the preliminary engineering phase into the construction phase.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of railroad and highway infrastructure projects preferred.
- Knowledge of DOT project delivery processes, Railroad-DOT agreements, phasing, and regulatory rules.
- Proficient in collaborating with local and state agency project sponsors.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses
- Ongoing professional development through resources like Red Vector, LinkedIn Learning, technical team meetings, knowledge-sharing training sessions
- Personalized training and career development plans with your manager
- Funding for training, committee work, professional organization memberships, and licenses/certifications
- Support for active participation in professional organizations to foster leadership and community engagement
- Access to valuable retirement planning tools, education, and individual meetings with plan advisors at no charge
- Potential for Benesch to contribute up to 9% of your gross compensation to your retirement plan
- Flexible work schedules and hours, including work-from-home options (dependent on the role)
- Generous Paid Time Benefits (PTB) that increase with your career
- Ten days of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement
- Employee Engagement
