by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Geotechnical Senior Engineer, Alternate Delivery
Location: Olathe United States
Job Description:
Terracon has a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Alternate Delivery organization. This group works on our larger transportation projects all across the US. Because of this, the position can be filled anywhere within the US!
In this role, you will provide engineering and consulting services for transportation projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading field investigations, engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications. Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes. Research and resolve design and construction problems. Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the transportation sector. Project Management and/or technical leadership experience for large scale transportation projects is preferred, with the ability to manage all aspects of a geotechnical engineering project, including project teams, to verify that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget.
Examples of the work required include:
- Development of Site Characterization reports to include a geotechnical/geological narrative of site conditions along the alignment for purposes of identifying difficult ground conditions and/or project risks.
- Providing geotechnical design recommendations and supporting documentation for earthwork, considering planned cuts/fills, for purposes of estimating construction quantities, assessing potential impacts to existing or planned project improvements and providing design/construction guidance.
- Geotechnical design recommendations and supporting documentation for bridge and wall foundations (shallow and deep).
- Geotechnical analysis to support retaining wall recommendations for individual retaining structures or for groups of retaining structures with the same general conditions (i.e. height, subgrade conditions, geometry, etc.). All analyses should be performed in accordance with code requirements.
Required analyses will include:
- External stability analysis (bearing resistance, sliding, overturning, eccentricity)
- Settlement analyses (short-term, total, rate)
- Rotational stability
- Identify geotechnical risk items that may adversely impact design and/or construction costs/schedules.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead safety efforts for the team and ensure the team follows safety rules and guidelines.
- Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Ensure best practices are being followed and hold team members accountable for quality control standards.
- Plan, schedule, conduct, and/or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements.
- Senior level engineering professional providing technical direction required for production and completion of unique or complex projects.
- Responsible for managing the team in conceptualizing the initial design and/or investigative approach for an entire major transportation project or segments of a large transportation project.
- Monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure targets are met.
- Provide review of projects requiring complex and innovative investigation techniques and supervise the analysis and formulation of recommendations in written reports to clients; provides technical review of reports.
- Coordinates with lead project accountant for financial management of business intelligence, invoicing and collections.
- Lead technical training and make informed decisions based upon state-of-the-art technology issues.
- Mentoring and coaching key project team members to execute the projects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum 8-11 years’ experience.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
- Transportation experience with DOTs is required.
- Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Technical Program Manager
Location: Richmond, VA
Job Description:
As a Technical Program Manager you will define and manage technical programs and success metrics. You will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of fundamental challenges, shape technical requirements according to needs and collaborate with partners to develop comprehensive solutions. You will use your technical expertise to comprehend product architecture, identify potential risks, collaborate on mitigations needed to ensure high quality for our products and future releases. You will create plans, communicate status, manage risk in execution and ensure successful completion of projects.
To be successful, this individual must collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders across product management, software engineering, data science, infrastructure, security, business, innovation and pre-sales functions within Exiger and be able to manage multiple projects working in a fast-past environment.
What You’ll Do
- Analyze, plan, and develop technical requirements to manage and support a portfolio of assigned projects.
- Participate in developing proposals and estimates for technical proposals and high-level solutions.
- Be the ‘voice of the customer’ in translating complex technical requirements to help the team understand the priorities, build a roadmap, and strategic vision of each assigned project. Ensure a clear definition of ‘done’.
- Work with Technical leadership to ensure work is progressing towards established milestones.
- Lead regular meetings with customers and provide status reports on progress and address questions and challenges as they arise.
- Continually monitor and adapt as work progresses; ensure that projects are completed to specification, within the established time frame and budget.
- Serve as subject matter expert and leverage industry expertise to improve all aspects of project planning and resource management.
- Manage product backlog items in JIRA and work with the team on prioritizing tasks, features, development, testing, and deployment. Work hand-in-hand with Product Management to plan and coordinate releases.
- Create presentations, project briefings and status reports.
What You Need
- 5+ years of proven Technical Program or Project Management or Scrum Master experience
- 5+ years’ experience working with and an understanding of the DoD and/or Defense Industrial Base
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Management Information Systems preferred; or equivalent work experience
- Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to collaboration; able to work well in a cross-functional, matrix management environment consisting of technology, product management and business functions
- A knack for identifying gaps in solutions, debating technical approaches, and weighing in on product vs technology tradeoffs
- A data-driven mindset in your decision-making and a fearless ability rolling up your sleeves to dive into data
- Attention to detail
- Demonstrated experience in managing successful large, cross functional projects
- Demonstrated experience with process & change management
- U.S Citizenship Required with eligibility for a CAC/Position of Public Trust at a minimum.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Program Manager, Marketing Programs
Job LocationsUS
ID 2024-4577
Category Strategy
Position Type Regular Full-Time
Overview
National Debt Relief is seeking a Program Manager, Marketing Programs, to join the growing Project Management Organization. The individuals in this role will be responsible for leading high priority Marketing projects, from ideation through the execution. This role is an incredible opportunity for individuals to interact with leadership from across the organization and lead high impact initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Drive innovation in marketing strategies by leveraging industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring solutions are tailored to meet the organization’s evolving needs.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across various business functions, fostering collaboration and alignment to achieve program objectives.
- Manage the successful execution of simultaneous workstreams through effective project management.
- Synthesize complex information into clear and compelling narratives.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks to ensure successful delivery.
- Provide status updates to stakeholders and leadership with the appropriate level of detail for each audience.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of hands-on project management experience for an Agency or in a Marketing department.
Desired Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing multiple complex projects, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of marketing channels and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of integrated marketing strategies and campaign execution.
- Knowledge of the key elements of digital marketing, including Paid Media, UXO, SEO, Social Media Marketing and Analytics.
- Knowledge of the planning, creative and production processes for traditional, digital, social, and interactive content.
- Experience working in a highly collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience managing multiple large programs/projects in enterprise environments.
- Experience leading and steering meetings with executive management.
- Excellent time management and communication skills.
- Experience overcoming project crisis.
- Experience managing projects in a dynamic environment.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Coupons & Deals Editorial Fellow
Location: Remote, United States
Job Description:
Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.
The Business Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This paid role requires you to work for 40 hours a week and can be fully remote.
The Role & Team:
As a Coupons & Deals Editorial Fellow, you’ll play a key part in our team, writing new deal articles highlighting working coupons and promotions for some of the biggest retailers and popular brands across a wide range of categories like tech, home, pets, fashion, kitchen, streaming, mobile carriers, gifts, and more.
In addition to researching and writing these articles, you will have the opportunity to work with freelancers to help expand our coverage to prepare for the busiest shopping seasons of the year. You will also work with our partnerships team to help source new codes and exclusive deals for our readers.
You’ll learn how to strategize and plan an editorial calendar, with an emphasis on SEO and using data to make informed decisions. We’ll train you how to write news and grow evergreen content – valuable skills for any modern online journalist.
The ideal candidate has excellent writing, editing, and research skills, thrives in a fast-paced environment, is focused and detail-oriented, is flexible, can quickly pivot when needed, and is passionate about helping our readers find the best, most reliable tested coupons. They are confident and careful when editing any article and can provide clear, actionable feedback to freelancers.
This role sits on the Commerce team. This role will be remote, with the option to come into our New York office.
The ideal candidate has:
- Writing and editing commerce stories
- Be knowledgeable about a range of retailer websites
- Be efficient, energized, and have great judgment
- Be familiar with general SEO best practices – we’ll help you become a master
- Be keen to research new article opportunities
Additionally, all of our editorial fellows should have:
- A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
- Familiarity with digital and social media
- The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
- A love of Business Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Product Brand Designer
Location: United States/Remote
Job Description:
Hi, we’re Underdog!
We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever.
We build innovative games and products for American sports fans.
Founded in 2020, our team built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and recently launched our Underdog Sportsbook. We are the only sportsbook to ever launch on our own home grown technology, which allows us to build different and innovative experiences. We believe there’s so much more to be built for sports fans, and we’ll continue to win by building the best products and experiences for our customers.
The opportunity in front of us to become the biggest company in our space is massive; after all, we’re currently sitting in the fastest-growing consumer industry in the U.S. In just over two years, we reached a nearly $500 million valuation through some of the best investors in the game, including Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, BlackRock, and SV Angel. We are many times larger now and our growth is not slowing down.
At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone and are building a tomorrow for every fan. Want to help create that future? Join us.
About the role and why it’s unique:
- Develop high-quality visual and interactive designs for our digital platforms that align with brand style guides and enhance user experience
- Create unique and innovative design elements for Underdog iconography, illustrations, and data visualizations
- Collaborate with the product, design, and engineering teams to ensure design consistency
- Use feedback from users, performance data, and the creative team to improve visual and UX designs
- Advocate for design best practices, standards, and processes within the organization
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience in product and visual design for native mobile- and web-based products
- A humbled, motivated individual constantly geared to ship the most ideal solution and experience for the customer and their goals
- High frequency problem-solver who is effective in situations with limited information, building a solution from concept and effectively communicating it to stakeholders
- Presents a portfolio demonstrating process, learnings, and world-class execution on consumer-facing mobile products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Expertise in modern design tooling
Even better if you have:
- Experience delivering interaction- and motion-based experiences
- Experience in fantasy sports and/or sports betting
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Content Designer
Location: United States/Remote
Job Description:
Hi, we’re Underdog!
We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever.
We build innovative games and products for American sports fans.
Founded in 2020, our team built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and recently launched our Underdog Sportsbook. We are the only sportsbook to ever launch on our own home grown technology, which allows us to build different and innovative experiences. We believe there’s so much more to be built for sports fans, and we’ll continue to win by building the best products and experiences for our customers.
The opportunity in front of us to become the biggest company in our space is massive; after all, we’re currently sitting in the fastest-growing consumer industry in the U.S. In just over two years, we reached a nearly $500 million valuation through some of the best investors in the game, including Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, BlackRock, and SV Angel. We are many times larger now and our growth is not slowing down.
At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone and are building a tomorrow for every fan. Want to help create that future? Join us.
About the role and why it’s unique:
- Design, write, edit and test clear, compelling in-product language to help users and teams meet their goals. This includes product flows, interface language, education materials, product names, navigational nomenclature, terminology, taxonomies and other content across Underdog products and experiences.
- Apply systems thinking to the product, whether it’s defining extensible design system guidance, conducting audits of existing experiences or creating information architecture.
- Give and solicit feedback from your Product Design & System peers in service of building the best products.
- Create high-fidelity design mocks using existing components in Figma, and use them to present design solutions.
- Collaborate daily with peers in every discipline, including engineering, design, systems, marketing and data, to take products from conception to launch.
- Demonstrate sound judgment and influence product decisions, team direction and strategy. This includes identifying potential risk for users or the company, and aligning stakeholders around significant decisions by illustrating product tradeoffs.
- Independently and proactively identify and work on projects that span multiple teams. This may involve facilitating or co-facilitating design sprints and workshops to kick off these projects.
- Build internal community, provide mentorship and develop skills of other content designers.
Who you are:
- 5-7 years’ experience in UX writing.
- Examples of finished wireframes, or design mocks authored using design tools, that have been used to drive decision-making within a team.
- Experience with simplifying and persuasively communicating complex ideas to broad audiences.
- Familiarity with tools for managing and updating content at scale.
- Examples of work in design systems and systems thinking.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects with minimal direction and handling a large degree of ambiguity.
Even better if you have:
- Experience in visual design and/or art direction
- Experience in fantasy sports and/or sports betting
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