Transportation Construction Manager
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Construction
Operations Manager -
Management
Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager, Contracts Manager
CTL Engineering is hiring a Transportation Construction Manager!
CTL Engineering () is an award-winning, full-service consulting engineering firm with 15 locations across OH, IN, WV, KY, NC, SC, and VA with a rich history over 99 years in business. We provide civil/site design and land surveying, environmental, geotechnical, construction administration & inspection, accident reconstruction, roofing/building envelope, A/V system design, troubleshooting & installation, transportation design (bridge/roadway), and specialized testing services to the construction industry.
We are looking for a Construction Manager who will play a key role in all aspects of construction administration and management for transportation-related projects. You’ll leverage your expertise in construction processes and creative problem-solving skills while collaborating closely with institutions/municipal agencies and our internal cross-functional teams.
If you are passionate about staying ahead of industry trends, enjoy problem-solving, and have a creative approach to leadership and construction management, we want to hear from you!
Overview / Highlights- Provides supervision and coordination for construction projects for the company construction program.
- Performs supervisory work coordinating and overseeing activities of technical, paraprofessional, or skilled trades employees.
- May manage other supervisory employees and oversee several work crews involved in infrastructure construction projects.
- Responsible for organizing and assigning work to crews, estimating and tracking project expenses, adhering to budgetary restrictions, procuring and assigning required equipment.
- Reviews work to ensure objectives are met.
- Work may be performed in inclement weather and around heavy moving equipment.
- Schedules construction activities, assigning employees and equipment according to the needs of the project.
- Organizes and plans for construction improvement projects based on needs and available workloads.
- Estimates and submits costs on construction contracts.
- Records the labor, materials, and equipment expense for each construction project.
- Writes correspondence and reports pertaining to construction projects.
- Conducts field reviews to inspect and assure compliance to infrastructure maintenance and construction policies, procedures and standards.
- May teach construction management and safety classes.
- Identifies equipment for repairs.
- Reviews potential project sites to determine work needed.
- Oversees the progress and checks the quality of work performed by crews.
- Trains crew members on individual tasks of projects.
- Completes employee performance evaluations and approves employee leave requests and time.
- Inventories materials and equipment for availability.
- Recommends hiring and disciplinary action and trains new employees.
- Personal contacts are with employees of the company and the immediate organization.
- Performs other (related) duties, as required.
Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of the methods, materials, and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of highways and infrastructure projects.
- Working knowledge of surveying and engineering principles and techniques.
- Knowledge of the office and administrative procedures.
- Knowledge of management skills and philosophies.
- Ability to organize, assign, and supervise skilled and semi-skilled employees engaged in infrastructure construction.
- Ability to understand and interpret blueprints and drawings.
- Ability to maintain records and to prepare reports.
- Ability to interpret oral and written instructions and directions.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Knowledge of general governmental highway standards and regulations and highway safety procedures.
- Knowledge of highway construction and maintenance techniques.
- Knowledge of capabilities of construction and maintenance equipment.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics, higher mathematics skill a plus.
- Ability to plan, organize, supervise, and coordinate the work of employees.
- Ability to coordinate and schedule projects to meet goals and proposed deadlines.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations to determine amounts of materials needed.
- Ability to maintain working relationships with others.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- High school diploma or the equivalent. Higher education a plus.
- Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in highway construction or maintenance, or traffic sign control maintenance, business or public administration, transportation, construction, manufacturing, mining, or the armed forces;
- Two (2) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
Substitution:
Successful completion of coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the non-supervisory experience through an established formula. A Master’s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of overall experience. Travel may be…
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