Senior Transportation Project Manager

Overview

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. You’ll join as a Senior Transportation Project Manager as part of our Hawaii and Northwest team, leading multidisciplinary project teams and partnering with clients to deliver planning, design, and construction services across a diverse portfolio of roadways and transit projects—from roadway modernization and complete streets to multimodal mobility improvements.

You’ll work on and guide projects from concept through close-out, balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk, while building strong relationships with agencies, stakeholders and teaming partners. In addition to project delivery, this role may also support a client-facing project management support assignment, helping teams strengthen project management practices through coaching, training, and practical tools that improve consistency from planning through close-out.

We’ll assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company.

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and partner with clients to deliver planning, design, and construction services across roadways and transit projects.
• Guide projects from concept through close-out, balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
• Build strong relationships with agencies, stakeholders, and teaming partners.
• Support client-facing project management activities, coaching, and implementation of practical tools to improve consistency from planning through close-out.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or related).
• Hawaii Professional Engineer (P.E.) (or ability to obtain within 6 months).
• 15+ years of relevant civil/transportation engineering experience, including 10+ years of project management leading projects.
• Demonstrated experience working on successful projects for statewide and county transportation agencies across Hawaii.
• Client-facing leadership, serving as the point of contact, facilitating design/production meetings, and supporting proposal development.
• Working knowledge of applicable state design standards and federal guidance and funding/program requirements, including FHWA, FTA, and FRA.
• Strong networks and relationships in the Hawaii transportation market, including existing and potential clients and teaming partners.

• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and enable others—building PM capability through coaching, templates, and repeatable practices across multidisciplinary teams and/or client organizations.
• Experience delivering transit and/or rail projects and coordinating interfaces across highway, bridge, transit, and rail.
• Technical understanding of highway/roadway design standards including horizontal and vertical geometrics, drainage, utilities, traffic signals, signing, lighting, ITS, erosion and sediment control practices, stormwater management, and specifications.
• Experience coordinating staffing and workload, mentoring early- and mid-career engineers, and applying QA/QC practices for consistent, high-quality deliverables.
• PMP, CCM, or DBIA (or willingness to obtain).
• Strong proposal and technical writing skills.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.

Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. Some roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $ to $. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Job posted on February 03, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations to deliver their best work. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact Careers Support.