Project Manager​/Transportation Design Team Lead - Lacey

Anticipate. Envision. Create.

SCJ Alliance is looking for an experienced transportation Project Manager and Lacey Team Lead to help shape the future of our Lacey transportation practice. You’ll lead a team of nine, manage projects that improve how communities move, and build the client relationships that bring new opportunities to the team.

This role combines project delivery, people leadership, and business development, with a voice in the work we pursue and how our team grows. You’ll bring technical judgment, a commitment to developing others, and the initiative to turn ideas into action.

As part of a 100% employee-owned firm, you’ll have a stake in the company you help build, along with leadership training, participation in strategic planning, and opportunities to grow into broader leadership responsibilities.

The work and the team

Our transportation work includes corridor and roadway design, signalized intersections and roundabouts, downtown transportation revitalization, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails, transit facilities, and stormwater design. Projects may also include highway framework studies, interchange justification reports, and coordination with transportation planning and public outreach specialists.

We work with state and federal transportation agencies, cities, counties, and Tribal clients to address transportation needs and improve communities.

As the Lacey Team Lead, you’ll report to our Transportation Business Group Director, and provide leadership for nine designers, design engineers, project engineers, and project managers. You’ll manage your own projects while coordinating team workloads and staffing to support successful project delivery. Your people leadership responsibilities will include supporting your direct reports and partnering with other managers in the group to guide performance, career growth, and technical and leadership development across the team.

Working with the Office Principal and Transportation Business Group Director, you’ll help shape business development efforts, resource plans, annual budgets, and training priorities. You’ll help strengthen our local transportation practice while helping the people behind the work grow and succeed.

A few projects we’re proud of

• 236th Street NE Corridor Improvements. SCJ partnered with the Stillaguamish Tribe, Snohomish County, and Reece Construction Company on this corridor improvement project, which earned both state and national APWA Project of the Year awards in the Transportation, $5 Million to $25 Million category. The recognition highlights the collaboration and innovation behind work that makes a lasting difference in our communities.

• SR 3 and Log Yard Road Roundabout. SCJ led permitting, design, and public engagement for Mason Transit Authority’s roundabout, the first in the Belfair and North Mason County community. Working closely with WSDOT, stakeholders, and local utilities, our team designed the intersection to accommodate oversized freight vehicles while supporting safer travel and access to a future park-and-ride.

• Capitol Boulevard and Trosper Road Improvements. SCJ helped advance improvements to a key Tumwater corridor, securing timely WSDOT approvals that paved the way for $7 million in grant funding. The project included three new roundabouts, realigned interchange ramps, enhanced pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and stormwater and waterline upgrades to support mobility, business access, and a more welcoming corridor.

What you’ll do

Lead transportation projects from start to finish. Develop and negotiate scopes, fees, and schedules with clients. Create and maintain project management plans, assign responsibilities, and guide work through changing needs and priorities.

Provide technical…