Project Manager - Transportation; Roadway
Listed on 2025-10-31
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WHY EXPAND YOUR CAREER HERE?
LJA is offering a Project Management position that will allow you to reach your full career potential. The position will enhance your professional development, help you excel in your strong areas and build in other areas for growth, and allow you to lead projects that best fit your interests, drive, and skill. The structure of our organization is designed to empower you and create an easier path to successful projects.
The main driver is the diverse, effective, and dedicated staff that you will have working on your projects. The LJA team is self-driven, eager learners, and will take ownership of the project under your guidance.
WHY EXPAND YOUR CAREER HERE?
LJA is offering a Project Management position that will allow you to reach your full career potential. The position will enhance your professional development, help you excel in your strong areas and build in other areas for growth, and allow you to lead projects that best fit your interests, drive, and skill. The structure of our organization is designed to empower you and create an easier path to successful projects.
The main driver is the diverse, effective, and dedicated staff that you will have working on your projects. The LJA team is self-driven, eager learners, and will take ownership of the project under your guidance.
At LJA, you’ll experience a culture of camaraderie, teamwork, and inclusivity, where you'll be part of something bigger. The culture is sustained by a team that promotes mutual support and encouragement. Your greatest asset, outside of your own personal skills, and that of your teams, will be the support system you have with the other Project Managers and leadership.
OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS!
Our extensive client base provides a wide spectrum of projects, each offering a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Whether you thrive in solving intricate mathematical problems, excel in generating innovative solutions, or possess strong interpersonal skills, there's a place for you to shine. The clients we represent are across the full spectrum of the Transportation industry, State, MPOs, County, Municipal, Rail, and private entities, etc.
Imagine starting each day with a genuine eagerness to collaborate and contribute within a stimulating professional environment!
A TYPICAL DAY MIGHT INCLUDE
Our exciting and entrepreneurial culture will require you to think creatively, solve problems and meet the needs of our clients daily. A typical day might include the following:
- Performing design calculations, preparing plans, and directing schematic designs for TDOT and local government projects.
- Managing and maintaining project schedules and financial requirements.
- Using advanced techniques, theory, precepts, and practices.
- Interacting with clients and other consultants.
- Exercising judgment in independently evaluating, selecting, and adapting standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
- Managing/mentoring direct reports
- Team lunches/breakfasts and social activities
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Civil Engineering
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer
- 10+ years of experience with Micro Station, Geopak (or Open Roads) and TDOT procedures
- Proven project management experience and handling multiple deadlines and budgets
- Effective communication skills to engage with clients, agencies, stakeholders, and employees fostering strong relationships.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing work assignments and project needs, often on short notice
- TDOT Project Delivery Network experience
- Experience with Micro Station ORD projects
- Previous work experience in an AEC related firm
- TDOT Local Government Guidelines/Local Programs Certification
As a 100% employee-owned company, LJA Engineering, Inc. promotes an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 55 office locations, and nearly 2,000 employee-owners, LJA is…
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