Transportation Construction Manager

THE POSITION

Join the Department of Transportation as a Transportation Construction Manager 2 and help direct work that improves major roads and bridges! This role brings the excitement of managing large projects while supporting teams that build essential public facilities. You will guide important decisions and maintain high standards for quality and safety. Step into a role that makes a visible difference across the region by supporting transportation systems!

This position oversees complex transportation construction projects and ensures work meets required plans and standards. The role involves leadership, coordination, and technical judgment across all phases of highway construction.

• Project Oversight:
  Manage construction activities across multiple sites to ensure compliance with plans and specifications
• Technical Guidance:
  Interpret project designs, resolve discrepancies, and provide direction to maintain project quality
• Stakeholder Coordination:
  Work with municipalities, utilities, property owners, and emergency services to address issues and maintain progress
• Documentation Management:
  Prepare reports, track materials, process work orders, and oversee project records and payments
• Supervisory Duties:
  Assign tasks, evaluate staff performance, provide coaching, and manage training and personnel needs
• Construction Review:
  Oversee inspections, review designs for constructability, and support scheduling and environmental practices

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position may be eligible for alternative work schedule, per the manager's approval.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week, per the manager's approval. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Bridgeville.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $67,736.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• One year of experience as a Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of experience in construction inspection, three of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, and graduation from high school or equivalent certification or formal training. Completion of a training program in construction inspection sanctioned by the using agency may be substituted for high school graduation. An Associate Degree in an engineering or closely related technology may be substituted for one year of the required non-supervisory experience;
  
  or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid Class C non-commercial driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI…