Transportation Project Manager

Job Description

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As a Transportation Project Manager, you will lead and manage complex transportation infrastructure projects, ensuring successful delivery through expert technical guidance, client management, and team leadership. Collaborating with a skilled team of engineers, designers, and construction professionals, you will provide innovative solutions and drive operational excellence. You will apply relevant design criteria, standards, and processes to deliver high-quality engineering tasks in the transportation and structural engineering field.

This hybrid role is available in our Sewickley, PA office
, offering significant career growth opportunities for the right individuals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: Lead and manage the design of highway and transportation structures, such as bridges, culverts, and retaining walls, ensuring timely delivery, within budget, and exceeding client expectations.
• Technical Direction: Provide expert technical guidance to project teams, overseeing structural design efforts, including developing calculations, specifications, and plans, while ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and regulations.
• Project Delivery: Oversee project scheduling, cost management, and resource allocation, ensuring the successful completion of transportation infrastructure projects.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering long‑term partnerships and expanding our market share throughout Pennsylvania.
• Team Leadership and Development: Mentor and support the professional growth of junior engineers, guiding them in their technical and career development while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all deliverables.
• Business Development: Contribute to proposal presentations and scoping activities, identifying new business opportunities and expanding the range of services offered to clients.
• Cross-disciplinary
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Coordinate with architects, bridge engineers, environmental professionals, water engineers, geotechnical experts, survey teams, and traffic engineers to complete multi-disciplinary project deliverables.
• Thought Leadership: Contribute to industry technical conferences, committees, and internal development programs. Serve as a design lead and technical advisor for junior engineers and CAD staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (BSCE) from an ABET-accredited program.
• 10+ years of experience in structural or highway and transportation design.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• Proven experience leading design teams and managing complex projects.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective client and team interactions.
• In-depth knowledge of Federal, State, and local jurisdiction permitting regulations.
• Proficiency in Micro Station and MS Office Suite.
• Valid driver's license with a safe driving record.

Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)