Transportation Project Manager

• Full-time
• State/Province:
  Wisconsin
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Middleton, WI - 1350 Deming Way
• Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 195,000 - yearly

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM is seeking an experienced Transportation Project Manager to join our growing Transportation team in Middleton/Madison, Wisconsin
. This is an opportunity to lead the delivery of impactful transportation infrastructure projects that improve mobility, enhance safety, and strengthen communities throughout Wisconsin.

In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary teams delivering roadway, highway, intersection, and other transportation improvement projects for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), county highway departments, municipalities, and other public-sector clients. You will guide projects from planning and preliminary engineering through final design and construction support, balancing technical excellence, client expectations, budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.

As a trusted client partner and project leader, you will help develop project delivery strategies, build lasting relationships, mentor technical staff, and identify opportunities to expand AECOM's transportation portfolio. You will collaborate with a broad network of engineering and planning professionals to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions while contributing to the continued growth of AECOM's Transportation business in Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of transportation engineering projects, ensuring compliance with scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams delivering roadway, highway, intersection, and transportation infrastructure improvements.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, including WisDOT, county highway departments, municipalities, and other transportation agencies.
• Develop and maintain project work plans, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, risk registers, and quality management procedures.
• Oversee preliminary and final design deliverables, technical reports, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, including roadway design, traffic engineering, bridge and structural engineering, drainage, utilities, environmental services, and construction support.
• Monitor project performance, identify potential risks and challenges, implement corrective actions, and communicate progress to clients and internal leadership.
• Lead project meetings, facilitate technical discussions, resolve project issues, and maintain effective communication among clients, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Support contract negotiations, scope development, change management, invoicing, and financial performance monitoring.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships, pursue new projects, support proposal development, and contribute to transportation business growth across Wisconsin.
• Mentor and develop project staff, promote collaboration, and uphold AECOM's commitment to technical excellence, safety, and quality.

• BA/BS + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing transportation engineering projects from planning and preliminary design through final design and construction support.
• Experience delivering roadway, highway, intersection,…