Sr. Project Manager - Transportation (TxDOT)

Freese and Nichols is looking for Sr. Project Manager – Transportation (TxDOT) in Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Frisco, Harlingen, Lubbock, San Antonio, or San Marcos, Texas. As Sr. Project Manager, you will build and maintain TxDOT client relationships, lead pursuits, and deliver transportation design projects as a seller-doer. What You’ll Do Build and strengthen TxDOT relationships that position you to identify, shape, and win work. Lead TxDOT pursuits, including teaming strategy, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and win plans. Manage TxDOT transportation design projects from kickoff through delivery, coordinating internal teams and subconsultants. Develop scopes, schedules, and fees that align to TxDOT requirements and client expectations. Provide technical direction and quality oversight to ensure accurate, consistent deliverables. Navigate TxDOT processes and compliance requirements to keep projects on track. Mentor and develop staff to grow delivery capacity and strengthen TxDOT-facing expertise. Partner with transportation leadership to expand presence in key Texas markets. Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Professional Engineer (PE). 8+ years of experience, including experience making independent decisions on engineering problems and methods. Experience leading transportation design projects for TxDOT or TxDOT-focused clients. Ability to lead pursuit-to-delivery work, including client engagement, team coordination, and deliverable quality. Preferred Established TxDOT relationships and a track record of winning transportation work. TxDOT-related pre-certifications aligned to transportation design services. Experience serving as project manager for large, complex transportation projects. Experience with TxDOT procurement practices, contracting approaches, and selection processes. Active participation in professional organizations and continuing education. Benefits Besides our comprehensive benefits package, we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday. Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr