Transportation Project Manager

Job Description Step into Your New Role 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 MicroStation 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) #J-18808-Ljbffr