Highway Design Build Project Manager

Highway Design Build Project Manager

Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Category Transportation

Founded in 1944, Lochner is a trusted infrastructure services provider for aviation, surface transportation and water clients who need high-quality, forward-looking solutions to complex challenges. Our vision is to become a Top 100 leader in the A/E industry, centered on an agile, engaged, and empowered workforce coming together to embrace the art of the possible and make a lasting difference in our world.

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As a people-centric company, Lochner's purpose is to empower our team to put their knowledge to work, enhancing communities across the US. To achieve this, we hire candidates of all experiences and skillsets because amazing things happen when people with diverse backgrounds come together to solve problems. We believe collaboration is more than a buzz word — it is a guiding principle in which every point of view is valued and heard and is the driving force in delivering our best work. At all levels of the organization, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision and continually seek our next success story. Lochner – learn more about us

Your impact:

• Serve as Project Manager for highway and roadway design-build projects, from pursuit through final delivery
• Lead multidisciplinary design teams and coordinate closely with construction partners in a design-build environment
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality in accordance with Lochner's project management procedures
• Act as the primary point of contact with NCDOT, FHWA, contractors, and subconsultants
• Ensure compliance with NCDOT standards, manuals, DB contracts, DB guidelines, and federal regulations
• Oversee design development, technical reviews, constructability reviews, and value engineering efforts
• Support design-build pursuits, including technical approach development, staffing plans, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies
• Mentor and develop engineering staff while fostering a collaborative team environment
• Promote Lochner's culture of safety, quality, and integrity on all projects

Who you are:

• Active North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) license (required)
• 10+ years of transportation engineering experience
• Demonstrated project management experience on highway design-build projects
• Strong working knowledge of NCDOT policies, procedures, and design criteria
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with contractors in alternative delivery environments
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client-relationship skills
• Willingness to travel within North Carolina as project needs require

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager on NCDOT design-build projects
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Experience supporting or leading design-build pursuits and proposals
• Familiarity with alternative delivery methods (CM/GC, P3)
• PMP certification
• Experience on large-scale roadway, interchange, or corridor projects

Joining Lochner means gaining access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being throughout your career.

Lochner provides an extensive total rewards package that includes:

• Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program
• Company Paid Disability (includes paid Maternity Leave), and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical Expenses and/or Dependent Care
• Paid Family Leave
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid or Remote, when possible)
• Wellness Program for Physical and Mental Health
• Lochner Cares Non-Profit 501c3
• Education and Training Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Time Off for Charitable Acts of Service

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stoop, crawl, and lifting. The employee must frequently lift and/or move light equipment up to 20 pounds. Must be alert to equipment in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.

Equal Employer

Lochner is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Lochner provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.