Traffic Design Project Manager PE

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Lead traffic design projects that improve how people move across North Carolina.

DRMP is seeking a licensed Professional Engineer to manage traffic design projects from scope and fee development through final delivery. Based in our Charlotte office, you will guide multidisciplinary teams and serve as a trusted technical partner on NCDOT and other public- and private-sector assignments.

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus.

What you will lead:

• Manage multiple traffic design projects, balancing scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations.
• Lead traffic signal, traffic control, signing, and pavement marking design assignments.
• Review engineering calculations, plans, specifications, reports, and cost estimates for technical quality.
• Coordinate the work of engineers, designers, CAD technicians, field staff, surveyors, and project partners.
• Prepare scopes and fee proposals and support client communication throughout project delivery.
• Conduct site inspections and field assessments, maintain clear documentation, and resolve design issues.
• Supervise and mentor associates and interns while helping the team grow its technical capability.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer license in North Carolina.
• At least five years of progressively responsible transportation engineering experience, including work with NCDOT.
• Hands-on experience with traffic signals, traffic control, signing and pavement markings, and cost estimating.
• Proficiency in MicroStation or AutoCAD and the judgment to lead several projects at once.

DRMP Offers:

• Excellent compensation package
• Outstanding holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match 
• Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Competitive health and dental insurance premiums 
• Variety of voluntary benefit options 
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Company-furnished life insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• and More

DRMP is a Drug and Alcohol Free workplace, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and E-Verify employer.

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.