Bridge Project Leader - Hybrid PM for Projects

Purple Cow Recruiting; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life/Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Caregiver Leave

401(k) Plan

ESOP

Career Development

Job summary

Purple Cow Recruiting, in partnership with Heartline Staffing, is seeking a Bridge Project Manager for a full-time hybrid role in Allentown, PA. The successful candidate will lead bridge and structural engineering projects from concept through completion, mentoring engineering teams and coordinating with subconsultants.

Applicants must hold a PE license, have 10+ years of bridge design/PM experience, and demonstrate strong client communication and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree in civil engineering or related field required.
• 10+ years bridge structural engineering and project management experience required.
• PE license required.
• Strong bridge and structural design knowledge required.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, and finances required.
• Experience managing subconsultants required.
• Project risk management experience required.
• Experience developing/managing PM and Quality Management Plans required.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams required.
• Strong client and stakeholder communication skills required.
• Strong presentation skills required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office required.
• Hybrid work in Allentown, PA three days per week required.
• PennDOT project experience preferred.
• County/state-level client experience preferred.
• Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build experience preferred.
• P3 project delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams while managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and client relationships.
• Direct projects from concept through completion with quality and risk management.
• Collaborate with subconsultants to define project scopes and fees.
• Develop Project Management Plans and Quality Management Plans for projects.
• Create and maintain project schedules; monitor progress and adjust as needed.
• Oversee project budgets and financial performance; report status to stakeholders.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical resources and subconsultants.
• Identify and mitigate project risks; manage change orders and claims.
• Prepare progress reports and review invoices; present status to clients.
• Lead client communications and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Support business development through proposals and interviews.

Skills

Project leadership

Bridge engineering

Client communication

Subconsultant management

Risk management

Proposal development

Go/No-Go decisions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Purple Cow Recruiting, in partnership with Heartline Staffing, is seeking a Bridge Project Manager for a full-time hybrid role in Allentown, PA. The successful candidate will lead bridge and structural engineering projects from concept through completion, mentoring engineering teams and coordinating with subconsultants.

Applicants must hold a PE license, have 10+ years of bridge design/PM experience, and demonstrate strong client communication and project-management skills.