Highway Design Build Project Manager

Lochner; Mount Holly (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision

Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program

Company Paid Disability and Life Insurance

Health Savings Accounts with Employer Contribution

Retirement Plan with Employer Match

Job summary

Lochner is seeking a Project Manager in Mount Holly, NC, responsible for leading highway and roadway design-build projects. Candidates must have a North Carolina PE license and over 10 years of transportation engineering experience. The role includes project management responsibilities, coordinating design teams, and ensuring compliance with NCDOT standards. Competitive benefits include medical, dental, retirement plans, and flexible work schedules.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of transportation engineering experience.
• Active North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager for highway and roadway projects.
• Lead design teams and coordinate with construction partners.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

Skills

Transportation engineering experience

Project management

Leadership skills

Client-relationship skills

Knowledge of NCDOT policies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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 Employment Opportunity

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.