Highway Engineer - Project Lead CM

GAI Consultants Inc.; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Certification support

Job summary

Creighton Manning, a GAI Company, is hiring a Highway Engineer to lead highway design projects in Albany, NY on a hybrid schedule. You will own client relationships, manage multiple projects, and mentor staff engineers.

This role offers growth, collaboration with senior leadership, and opportunities to shape the future of the business while advancing your career.

Qualifications

• ABET/EAC accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 10+ years of highway or transportation engineering experience.
• PE license preferred; compensation possible with experience.
• Active member of a professional organization.
• Occasional after-hours work for deadlines and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple highway, traffic signal, and transportation planning projects.
• Lead day-to-day client contact and public meetings.
• Oversee staffing, schedules, budgets, and project billing.
• Lead QA/QC reviews of project documents.
• Coordinate multidiscipline teams and mentor engineers.
• Develop proposals, attend interviews, and represent the firm at conferences.

Skills

Highway design

Project management

Client relations

Mentoring

QA/QC

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ABET/EAC accredited)

Job description

Highway Engineer

Creighton Manning, a GAI Company

Job Type: Full-time Work Arrangement: Hybrid Location: Albany, NY Pay: Albany: $55-$70/hour

Lead the highway projects that keep New York moving. Creighton Manning is hiring a Highway Project Manager to lead highway design projects from start to finish. You will own client relationships, manage several projects at once, and mentor a team of project and staff engineers.

This is a career-defining growth opportunity where you will collaborate closely with senior leadership, bring bold ideas to life, expand your skills, take on greater responsibility, and have the freedom to use your imagination to shape the future of the business-all while expanding your expertise, elevating your impact, and building a rewarding career with advancing within our company.

What You Will Do

• Manage multiple highway, traffic signal, and transportation planning projects at once.

• Serve as the day-to-day client contact and lead project and public meetings.

• Oversee staffing, schedules, budgets, and project billing.

• Lead QA/QC reviews of project documents.

• Coordinate multidiscipline teams and mentor project and staff engineers.

• Help develop proposals, attend proposal interviews, and represent the firm at conferences.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelors in Engineering (ABET/EAC accredited).

• 10+ years of highway or transportation engineering experience.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; additional experience may substitute.

• Active member of a professional organization.

• Occasional after-hours work for deadlines and meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision

• 401(k) with match

• Generous PTO, 7 paid holidays plus a floating holiday

• Paid parental and adoption leave

• Company-paid life and disability insurance

• Tuition reimbursement and certification support

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