Highway/Roadway Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is seeking a full-time Highway/Roadway Project Manager in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and at least 7 years of experience in project management, including 2 years of direct leadership.

Responsibilities include coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing budgets, and maintaining client relations. PMP certification is preferred, and a professional engineering license is required. HDR values a strong commitment to employee culture.

Qualifications

• 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum of 2 years in project management.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project management duties with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maintain client relations and oversee project deliverables.
• Track project financials and manage budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Digital Delivery

AI-supported Workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Highway/Roadway Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Assisting the program team supporting various project management duties and coordination with multi-disciplinary teams and resources.
• Responsible for all project management aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff.
• Assisting with coordination of work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close‑out).
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings. Coordinate staffing and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed‑to budget and schedule.
• Develop procurement documents and coordinate the procurement process for alternative delivery projects (specifically design‑build, progressive design‑build, and CM/GC).
• Assist in development of request for qualifications, request for proposals and other procurement documents. Address and respond to questions, issue addenda, and coordinate with the program management team and clients. Participate in evaluation of technical documents as necessary.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI‑supported workflows in infrastructure projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum of 2 years experience in project management.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license).
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Location

United States, Utah, Salt Lake City

Schedule

Full‑time

Employee Status

Regular

Industry

Highway + Road

Job Posting

May 15, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.