Highway Sr. Project Manager

Larson Design Group; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Larson Design Group in Lititz, PA seeks a Highway Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex transportation design projects and multidisciplinary teams for PennDOT, the Turnpike Commission, and municipalities. This role ensures successful delivery, client satisfaction, and financial performance.

The position requires guiding scope, schedule, budget, and quality, while mentoring staff and supporting business development, maintaining strong client relationships and project governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant transportation engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Responsibilities

• Leads multiple large and complex highway design projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client satisfaction.
• Directs multidisciplinary project teams, establishes priorities, allocates resources, and resolves challenges to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manages project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, scope changes, invoicing, and profitability.
• Maintains strong client relationships and serves as a trusted point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Establishes and maintains project quality expectations, ensuring accurate, coordinated, and timely deliverables.
• Leads and mentors project staff and developing project managers, providing opportunities for professional growth and increased responsibility.
• Supports business development and project pursuits through client engagement, proposal development, scope preparation, statements of interest, and interview participation.
• Identifies project risks and opportunities early and collaborates with clients and project teams to develop effective, practical solutions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we're expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other - and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We're passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Highway Senior Project Manager leads large, complex transportation design projects andmultidisciplinary teams for PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, municipalities,and other transportation clients. This position is accountable for successful project delivery,client satisfaction, financial performance, staff development, and business growth.

The Senior Project Manager manages multiple concurrent projects representing approximately$1.5 million or more in annual revenue while providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship toproject teams and developing project managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads multiple large and complex highway design projects, with accountability for scope,schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client satisfaction.
• Directs multidisciplinary project teams, establishes priorities, allocates resources, and resolves challenges to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manages project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, scope changes, invoicing, and profitability.
• Maintains strong client relationships and serves as a trusted point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Establishes and maintains project quality expectations, ensuring accurate, coordinated, and timely deliverables.
• Leads and mentors project staff and developing project managers, providingopportunities for professional growth and increased responsibility.
• Supports business development and project pursuits through client engagement,proposal development, scope preparation, statements of interest, and interview participation.
• Identifies project risks and opportunities early and collaborates with clients and projectteams to develop effective, practical solutions.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant transportation engineeringexperience. Demonstrated experience successfully managing complex transportationdesign projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Licensure/Certification: Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects for PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and/or municipal transportation clients.
• Strong project financial management and resource-planning skills.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop project teams.
• Strong client relationship and business development capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affimative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.