Project Manager – Roadway

Olsson; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness program

Traditional benefits package

Bonus program

Job summary

Olsson is seeking a Project Manager for the Roadway team to lead complex transportation design projects, ensuring timely, on-budget delivery and client satisfaction.

The role emphasizes mentoring, collaboration, and technical excellence, with opportunities to guide multiple teams and advance your career within a people‑centric culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Project management experience including scope, schedule, and budget control.
• 8+ years of experience in highway or municipal design.
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (PE).
• Experience with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages project scope, schedule, and budget to ensure successful and timely delivery.
• Leads project execution by coordinating teams, assigning responsibilities, and aligning resources to project goals.
• Serves as the primary point of contact, maintaining strong client relationships and clear communication.
• Monitors project performance, manages risks and changes, and ensures work stays within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversees quality control and technical reviews to ensure deliverables meet contract requirements and standards.

Skills

Team collaboration

Ownership of work

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company.

We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us.

Job Description

Olsson provides multidisciplinary design services for transportation-related projects including urban and rural highways, interchanges, and municipal roadways. As a Project Manager, you will be a lead project manager for our Roadway team, ensuring successful project deliverables and completion for complex and high-priority projects that may span across multiple teams. You will also provide direction to the Roadway team and ensure quality execution of key projects that provide purposeful, high-quality solutions to successfully solve engineering and design needs.

As a Project Manager, you will take charge of supervising and nurturing the professional and technical growth of team members. Your emphasis on mentorship will contribute to a culture that values skill development, collaboration, and collective success. Together, we can make a positive impact on our communities and play a vital role in shaping the future of transportation infrastructure.

Primary responsibilities:

• Develops and manages project scope, schedule, and budget to ensure successful and timely delivery.
• Leads project execution by coordinating teams, assigning responsibilities, and aligning resources to project goals.
• Serves as the primary point of contact, maintaining strong client relationships and clear communication.
• Monitors project performance, manages risks and changes, and ensures work stays within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversees quality control and technical reviews to ensure deliverables meet contract requirements and standards.

Qualifications

You are passionate about:

• Working collaboratively with others.
• Having ownership in the work you do.
• Using your talents to positively affect communities.

You bring to the team:

• Ability to contribute and work well on a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Project management experience including scope, schedule, and budget control.
• 8+ years of experience in highway or municipal design.
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (PE).
• Experience with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Additional Information

Olsson specializes in engineering and design, client advisory services, planning, field services, and environmental. Improving the world has been our mindset from the very beginning, back when Olsson first opened for business in 1956. And it will be our mindset for years to come.

As an Olsson employee, you will:

• Be empowered to build your career with tailored development paths
• Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements
• Engage in work that has a positive impact on communities
• Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles
• In addition, full-time employees will receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.)
• the opportunity to participate in a bonus system that rewards performance.

Olsson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, military status, or other protected status.