Senior Highway Project Manager, Transportation Engineering

Artheon; East Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Educational assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Artheon is seeking an experienced Highway Project Manager to join our transportation engineering team in East Brunswick, NJ. The ideal candidate has about 15 years of highway design and transportation engineering experience, with NJ PE license preferred.

You will lead projects from concept through completion, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients. The role requires managing scope, schedule, budget, and communication, while ensuring compliance with NJTA, NJDOT, and AASHTO

Qualifications

• Approximately 15 years of progressive highway design and transportation engineering experience.
• New Jersey PE license preferred.
• Proficiency with roadway design software such as MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, InRoads/Power InRoads, and Civil 3D.
• Ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and client relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Project management of highway and transportation projects from planning through final delivery.
• Provide technical oversight for highway design and safety improvements.
• Maintain client relationships and communicate project status, priorities, schedules, and budgets.
• Lead coordination with engineers, designers, clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee MPT plans, traffic staging, and safety-related coordination.
• Ensure designs comply with NJTA, NJDOT, AASHTO, and local standards.
• Review and guide preparation of technical reports, plans, specs, and cost estimates.
• Support business development and pursuit of new transportation opportunities.
• Mentor engineers and maintain quality across deliverables.

Skills

Highway design experience

Project management

Client relationship management

Strong communication

NJ transportation standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

InRoads/Power InRoads

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Artheon is seeking an experienced Highway Project Manager to join our transportation engineering team in East Brunswick, NJ. The ideal candidate has about 15 years of highway design and transportation engineering experience, with NJ PE license preferred.

You will lead projects from concept through completion, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients. The role requires managing scope, schedule, budget, and communication, while ensuring compliance with NJTA, NJDOT, and AASHTO