Senior Project Manager – Transportation

Ardurra; Lacey (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Rich benefits programs

Work-life balance initiatives

Job summary

Ardurra is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transportation (PE) to lead transportation infrastructure projects in Lacey, WA. The role involves managing project delivery, client relationships, and multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, an active PE license, and minimum of 12 years of project management experience. Ardurra fosters a family-like culture that enhances employee development, focusing on career paths, work-life balance, and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of transportation engineering and project management experience.
• Experience managing public agency clients and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and teams.
• Develop relationships with public sector clients.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Transportation planning

Traffic engineering

Budget management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Ardurra is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Transportation (PE) to join our growing Transportation team in Olympia, WA.

Primary Function

This position will lead the planning, management, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects for public sector clients including State DOTs, counties, municipalities, transit agencies, and local agencies. The role focuses on project execution, client management, strategic growth, and transportation infrastructure development.

Primary Duties

• Serve as Senior Project Manager and primary client contact for transportation projects and programs
• Lead project delivery for roadway, transportation, traffic, and multimodal infrastructure projects
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and overall project execution and delivery
• Develop and maintain relationships with DOTs, municipalities, transit agencies, and public sector clients
• Support business development activities including pursuits, proposals, interviews, and strategic growth initiatives
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including transportation planning, traffic engineering, roadway design, drainage, utilities, structures, and environmental services
• Oversee QA/QC efforts and technical delivery across project teams
• Mentor and supervise project managers, engineers, and technical staff
• Support corridor planning, multimodal transportation initiatives, and transportation improvement programs
• Participate in strategic planning and market expansion activities
• Experience leading corridor planning, multimodal transportation programs, and transportation improvement initiatives
• Experience managing traffic engineering efforts including operational studies, safety evaluations, roundabout improvements, and traffic systems coordination
• Experience delivering roadway, interchange, streetscape, transit, and multimodal corridor projects
• Experience supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), maintenance of traffic planning, and transportation operations initiatives
• Existing relationships with DOTs, municipalities, transit agencies, and public sector clients

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington State required (or ability to obtain)
• Minimum 12+ years of transportation engineering and project management experience
• Previous experience serving as Project Manager or Senior Project Manager
• Experience managing transportation infrastructure projects for DOT, municipal, county, transit, and public agency clients
• Demonstrated client management, project delivery, and business development experience
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, staffing plans, contracts, and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of transportation planning, traffic engineering, roadway design, and project delivery methodsStrong leadership, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family‑like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry‑leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people‑centric culture where people are valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time‑off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.