SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGER

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager for Central Texas, focused on leading complex transportation and highway projects.

The role combines strong technical transportation expertise with team leadership, coordination with agencies, and oversight from design through construction. The ideal candidate will manage scopes, schedules, and budgets, review plans and calculations, and provide technical leadership while mentoring engineers and staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required.
• 8+ years of relevant transportation/civil experience.
• PE license strongly preferred.
• Experience managing engineering projects and leading design teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while mentoring others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, permitting, bidding, and construction of transportation projects.
• Mentor EITs, PEs, CAD staff, and subconsultants.
• Plan and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Develop and review engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and documents.
• Coordinate with TxDOT and local municipalities on requirements and approvals.
• Provide technical leadership and quality control throughout delivery.
• Participate in construction-phase activities such as site visits and progress meetings.
• Apply current engineering standards and best practices to complex assignments.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Civil engineering

Mentoring

Coordination with agencies

Quality control

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

PE license preferred

Tools

Bentley MicroStation

OpenRoads

Job description

SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGER

Central Texas | Transportation Engineering

An established engineering organization is seeking an experienced Senior Transportation Project Manager to lead complex transportation and highway projects throughout Central Texas.

This is a senior-level opportunity for a Civil Engineer who combines strong technical transportation experience with the ability to lead design teams, manage projects, coordinate with agencies, and oversee projects from design through construction.

• Lead the planning, design, permitting, bidding, and construction of transportation projects
• Manage and mentor EITs, PEs, CAD/design staff, and subconsultants
• Plan and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables
• Develop and review engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and technical documents
• Coordinate with TxDOT and local municipalities regarding project requirements, permitting, and approvals
• Provide technical leadership and quality control throughout project delivery
• Participate in construction-phase activities including site visits, submittal reviews, and progress meetings
• Apply current engineering standards, regulations, and best practices to complex transportation assignments

TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE

We're interested in engineers with a strong background in roadway, highway, drainage, or transportation infrastructure design. Experience with the following is valuable, but candidates do not need to have every skill listed:

• Design-Build or Alternative Delivery projects
• Bentley MicroStation and/or OpenRoads
• TxDOT transportation design standards and processes
• Roadway design, highway improvement projects, and traffic control
• Highway drainage, hydrology/hydraulics, storm drains, culverts, or stormwater management
• Development of design packages, plans, specifications, and technical calculations

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant transportation/civil engineering experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred
• Experience managing engineering projects and/or leading design teams
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership and mentoring to others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This is an opportunity to step into a high-level technical and project leadership position working on significant transportation infrastructure projects in Texas.

If you're a Senior Transportation Engineer, Highway Engineer, Roadway Engineer, Civil PE, or transportation-focused Project Manager looking for a role with greater technical and leadership responsibility, I'd like to speak with you.