Senior Transportation Project Manager

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; Yakima (WA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

PPTO

Holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in the Northwest is seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager to lead multi-discipline design and construction management teams on complex highway projects from concept through construction.

You will drive project leadership, manage schedules and budgets, and collaborate with clients to deliver results while supporting business development through proposals. This hybrid role offers exposure to diverse, high-impact transportation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required.
• WA PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months is required.
• 8+ years of progressive leadership in transportation/highway projects.
• Experience with Washington DOT, municipalities, and local agencies is preferred.
• Ability to lead multi-discipline teams and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidiscipline design and construction management teams from concept through construction services.
• Direct planning, scheduling, budgeting, and technical delivery of projects.
• Support business development strategies and strategic pursuits.

Skills

Project leadership

Team leadership

Proposal leadership

Stakeholder relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

WA Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain within 6 months

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. Diverse experience. A brighter future. Continuous learning and growth. What we do is more than building roads and bridges; we workevery dayto make the world better for everyone. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success and the global community, join us as aSenior Transportation Project Manager.

As a vital member of our Northwest team, you’ll have the chance to work on challenging projects where we’ll depend on your expertise, intuition, and leadership with planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of projects. You’ll grow professionally with us because we’ll rise together on impactful projects with a high degree of technical complexity from the concept stage through detailed design and construction services. You’ll be leading multidiscipline design and construction management teams to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. As a seller/Do’er your relationships with our clients and communities in the Northwest will support our growth with key and strategic pursuits of traditional planning and design projects as well as alternative delivery opportunities.

Join us and we’ll assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company.

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Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Washington Professional Engineer (P.E.) (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
• Demonstrated experience working on successful projects with Washington DOT, Municipality of Anchorage and other local agencies
• At least 8 years of progressive experience as a lead discipline engineer and/or deputy project manager in Transportation and Highway engineering
• Ability to demonstrate Project Leadership experience
• Experience leading multidiscipline teams
• Working knowledge of federal and state design guidelines
• Strong networks and relationships in the Alaska transportation market, including existing and potential clients and other consulting firms.
• Ability to work with marketing team and lead the technical side of proposals

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $134,500.00 to $235,500.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on September 22, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .