Senior Transportation Project Manager | Civil Engineering

LHB Inc; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Paid time off

Flexible Holidays

Medical and dental insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) matching

Employee-owned company

Professional development budget

Job summary

LHB, a multidisciplinary engineering firm in Minneapolis, seeks a Senior Transportation Project Manager to lead planning and design through delivery while building trusted client relationships. You will mentor staff, shape the practice’s growth, and collaborate across disciplines to solve complex transportation challenges.

Ideal candidates bring a Civil Engineering degree, PE licensure, and extensive transportation experience with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or ability to obtain Minnesota licensure.
• Significant experience in transportation, roadway, municipal, county infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation projects from planning and design through delivery.
• Serve as a trusted partner to municipal, county, state, and other transportation clients.
• Guide project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Bring together multidisciplinary teams to solve transportation challenges.
• Help ensure work reflects technical excellence at LHB.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Mentoring

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering program

Professional Engineer licensure or eligible in MN

Job description

Senior Transportation Project Manager | Civil Engineering

The Opportunity

LHB is looking for an experienced transportation engineer and project leader to help shape the continued growth of our transportation practice.

This is an opportunity to do more than manage projects. You'll lead meaningful transportation work for communities across Minnesota, build trusted client relationships, mentor and develop talented professionals, and have a voice in where our practice goes next.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary firm with 60 years of experience and a diverse portfolio of public and private work. That breadth gives our people opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, solve complex problems, and contribute to projects that strengthen the communities where we live and work.

If you've built a career in transportation and are looking for an opportunity where you can have visible impact on projects, clients, people, and the growth of a practice we'd like to talk.

Location: Minneapolis, MN

What You'll Get to Own and Influence

Lead Great Work

• Lead transportation projects from planning and design through successful delivery.
• Serve as a trusted partner to municipal, county, state, and other transportation clients.
• Guide project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Bring together multidisciplinary teams to solve complex transportation challenges.
• Help ensure our work reflects LHB's commitment to technical excellence.

Build Relationships and Grow the Practice

• Strengthen relationships with existing clients and develop new ones.
• Identify opportunities where LHB's expertise can make a difference.
• Participate in business development, proposals, interviews, and pursuit strategy.
• Help shape the future direction and growth of LHB's transportation practice.
• Represent LHB within the transportation industry and the communities we serve.

Develop People

• Mentor engineers and other transportation professionals as they grow their technical and project leadership skills.
• Share your experience while creating opportunities for others to take on increasing responsibility.
• Foster collaborative project teams where people can do their best work.
• Help strengthen project management and client relationship capabilities across the team.

What Will Help You Succeed

We're interested in talking with experienced transportation professionals who bring many of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or ability to obtain Minnesota licensure.
• Significant experience working in transportation, roadway, municipal, county, or related infrastructure project experience.
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client relationship and communication skills.
• Knowledge of Minnesota transportation practices, including MnDOT and State Aid requirements.
• An interest in developing client relationships and contributing to business growth.
• A collaborative leadership style and an interest in developing others.

You don't need to check every box to start a conversation. If your experience is closely aligned and this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to reach out.

Why This Work at LHB?

Transportation projects have a direct impact on how people experience their communities. At LHB, you'll have the opportunity to lead that work while helping shape the relationships, people, and practice behind it.

You’ll work within a multidisciplinary firm where transportation intersects with infrastructure, planning, environmental considerations, and community needs and where an experienced project leader can have a meaningful influence on what comes next.

Why LHB?

At LHB, we want talented people to come here, grow here, and thrive here. For 60 years, we've built our company around thoughtful, sustainable design, strong relationships, technical excellence, and a commitment to making a difference.

• We invest in our people. We support professional growth with both time and resources, defined career paths, and a strong commitment to developing and promoting talent from within. We want you to build what's next in your career at LHB.
• Our values guide how we work. Healthy Relationships, Technical Excellence, Dedicated, and Listen First shape how we collaborate, serve our clients, solve problems, and show up for one another.
• Your voice matters. We believe our people should help shape where we're going. You'll find opportunities to contribute ideas, participate in committees and initiatives, and influence the future of LHB.
• We're built for the long term. Our diverse portfolio of projects, clients, and markets creates opportunities to broaden your experience while helping LHB remain resilient through changing market conditions. Sixty years in, we're still thinking about what's next.
• We care about where we live and work. Our commitment to stronger communities extends beyond our projects through nonprofit investments, scholarships, partnerships, and the time and talents of our people.
• We want you to thrive-in work and in life. We support flexibility and recognize that careers and lives have seasons. Our goal is an environment where people can do meaningful work, continue growing, and have full lives outside of work.

And when LHB succeeds, our people share in that success through profit-based bonus opportunities and the potential to become an LHB shareholder.

Location & Flexibility

This position is based in our Minneapolis office with flexibility for hybrid work. Because relationships with clients and colleagues are an important part of this role, we're looking for someone who can maintain a meaningful presence in the Twin Cities transportation community.

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $120,000-$142,000, based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity. This position is also eligible for LHB's formula-based bonus and discretionary bonus program. Offer will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team.

LHB offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Hybrid work environment
• Paid time off policy that recognizes prior experience
• Paid time off buy back program
• Flexible Holidays
• Medical and dental insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Basic Life and AD&D
• 401(k) matching contributions equal to 100% of your elective deferral rate, up to a maximum of 5% of your pay.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee-owned company with opportunities to become a shareholder
• Dedicated annual Professional Development budget

Closing Date: October 30, 2026

Interested? Let's Talk.

You don't have to be actively looking for a new job to be curious about what might be next.

If you're an experienced transportation professional who enjoys leading projects, building relationships, developing people, and helping shape the future of a practice, we welcome a conversation.

About LHB

Founded in Duluth in 1966, LHB is a multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and planning firm that delivers integrated, creative, and high-performance design solutions for buildings, sites, and infrastructure. We specialize in commercial, education, government, healthcare, housing, public works, industrial, and energy projects and maintain four regional offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin. LHB is consistently recognized as a Top Workplace by USA TODAY and the Minnesota Star Tribune, with multiple culture excellence awards across employee experience categories.

LHB does not sponsor applicants for work visas

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