Senior Transportation Project Manager - Roads & Highways

David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Coeur d'Alene (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with employer match

Paid holidays

PTO and flexible schedule (9/80)

Job summary

David Evans and Associates, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to lead roadway, bridge, and highway projects across Idaho and Eastern Washington.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions. The role emphasizes client relationships, business development, and mentorship, with opportunities to contribute to DEA’s Inland Northwest practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer licensure, with current or obtainable registration in both Idaho and Washington within six months of hire.
• Fifteen or more years of transportation engineering experience, including at least three years serving as a project manager or design lead.
• Demonstrated experience managing transportation projects for public agencies.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and risk.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate effectively across technical disciplines.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Sound engineering judgment and the ability to guide technical teams through complex project decisions.
• Proven ability to develop trusted client relationships and deliver a high level of client service.
• Commitment to quality, accountability, collaboration, and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager for roadway, bridge, freeway, highway corridor, interchange, and other transportation planning and design projects.
• Lead projects from contract development and kickoff through final delivery and construction support.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, work plans, and risk-management strategies.
• Monitor project financial performance, including earned value, invoicing, accounts receivable, budget forecasting, and profitability.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and subconsultants to deliver integrated, high-quality work products.
• Maintain clear and proactive communication with clients, agency partners, project teams, and other stakeholders.
• Anticipate project challenges, evaluate alternatives, and lead the team in developing practical and timely solutions.
• Ensure deliverables meet contractual requirements, applicable design standards, client expectations, and DEA’s quality-management requirements.
• Lead or support quality-control reviews and confirm that comments are resolved before deliverables are submitted.
• Negotiate contracts, amendments, and changes in scope in coordination with DEA leadership and contracting personnel.
• Lead and support business-development activities, including client engagement, capture planning, proposal development, interviews, and contract negotiations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with state and local transportation agencies throughout Idaho and Eastern Washington.
• Identify upcoming opportunities and help develop pursuit strategies that align with DEA’s regional and firmwide goals.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to project managers, engineers, and technical staff.
• Help attract, develop, and retain talented professionals while supporting employee performance and career growth.
• Collaborate with group and practice leaders to achieve business objectives related to sales, backlog, utilization, profitability, project delivery, and client satisfaction.
• Support workload planning and coordinate staffing needs across offices, disciplines, and business units.
• Consistently apply DEA’s project-management tools, contracting procedures, quality requirements, and other firmwide processes.

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Leadership

Engineering judgment

Communication

Negotiation

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

David Evans and Associates, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to lead roadway, bridge, and highway projects across Idaho and Eastern Washington.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions. The role emphasizes client relationships, business development, and mentorship, with opportunities to contribute to DEA’s Inland Northwest practice.