Transportation Engineer Project Manager

Trilon Group; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Trilon Group seeks a mid-career Transportation Engineer Project Manager for their Atlanta office. The successful candidate will manage transportation projects aimed at enhancing community access and safety. This role offers collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and mentorship from industry leaders, coupled with the opportunity to impact urban mobility positively.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Medical PPO or HSA plans

401(k) with match

21 days PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a Transportation Engineer in consulting or public sector.
• 2+ years of project management experience.
• Ability to lead project tasks and manage timelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage multimodal transportation projects like complete streets and bikeways.
• Develop high-quality design documents for bid-ready packages.
• Lead project coordination meetings and site visits.

Skills

Transportation design

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Civil 3D

OpenRoads

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Description

Alta is looking for a

Department: Engineering

Location: Atlanta, GA

Compensation: $93,500 - $127,500 / year

Description

Alta is looking for a Transportation Engineer Project Manager (Engineering Associate I-II) to join our growing design team in the Atlanta office. This mid-career role is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about sustainable transportation and eager to advance their career. In this position, you will work on a wide variety of projects focused on transforming communities through multimodal transportation solutions, including complete street reconfigurations, bikeway designs, complex trails, and other innovative transportation solutions. You’ll work on both large- and small-scale projects and contribute to plans and designs that make a real impact on the safety and accessibility of communities across Georgia and around the country.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, graphics designers, outreach specialists, and data analysts. You’ll be mentored by industry leaders and have the opportunity to engage with complex design challenges, working across scales from conceptual design to detailed plans and specifications. If you are looking for a chance to grow your skills in a dynamic, collaborative environment and contribute to meaningful transportation projects, apply with Alta today!

About Alta
Alta Planning + Design is a sustainable transportation company dedicated to creating active, healthy communities through planning, landscape architecture, engineering, and education/encouragement programs. Alta was founded in 1996 when communities were calling for safer streets for people walking and bicycling as the non-motorized transportation movement developed into a profession in the United States. We pioneered the field of active transportation, evolving our planning and design work into a visionary global practice that empowers people to live active, healthy lives and gets them to where they need to go.

Our core values and work bring about positive change by creating places that are geared toward moving people rather than cars, connecting community members to daily needs and human experience, and empowering every person to live an active healthy life. As a global leader in mobility innovation for over 27 years with over 200 staff, we are dedicated to connecting people to places by working across disciplines and scale to address social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.

Day to Day

As a Transportation Engineer Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a variety of multimodal transportation projects, including complete streets, bikeway design, and pedestrian improvements.
• Developing high-quality design documents, including Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for bid-ready packages.
• Participating in site visits to investigate existing conditions, observe construction activities, and inform design decisions.
• Leading and supporting project coordination meetings with clients and consultants.
• Collaborating with internal teams to prepare proposals, scope of work documents, and technical graphics for grant applications and other planning activities.
• Assisting with business development and contributing to the proposal process when pursuing new projects.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 8+ years of experience as a Transportation Engineer in a consulting environment or public entity
• 2+ years of experience with project management, including coordinating teams, preparing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field from an ABET/EAC-accredited program.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation; experience with Civil 3D, OpenRoads
• Experience with DOT and Federally funded design projects is strongly desired
• Strong background in transportation design, including experience with multimodal transportation solutions, complete streets, bikeway design, pedestrian improvements, and related projects.
• Ability to design, manage, and deliver project tasks such as geometric layout, grading, storm drainage, green infrastructure, traffic control plans, construction staging, and more.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to lead or coordinate project tasks, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines and budget constraints.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Deltek Vision or similar project management software.
• Willingness to travel as needed for site visits and client meetings.
  
  

What We Offer

Flexible Schedule
Alta offers a hybrid work schedule with the option to work from home 3 days per week. In-office days support our collaborative culture, one of our core values.

The office is located in downtown Atlanta within the Fairlie Poplar Historic District. We are two blocks from Peachtree Center Station to the north and Five Points Station to the south. Our office is a part of Flatiron City, a vibrant business community with weekly social events, a coffee shop on the ground level, and walking distance to many restaurants.

Compensation
The pay range for this job in Atlanta is $93,500-$127,500 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.

Benefits
Alta offers comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees:

• Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans
• Dental/Vision: PPO
• Life Insurance: Alta pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D, equal to your base compensation
• 401(k): Alta provides a match up to 3%
• PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
• Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
• Additional Benefits: Wellness reimbursement up to $800 annually, Alta Gets Around benefit of up to $900 annually, 5-year travel award, and professional development opportunities

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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