Transportation / Highway Project Manager

Stanleygroup; West Palm Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Member-Owned

Paid Time Away

Health Insurance

Financial Health

Professional Growth

Financial Rewards

Job summary

Stanley Consultants in West Palm Beach, FL seeks a Transportation Project Manager to lead highway projects, manage multidisciplinary teams, and coordinate with Florida DOT and other agencies. The role requires hands-on design oversight, schedule and budget responsibility, and strong client liaison skills.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Civil Eng, Florida PE, 10+ years of roadway design PM experience, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of Project Management experience on roadway design projects.
• Proven leadership, communication, collaboration, teamwork, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and lead multi-disciplinary transportation projects, from local roads to complex highways.
• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects and plan development.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and QA/QC to ensure on-time delivery.
• Oversee plan development, quantity calculations, and utility coordination.
• Assist with resource management and hiring recommendations.
• Serve as client liaison, build relationships, and secure approvals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Teamwork

Project management

Self-motivation

Budget management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Bluebeam

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Transportation / Highway Project Manager

West Palm Beach, FL

Hybrid

Requisition ID: 11160

Are you motivated, energetic and connected with the Transportation Engineering industry practices? Do you take pride in bringing transportation concepts to life improving people’s livelihoods? Do you enjoy executing winning strategies for project pursuits? Is work/life balance important to you? If you are answering yes, you may be an ideal candidate for this position as we are looking for a talented and ambitious Transportation Project Manager in our West Palm Beach office. The successful candidate will be well versed in transportation design and project management with entities throughout the state of Florida. You will provide leadership and engineering expertise on highway projects including roadway studies and design, drainage and utility systems, preliminary and final design, and preparation of construction documents.

This position presents exciting challenges and opportunities to lead and manage Stanley's projects, mentor and guide junior staff, contribute to business development in the transportation market, actively participate in professional organizations and technical committees, and promote collaboration and growth within our West Palm Beach office.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and lead multi-disciplinary transportation projects, ranging from local roads to complex highways, including limited access facilities and interchanges.
• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and resources, overseeing scope, schedule, and QA/QC to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Oversee project components such as plan development, quantity calculations, specifications package, permits, and utility coordination.
• Assist with resource management and provide hiring recommendations.
• Serve as the client liaison, building strong relationships, resolving issues, and securing approvals to ensure successful project completion.
• Support marketing efforts by identifying opportunities and assisting with strategy development.
• Participate in project pursuits developing proposals, scopes, and fee estimates. Participate in interviews, presentations, and negotiations.
• Represent the company at public meetings, conferences, interviews, and industry events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering from an accredited four‑year college or university.
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of Project Management experience on roadway design projects.
• Must be self‑motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a project team to complete tasks.
• Proven leadership, communication, collaboration, teamwork, and mentoring skills.
• Proficient in virtual collaboration tools such as Bluebeam, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Teams.
• Established relationships with Florida Department of Transportation and other government agencies in South Florida.
• Strong knowledge of what it takes to implement a roadway concept, including Florida Department of Transportation processes, roadway planning and design practices, plan preparation requirements, standards and specifications.
• Working knowledge of roadway design software to prepare / review files in Autodesk Civil 3D and Bentley Open Roads Designer (ORD).
• Experience in multidisciplinary projects, such as site development, railroads, transit, airports, ports, etc.
• Experience in projects with different components such as signalization, lighting, ITS, structures, etc.

Benefits

• Member‑Owned – Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
• Paid Time Away – Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Health Insurance – We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
• Financial Health – We offer life insurance, short‑and long‑term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
• Professional Growth – When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
• Financial Rewards – We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit‑sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Work‑Life Balance: We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

Stanley Consultants does not welcome unsolicited resumes from staffing and recruiting agencies. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to Stanley Consultants, including but not limited to resumes submitted directly to Stanley Consultants members, or any of our representatives, will be deemed the property of Stanley Consultants.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)