Transportation Project Manager

Jobgether; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Professional growth opportunities

Retirement contributions

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Transportation Project Manager based in the United States to lead project delivery and grow a regional engineering practice in Utah. You will balance technical quality, schedules, budgets, and client relationships while coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

You will develop and maintain client partnerships with public agencies, pursue new business opportunities, and contribute to Utah's growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience managing multiple transportation projects with scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and technical deliverables.
• Strong business development, leadership, communication, and client relationship skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and supporting high-quality project delivery.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail in technical documentation and QA.
• Utah transportation project delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, management, and delivery of transportation projects within scope, schedule, budgets and resources.
• Contribute to existing contracted work while identifying opportunities to expand client relationships and secure new business.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, public agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Support regional, local, and corporate growth initiatives in Utah.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams across engineers, designers, inspectors, and technologists.
• Develop and oversee task work plans with clear priorities, responsibilities, and delivery expectations.
• Prepare and review project communications, meeting minutes, technical documentation, and reports.
• Maintain responsibility for design calculation files and ensure independent QC reviews are completed.
• Recruit talented professionals and help build a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Apply PM expertise across transportation disciplines such as roadways, structures, drainage, and traffic.

Skills

Transportation project management

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Business development

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Transportation Project Manager based in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced transportation professional to lead project delivery while helping establish and grow a regional engineering practice in Utah. You will combine technical expertise, business development, and people leadership to deliver infrastructure projects that strengthen communities and improve transportation networks. Working with multidisciplinary teams and a broad network of industry experts, you will manage project performance while building lasting client relationships. With the support of established national resources and the opportunity to influence local growth, you can expand your leadership responsibilities as the practice develops. As a Transportation Project Manager, you will oversee project execution, develop client partnerships, and contribute to the long-term growth of the transportation practice. You will balance technical quality, commercial performance, and team development while supporting a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, management, and delivery of multiple transportation projects, ensuring that scope, schedules, budgets, and resources are effectively controlled.
• Contribute to existing contracted project work while identifying opportunities to expand client relationships and secure new business.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, public agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Support regional, local, and corporate strategic growth initiatives, helping shape the practice's direction and long-term presence in Utah.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, designers, inspectors, and technologists.
• Develop and oversee task work plans, ensuring that teams have clear priorities, responsibilities, and delivery expectations.
• Prepare and review project communications, including meeting minutes, technical documentation, and reports.
• Maintain responsibility for assigned design calculation files and ensure appropriate independent quality-control reviews are completed.
• Recruit talented professionals and help build a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Apply technical and project management expertise across transportation disciplines such as roadways, structures, drainage, and traffic.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of transportation project delivery in Utah.
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and technical deliverables.
• Strong business development, project management, leadership, communication, and client relationship skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and supporting high-quality project delivery.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in technical documentation and quality assurance.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.

Benefits

• The organization offers a competitive compensation package alongside professional growth opportunities, retirement contributions, and benefits designed to support flexibility and long-term career development.
• Retirement contributions.
• Flexible work schedules: Scheduling options designed to support professional responsibilities and personal commitments.
• Generous paid time off to help employees rest and recharge.
• Access to ongoing learning, mentorship, leadership training, and opportunities to build new skills.
• Work with experienced professionals across multiple disciplines, drawing on established resources while contributing your own expertise.
• Meaningful projects: Help deliver infrastructure improvements that strengthen communities and transportation networks.
• Flexible location within Utah: Opportunities for candidates based along the Wasatch Front or in Southern Utah, including the Lehi, Ogden, Salt Lake City, and St.