Transportation Project Manager – North Carolina

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Overtime pay for salaried employees

Annual bonus

Hybrid work schedule with up to 40% of

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Freese and Nichols, Inc. seeks a Transportation Project Manager for our Raleigh or Winston-Salem offices to lead projects for NCDOT and local agencies. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while coordinating engineers, designers, and subconsultants.

Qualified candidates will have a Civil Engineering degree and a PE license, with 6+ years of transportation engineering experience. We offer a hybrid work schedule with growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 6+ years of transportation engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation projects from concept through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence.
• Coordinate project teams, including engineers, designers, and subconsultants.
• Maintain strong working relationships with NCDOT and local agencies.
• Support quality control and technical review of project deliverables.
• Assist with proposals and business development efforts as needed.

Skills

Project management

Client coordination

Team leadership

Scope, schedule, budget

Education

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Freese and Nichols is looking for a Transportation Project Manager in the Raleigh or Winston-Salem, North Carolina offices. As a Transportation Project Manager, you will lead transportation projects for NCDOT and local agency clients, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality. You will work closely with internal teams and clients while supporting the continued growth of Freese and Nichols’ transportation presence in North Carolina. #LI-Hybrid

What You’ll Do

• Manage transportation projects from concept through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence
• Coordinate project teams, including engineers, designers, and subconsultants
• Maintain strong working relationships with NCDOT and local agencies
• Support quality control and technical review of project deliverables
• Assist with proposals and business development efforts as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 6+ years of transportation engineering experience

Preferred Experience

• Working with NCDOT

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Freese and Nichols is a professional planning, consulting and engineering firm serving clients across the United States. With client service and continuous improvement in mind, we plan, design and manage sustainable water and infrastructure projects.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You)
• Paid overtime for salaried employees
• Annual bonus
• Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico
• Flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
• Alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday

Join Our Team

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.