Transportation Project Manager – South Carolina

Freese and Nichols; Greenville (SC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime for salaried employees

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins

Flexible work environment

Alternative work schedule

Job summary

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to manage transportation projects from planning through delivery at their South Carolina offices. This role involves leading project teams, ensuring quality deliverables, and maintaining client relationships.

Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline and a PE license, with over 6 years of experience in transportation engineering. The position also offers flexible working arrangements including up to 40% remote work.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of transportation engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation projects for DOT and local agency clients.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned clients.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

Transportation engineering

Project management

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Freese and Nichols is looking for a Transportation Project Manager in the Greenville, Columbia, or Charleston, South Carolina offices. As a Transportation Project Manager, you will manage transportation projects from planning through delivery for state and local agency clients. You will lead project teams, maintain client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of Freese and Nichols’ transportation practice in South Carolina.

What You’ll Do

• Manage transportation projects for DOT and local agency clients, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned clients, building trust through consistent delivery
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with subconsultants
• Support proposal development and pursuits as needed
• Ensure designs and deliverables meet regulatory requirements and firm quality standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support staff

Qualifications

Required

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

Preferred

• Experience working on South Carolina DOT projects
• Flexibility to work across multiple South Carolina offices

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

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.