Transportation Roadway Department Manager

Stanley Consultants, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Transportation Roadway Department Manager to lead a passionate team in Salt Lake City. This role offers the chance to shape the future of transportation design while mentoring young engineers and managing complex projects. Enjoy a hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance, with opportunities for professional growth and a culture of member-ownership. If you have a passion for transportation and a track record in project management, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative setting.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

401K Match

Tuition Assistance

Flexible Work Schedule

Professional Development

Employee Stock Ownership

Parental Leave

Mental Health Resources

Wellness Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 12+ years of roadway design experience required.
• 5+ years of Project Manager experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of project managers and engineers.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resources.
• Develop marketing strategies and proposals for transportation projects.

Skills

Project Management

Transportation Design

Team Leadership

Client Liaison

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Job description

Transportation Roadway Department Manager

Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: TRANS005567

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• Posted : April 29, 2025
• Full-Time

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Salt Lake City
6975 Union Park Ave
Suite 300
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84047, USA

Salt Lake City
6975 Union Park Ave
Suite 300
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84047, USA

Job Title - Transportation Roadway Department Manager
Location - Salt Lake City, Utah
Job Type – Hybrid, Onsite, Remote

ABOUT STANLEY CONSULTANTS

Improving Lives Since 1913. Stanley Consultants has been helping clients solve essential and complex energy and infrastructure challenges for over 110 years, successfully completing more than 50,000 engagements in 120 countries and all 50 states and U.S. territories. Values-based and purpose-driven, Stanley is an employee-owned company of engineers, scientists, technologists, innovators and client-service experts who are recognized for their commitment and passion to make a difference. The company garnered a recent Top Workplaces USA Today ranking and followed it with recognitions for outstanding compensation and benefits and work-life flexibility. For more information on Stanley Consultants, please visithttps://www.stanleyconsultants.com .

Are you motivated, energetic and connected with clients, contractors and subconsultants in the A/E/C industry? Is your passion for leading transportation projects contagious? Do you enjoy executing winning strategies for pursuits? Is work/life balance important to you? If this describes you, we are looking for a talented and ambitious Transportation Department Manager in our Salt Lake City, Utah office to lead our technical staff and project managers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and grow a transportation design team for an ENR Top 100 Design Firm. The successful candidate will be well versed in transportation design and project management with entities throughout the state of Utah. The Transportation Department Manager role will require mentoring young engineers and engineering interns, leading senior level engineers and designers, and growing and developing a passionate engineering team. Project planning, workload distribution and effective communication skills are essential.

This entrepreneurial individual will provide engineering and project management expertise on highway projects including roadway studies and design, drainage and utility systems, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, project scheduling, and overall project management. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively and communicate regularly with internal leadership; municipal clients; and federal, state and local agencies. This position offers exciting challenges and opportunities for managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, and resource management, leading a team of engineers with varying levels of experience, assisting in transportation market business development, and participating in professional organizations and technical committees.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Build, develop, mentor, and grow an experienced and passionate team of project managers, transportation engineers, and engineering interns to grow the firm’s Utah transportation market.
• Lead, direct, and mentor transportation members on 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.
• Determine staffing requirements and makes recommendations for hiring team members.
• Work with leadership to develop and implement strategic growth strategies.
• Develop marketing strategies and proposal writing for transportation project opportunities.
• Participate in project scoping, fee estimating, proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
• Provide department status, performance, and forecasts to the Group Manager on a regular basis.
• Coordinate project priorities and staff member assignments to meet project deadlines and client needs.
• Participate in goal setting and goal achievement process for direct reports.
• Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
• Perform QA/QC activities on office projects.
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control.
• Review department projects after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
• Oversee and/or manage department projects.
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.

This position offers exciting challenges and opportunities to grow the Utah program while managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, and resources; mentoring young staff engineers, assisting in transportation market business development, and participating in professional organizations and technical committees.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• At least 12 years of roadway design or relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of experience at the Project Manager level.
• Utah Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing medium to large-disciplined projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects.
• Experience preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ and technical proposals.
• Business acumen including negotiation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Established relations with key clients including Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), counties, and municipalities.

Stanley’s Approach to Flexibility

While some members choose to work out of their local office on a full-time basis, we offer a hybrid schedule for eligible positions consisting of two days a week in the office, two days a week remotely, and Friday being a flexible day that can be worked either in the office or at home. Eligible roles can also offer a compressed workweek schedule. Members who participate will be assigned a 9/80 work schedule, meaning every other Friday off!

What we offer:

• Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
• Work-Life Balance. We realize there’s more to life than just work.
• Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Health Portfolio. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of health services 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.

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.

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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)

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