Senior Project Manager / Professional Engineer, Highway Design

Riverside, California

Full Time

Posted May 20, 2026

$138k - $183k

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As a Senior Project Manager / PE, you will lead projects for designing complex, safe, and efficient transportation infrastructure systems.

Establish work plans and staffing for project phases
Coordinate activities of engineers, technicians, and production staff
Prepare reports, specifications, and communications
Collaborate with Surface Transportation leadership to track prospective business opportunities and cross-sell multi-disciplined consulting services and contributing to the creation of annual business/market development plans
Conduct client and internal meetings, and reviews with governing agencies
Supervise design and technical development
Ensure project goals are met within time and budget constraints
Deliver profitable projects efficiently
Prepare design calculations and plans for a variety of highway design projects
Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary environment of engineers, designers, and technicians
Mentor and contribute to the development of less experienced professionals on your team
Travel may be required for client meetings

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation or highway design
Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of California
Minimum of 10 years of highway design and plan development or related transportation experience
Minimum of 3 years of experience managing multi-disciplined projects; strong working knowledge of the project development process including coordination with other disciplines during design and construction
Previous business development experience demonstrated by a track record of securing new project opportunities
Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills; Ability to write descriptive and technically accurate proposals, specifications, and reports; Ability to participate in, facilitate, or lead project team meetings
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
Experience working with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads
Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
Working knowledge of Caltrans design and plan standards