Highway Program Manager

Larson Design Group · Pittsburgh, PA · 2 days ago

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About the role

The Highway Program Manager at Larson Design Group (LDG) leads a portfolio of transportation projects, project managers, and key client relationships. This position is accountable for overall program performance, client satisfaction, workload and resource management, quality, financial results, staff development, and strategic growth.

Responsibilities

Leads a portfolio of highway projects and project managers, ensuring successful project delivery, financial performance, quality standards, and client satisfaction.
Develops and cultivates long-term client relationships, understands client priorities, and positions LDG as a trusted transportation partner.
Provides oversight and guidance to Project Managers and Senior Project Managers, helping resolve significant project, client, contractual, and delivery issues.
Balances workload and resources across the program, coordinating staffing priorities to meet commitments and support sustainable team performance.
Establishes clear expectations for quality, accountability, and project execution, ensuring accurate, coordinated, and timely deliverables across the portfolio.
Maintains financial performance, workload, backlog, project risks, and staffing needs across the program, taking proactive action to address issues and maintain performance objectives.
Leads, mentors, and develops project managers and staff, supporting career development, succession planning, and continued growth of the team.
Supports department leadership in establishing and executing annual business goals and longer-term strategic initiatives.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant transportation engineering experience. Demonstrated success leading complex transportation projects, project managers, and client relationships.
Licensure/Certification: Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
Preferred Qualifications: Significant experience with PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and/or municipal transportation clients. Proven ability to develop and maintain strategic client relationships and grow transportation work. Strong understanding of project and program financial performance, workload forecasting, and resource management. Demonstrated success leading, mentoring, and developing project managers and multidisciplinary teams. Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant transportation engineering experience. Demonstrated success leading complex transportation projects, project managers, and client relationships.
Licensure/Certification: Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Skills

Leadership
Client Relationship Management
Project Management
Financial Performance Analysis
Resource Management
Strategic Planning
Team Development
Communication
Negotiation
Problem Solving

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment
Paid Training for Required Licensures
Competitive Benefits
Bonus Plans
Company-Funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Support for Professional and Personal Growth

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.