Highway Project Manager

About the role

Benesch is seeking to hire a Highway Project Manager to support our growing transportation team. This is a strong opportunity to play a key role in advancing the Connecticut Division’s growth while delivering impactful transportation projects across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver small to mid-sized highway and local roadway projects, or serve as a task lead on larger, multi-disciplinary transportation efforts
• Own project scope, budget, and schedule, including developing proposals and managing financial performance
• Coordinate engineers and designers while aligning resources to keep projects moving forward efficiently
• Serve as the primary client contact, building strong relationships and ensuring successful project outcomes
• Partner with leadership on project strategy, performance, and overall delivery
• Support business development efforts, including identifying opportunities and contributing to proposals and interviews
• Mentor and develop engineers, EITs, and designers through hands-on project work

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• PE license in Connecticut with 8 to 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 4 years in project management or task leadership on highway or local roadway projects
• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills, with the ability to manage teams and projects effectively
• Proven ability to manage project scope, budgets, and schedules while delivering high-quality results
• Ability to work independently and produce complete, reviewable deliverables
• Experience developing proposals, presentations, and supporting project pursuits
• Experience working with ConnDOT and local agencies, with established relationships preferred
• Familiarity with alternative delivery methods
• Proficiency in Bentley tools such as MicroStation or OpenRoads

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or business is a plus, but not required

Skills

• Project Management
• Client Relationship Building
• Team Leadership
• Financial Management
• Proposal Development
• Alternative Delivery Methods
• Bentley Tools

Benefits

At Benesch, we offer:

• Career growth with leadership development, training, and clear paths forward
• A strong financial future with up to 9% retirement contribution for benefit-eligible employees
• Flexibility with schedules that support your life
• Time to recharge with generous paid time off and parental leave for benefit-eligible employees
• Support beyond work through mentorship, hands-on experience, and opportunities to make an impact from day one

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in accordance with the State of Connecticut Pay Transparency Laws. See below links.

• State Of CT Disclosure of Salary Ranges on Public and Internal Job Postings
• Connecticut Pay Transparency Law

Schedule

This role follows a hybrid schedule and is based out of our Glastonbury, CT office.