ST3 Street Improvement Permit Project Manager (Civil Engineer, Senior)

About the role

Join us in shaping Seattle’s streets! At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people—we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city. With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live. Seattle is growing fast, and we’re growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we’re building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving. We’re a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews—bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let’s build a Seattle that works for everyone—together!

In November of 2016, central Puget Sound region voters approved Sound Transit's ST3 program—currently one of the largest transit expansion programs in the United States. Within Seattle, ST3 includes the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) and Ballard Link Extension (BLE) projects that will design and construct 12 new or expanded stations and nearly 12 miles of light rail connecting neighborhoods of West Seattle, South Lake Union, and Ballard to downtown Seattle and the regional transit system, as well as key infill stations along existing light rail lines such as the South Graham Street infill station. While Sound Transit is the regional agency responsible for funding, design, and delivering these capital investments, SDOT carries out essential City functions to plan and permit ST3 projects built within the city, particularly within City owned right-of-way and properties. SDOT’s Street Use Division’s ST3 team is looking to hire a Street Improvement Permit Project Manager (SIP PM) (Civil Engineer, Senior) to manage multiple (30+) large scale street improvement permits for the West Seattle and Ballard Link light rail Extension (WSLE) project. The ST3 SIP PM will be responsible for managing and permitting large-scale street improvements for the proposed light rail extension guiderail, tunnels, new stations and other complex street improvements that are associated with the project. They will also be responsible for leading Interdepartmental Team (IDT