Transportation Design Project Manager

About the Role

Civil Science is seeking an experienced Transportation Design Project Manager to support and grow our Utah transportation practice. This opportunity is ideal for a licensed Professional Engineer with deep transportation design experience, a strong background delivering DOT and municipal projects, and a genuine interest in mentoring emerging engineers and project leaders.

As a key member of our transportation group, you'll lead transportation design projects from pursuit through delivery, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and overall project performance while serving as a primary point of contact for UDOT and municipal clients. You'll coordinate multidisciplinary teams, provide technical oversight across roadway and related transportation design efforts, ensure adherence to agency standards and project requirements, and help stabilize and lead active project opportunities in northern Utah.

This role also includes building client relationships, supporting business development and proposals, collaborating with leadership on strategic growth initiatives, and coaching team members in a collaborative, high-performing employee-owned environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation design projects from pursuit through delivery, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and overall project performance.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for UDOT and municipal clients.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and provide technical oversight across roadway and related transportation design efforts.
• Ensure adherence to agency standards and project requirements.
• Stabilize and lead active project opportunities in northern Utah.
• Build client relationships and support business development and proposals.
• Collaborate with leadership on strategic growth initiatives.
• Mentor and coach team members in a collaborative, high-performing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; Utah licensure required or ability to obtain within three months of hire.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant transportation design experience.
• Experience delivering DOT and/or municipal transportation projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Strong understanding of roadway, drainage, utility, or traffic design.
• Excellent communication, client management, organization, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• UDOT project experience or strong familiarity with Utah agencies.
• Experience with ProjectWise, Bluebeam, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting proposal development or business development efforts.
• Previous experience mentoring or supervising staff.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds at times.
• Must be able to work on active project or construction sites, which may include uneven terrain, exposure to varying weather conditions, and moderate to high noise levels.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for career growth and retirement savings.
• Three weeks of PTO and eight holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 401K plan.

About Civil Science

Civil Science isn’t just another engineering firm—we’re a 100% employee-owned company with over 40 years of expertise and a bold vision for the future. Our team of talented engineers, surveyors, planners, and technicians partners with clients across the public and private sectors to deliver innovative and impactful solutions.

At Civil Science, we believe in investing in our people. As an employee-owner, you’ll enjoy unmatched opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and career growth, all within a culture that values collaboration, excellence, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Civil Science provides services through the expertise of highly qualified professional engineers, licensed surveyors, planners, and a support pool of technicians to a wide array of both public sector and private clientele in multiple states. We have established a reputation for meeting tight project deadlines with high-quality deliverables in a cost-efficient manner.

Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass both a criminal background check and driving record review. Civil Science evaluates and determines on a case-by-case basis whether it is willing to sponsor an individual to receive a temporary or permanent work visa.