Senior Project Manager / PE, Civil - Transportation

Description

As a Senior Project Manager / Professional Engineer, you will lead projects for designing complex, safe, and efficient transportation infrastructure systems. You will work with clients to provide a full complement of services, including sustainable transportation planning, geometric layouts, multimodal planning, preliminary engineering and final design. This position will report to the Highway Group Manager and will lead projects in the Greater Milwaukee market.

We take a “Seller-Doer” approach to business development. You will collaborate with the Highway Group Manager and the Vice President of Surface Transportation Engineering to further advance our services and enhance our reputation by contributing to the development of marketing plans, cultivating / maintaining relations with clients and agency representatives, tracking prospective opportunities, developing proposals, and delivering client presentations.

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

Requirements

Upon acceptance of a conditional offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete a standard pre-employment background screening, which consists of Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation or highway design
• Previous business development experience demonstrated by a track record of securing new project opportunities
• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
• 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
• Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing multi-disciplined projects; strong working knowledge of the project development process including coordination with other disciplines during design and construction
• Experience working with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads
• Working knowledge of Wisconsin DOT design and plan standards
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin
• Professional registration in 2 or more states
• Minimum of 10 years of highway design and plan development or related transportation experience
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)

Benefits

Annual Incentive Plan: Eligible for discretionary bonuses

Our employee-owned, multi-disciplined team thrives on collaboration and innovation, ensuring every project is optimized for cost efficiency and risk mitigation. Join us to make a tangible difference in the communities we serve, while advancing your career in a supportive, hybrid work environment. Let’s build a better future together!

Pre-Employment Screening

Comprehensive Benefits

Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one

Upon receiving a formal offer, you will get a personalized Total Compensation Overview (TCO) to see how everything adds up and what it looks like to be part of our community.

The listed salary range reflects base pay for candidates with 10-20 years of related experience. Compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and responsibilities.

TKDA will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or placement agencies unless a service agreement is in place. In the event TKDA receives an unsolicited resume without a service agreement in place, TKDA will not be obligated to pay a service fee of any amount nor will TKDA be held liable to terms or conditions under any agreement of any kind that has not been authorized in writing by a TKDA officer.

Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO based on your professional experience and enjoy eight paid holidays per year

ESOP: Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits

401(k) Match: Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals

Hybrid Work Environment: Tuesday - Thursday In-Office | Monday & Friday WFH

HSA Contributions: Receive monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance