Bridge Project Manager

About the Role

The manager will integrate design, scheduling, budgeting, and interdisciplinary team coordination while ensuring compliance with federal and state bridge project requirements, safety plans, and quality assurance processes. Responsibilities include preparing reports and presentations, negotiating scope changes, and acting as the company representative with clients and subcontractors. Key duties involve leading weekly status meetings, monitoring milestones, addressing cost overruns or schedule delays, and maintaining current change orders. The manager also markets and secures additional work with existing clients and may engage with regulatory agencies and public meetings as needed. • Lead design involvement and coordinate interdisciplinary bridge and structure project teams. • Communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, and senior personnel through reports, presentations, and meetings. • Manage project scope changes, negotiate with clients and subcontractors, and maintain timely change orders. • Oversee scheduling, budgeting, and execution plans to ensure projects meet cost, schedule, and quality goals. • Ensure compliance with federal and state bridge project requirements, including safety, QA/QC, and regulatory approvals. • Prepare and distribute concise project descriptions and execution plans to the project team. • Conduct weekly status meetings, monitor milestones, and report progress to management. • Market and secure additional work with existing clients.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design coordination
• ▸client communication
• ▸scope management
• ▸schedule & budget
• ▸regulatory compliance
• ▸progress reporting

What You Bring

Parsons is hiring a skilled Bridge Project Manager for its Indianapolis team, joining the Critical Infrastructure group that designs and delivers major regional infrastructure projects. The role focuses on overseeing multiple bridge and structure projects supporting state road and highway initiatives. Candidates must hold a four‑year civil engineering (or related) degree, be a licensed Professional Engineer, and possess at least 12 years of bridge and structures engineering design management experience, preferably in Indiana. A broad technical and business background, strong written and oral communication skills, and proven management capability are required. • Hold a civil engineering degree and be a licensed PE. • Minimum 12 years of bridge/structures design management experience, preferably in Indiana. • Demonstrated ability to manage projects, lead teams, and interface with clients. • Strong written and oral communication skills. • Broad technical and business knowledge of industry standards.

Requirements

• ▸civil engineering
• ▸pe
• ▸12+ years
• ▸bridge design
• ▸project management
• ▸communication

Benefits

Parsons invites you to imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by leadership values of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, the company cultivates an innovative culture that empowers employees to achieve their full potential. Parsons offers a competitive salary range of $120,800 to $217,400 and best‑in‑class benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, flexible work schedules, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k), and life insurance. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, growth opportunities, and a commitment to improving communities through sustainable and resilient infrastructure. • Salary range $120,800 – $217,400. • Medical, dental, and vision insurance. • Paid time off and flexible work schedules. • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k). • Life insurance and holiday benefits.

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