Senior Transportation Project Manager

  • Jacobs Solutions Inc.
  • Holladay, Utah
  • Full Time

Market

Transportation

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. What we do is more than building roads, we work every day to make the world better for everyone. If you want to join a company invested in you and your success, join us as a Senior Transportation Project Manager.

As a Senior Transportation Project Manager, you will have an important role pursuing new work and building client relationships. Working with a multidisciplinary team, you'll solve problems and challenges in a team environment where everyone is valued. This position will give you the chance to work on exciting transportation projects that will require your expertise, experience, and leadership as you proactively identify and solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions; and guide others in solving complex issues. As a self-motivated professional, you'll have the opportunity to lead design teams to deliver projects on time and within budget while supporting business development strategies to grow our transportation portfolio and presence in Utah.

Our Senior Transportation Project Manager will:

  • Lead and manage teams through all phases of project planning, execution, and closeout consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other specified requirements stated in the contract.
  • Be accountable for successfully completing projects to the satisfaction of clients and key stakeholders, while simultaneously ensuring that Jacobs' business and policy expectations are met in the areas of health and safety, quality, financial, project delivery, and risk management.
  • Play a leadership role in business development activities that result in the award of new contracts. This typically includes client relationship development, project-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements, proposal preparation, oral presentations, and contract negotiations consistent with established business development processes.
  • Maintain and/or develop relationships with new and existing clients to determine their needs and manage expectations
  • Prepare or oversee the design for roadway, highway, and/or traffic engineering projects
  • Identify creative and innovative solutions based on client, project, and site constraints
  • Provide technical guidance, oversight, and perform quality reviews

Based in our Salt Lake City office, our hybrid work environment provides the flexibility to work as an integral member of our team.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

  • At least 15 years of transportation or Utah state government project management experience
  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
  • Existing client relationships with DOT and/or other relevant agencies
  • Experience leading discipline and project teams on multi-discipline infrastructure engineering design and construction projects as well as on-call task orders
  • Ability and willingness to travel on occasion

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

109,100.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

190,900.00

Jacobs' health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $109,100.00 to $190,900.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Locations

CityStateCountryHolladayUtahUnited States

Job ID: 486020694
Originally Posted on: 7/19/2025

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