Senior Transportation Project Manager

The Senior Transportation Project Manager will serve as both the primary client relationship manager and project manager, overseeing CDOT projects from pursuit through completion while ensuring exceptional client service, financial performance, and team leadership.

Client Details

My Client is is a full-service professional organization based in beautiful downtown Chicago, which was rated the "Best Big City" by Conde Nast Traveler readers for an unprecedented eight years in a row. We are proud to have served the public and private sectors since 1974, drawing upon highly qualified and experienced staff with diverse expertise to provide cost-effective, sustainable, and responsive services to our clients.

Description

In this role, you will:

• Develop project scopes, schedules, work plans, and staffing plans
• Prepare, manage, and monitor project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule and within budget
• Serve as the primary point of contact for CDOT clients, building and maintaining strong long-term relationships
• Manage transportation projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from proposal development through project closeout
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Monitor project profitability, utilization, and overall financial performance
• Support business development efforts, including proposal preparation and strategic pursuits
• Mentor and develop project managers and technical staff
• Ensure compliance with CDOT standards, quality requirements, and company procedures
• Collaborate with executive leadership to expand GEC's transportation practice

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

A successful Senior Transportation Project Manager should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• 10+ years of transportation engineering and project management experience
• Experience with IDOT or other municipal transportation agencies
• Proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong client relationship management and communication skills
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Job Offer

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $175,000 - $200,000k
• Bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package to be disclosed upon offer.
• Opportunity to lead impactful transportation projects in the Chicago area.

Interested? Apply today.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.