Sr. Roadway Project Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026.
Join Us:
Shape What’s Next in Roadway Infrastructure as a Sr. Roadway Project Manager
At this stage in your career, the opportunity is about more than managing projects. It’s about bringing your experience and judgment to the table, helping teams navigate complex transportation challenges, and influencing how critical roadway infrastructure moves from vision to delivery.
CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Roadway Project Manager to join our Highway & Rail Team in Columbus, OH or Cleveland, OH. In this role, you’ll bring senior-level project leadership and technical expertise to transportation initiatives while helping guide multidisciplinary teams toward thoughtful, practical solutions.
This is an opportunity to put your roadway experience to work where it can make a meaningful difference, contributing your perspective, strengthening project delivery, and helping find a better way forward for the transportation systems communities rely on every day.
What You'll Do:
- Manage all aspects of highway and rail project delivery, including scope, budget, schedule, and client relationships, while thoroughly understanding project risks and financial measures
- Serve as a “seller/doer,” developing work with specific clients and leading marketing plan development for target market areas
- Lead and mentor other Project Managers, setting vision and strategy, and supporting professional growth across the team
- Prepare proposals, project plans, extra work authorizations, and project closeout documents
- Track and oversee multiple projects, ensuring quality control and compliance with company standards
- Play a key role in client contract interpretation and relationship management, ensuring all client needs are met
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience required, including 8 years of project management experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required
- Strong working knowledge of ODOT requirements, standards, and project delivery processes, supported by prior ODOT project experience required
- Experience building and managing relationships with municipal and county transportation clients in Central Ohio, including the City of Columbus and surrounding counties preferred
- Expert knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to apply best practices
- Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.) as well as Microsoft Office
- Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of MS Project, Primavera P6, and Deltek Vision preferred
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage client relationships, and oversee project accounting processes
- Experience preparing proposals and project documentation as well as interpreting client contracts
- Participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred
- Ability to travel as needed
Why You'll Love It Here:
- Bring the perspective and judgment you’ve built throughout your career to transportation work where strong leadership and thoughtful decision-making are essential
- Combine project leadership with your roadway expertise, helping teams navigate challenges and move projects forward with purpose
Curious about the impactful work our Highway & Rail team is delivering? Explore how CHA supports transportation infrastructure projects focused on safety, efficiency, and long-term performance: CHA Highway & Rail.
Salary Range:
$140,000 - $170,000
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.
Culture/EEO Statement:
At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways - always searching, never settling - to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning, welcoming, and always pushing the limits of what is possible.
We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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