Senior Project Manager / Professional Engineer, Highway Design
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 20, 2026. TKDA scores A on the Alion truth index.
As a Senior Project Manager / PE, 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.
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.
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.
Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)
*We're Moving! - TKDA is currently located in San Bernardino with plans to relocate to Downtown Riverside by October 2026. Additional information about the exact location of our Riverside office will be available soon through a formal press release, so stay tuned!
Responsibilities
- Establish work plans and staffing for project phases
- Coordinate activities of engineers, technicians, and production staff
- Prepare reports, specifications, and communications
- Collaborate with Surface Transportation leadership to track prospective business opportunities and cross-sell multi-disciplined consulting services and contributing to the creation of annual business/market development plans
- Conduct client and internal meetings, and reviews with governing agencies
- Supervise design and technical development
- Ensure project goals are met within time and budget constraints
- Deliver profitable projects efficiently
- Prepare design calculations and plans for a variety of highway design projects
- Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary environment of engineers, designers, and technicians
- Mentor and contribute to the development of less experienced professionals on your team
- Travel may be required for client meetings
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation or highway design
- Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of California
- Minimum of 10 years of highway design and plan development or related transportation experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing multi-disciplined projects; strong working knowledge of the project development process including coordination with other disciplines during design and construction
- Previous business development experience demonstrated by a track record of securing new project opportunities
- 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
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
- Experience working with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals
- Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals
- Working knowledge of Caltrans design and plan standards