Senior Transportation Project Manager

AECOM•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Transportation Project Manager to lead the growth and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects from its Phoenix, Arizona office. The position combines technical leadership, client relationship management, project delivery, and business development, supporting transportation work across Arizona and the Southwest. The role is part of AECOM’s U.S. West Transportation team and involves working with multidisciplinary engineers, planners, technical specialists, and project leaders to deliver solutions for public-sector transportation clients. The role focuses on strengthening relationships with ADOT, MAG, Valley Metro, counties, cities, and other transportation agencies while identifying opportunities to expand AECOM’s regional presence. The Project Manager leads multidisciplinary teams, guides technical delivery, maintains accountability for project performance, and develops strategic pursuits. The position also includes developing staff and contributing to regional business strategy.

Requirements

BS/BA and 10 years of experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Arizona Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
Demonstrated experience managing major roadway, highway, interchange, or multimodal transportation projects, including responsibility for scope, budgets, schedules, technical quality, risk management, and financial performance.
Established relationships with ADOT, MAG, Valley Metro, Arizona counties and municipalities, or other public-sector transportation agencies, and understanding of regional transportation priorities, procurement processes, and project delivery requirements.
Proven transportation business development success, including identifying opportunities, developing client capture strategies, leading proposals and interviews, establishing teaming partnerships, and converting pursuits into awarded work.
Professional proficiency with transportation design and project delivery tools, including Bentley OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, and related roadway design applications.
Demonstrated leadership managing multidisciplinary teams, developing project managers and technical staff, allocating resources across concurrent assignments, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing work environment.
Strong commercial and client management capabilities, including contract administration, fee development, project forecasting, profitability management, negotiation, executive-level communication, and building lasting client partnerships.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
Master’s degree in engineering, business administration, or project management.
14 or more years of progressive experience in transportation engineering, roadway and highway design, project management, or infrastructure delivery, including increasing responsibility for complex projects and client relationships.
Experience with alternative design platforms and digital delivery workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, execution, and delivery of multidisciplinary transportation engineering projects, particularly roadway, highway, interchange, and surface transportation infrastructure.
Build and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective clients, including ADOT, regional transportation planning organizations, counties, municipalities, and other public-sector agencies throughout Arizona.
Identify, pursue, and secure new transportation infrastructure opportunities through client engagement strategies, emerging-needs identification, and strategic positioning.
Manage project portfolios and assignments, maintaining accountability for scope, schedule, budget, profitability, quality, staffing, risk management, and client satisfaction.
Serve as a trusted client advisor by providing strategic guidance, technical insight, and proactive communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across roadway design, traffic engineering, drainage, structures, environmental services, planning, and other technical disciplines.
Provide technical leadership for transportation studies, preliminary engineering, final design, engineering evaluations, and project delivery.
Review and approve technical deliverables, oversee quality management, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including ADOT standards and design criteria.
Lead proposal development, capture planning, teaming strategies, technical approaches, staffing plans, fee development, and client presentations for competitive pursuits.
Collaborate with U.S. West Transportation leadership to align regional business development priorities, share technical resources, and expand client relationships across Arizona and neighboring markets.
Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain engineering and project management talent, promoting accountability, technical excellence, safety, and professional growth.
Monitor project performance and client feedback, resolve delivery challenges, and implement improvements to strengthen project outcomes and client partnerships.