Be a Driving Force in Austin and Central Texas Transportation!

Freese and Nichols is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Transportation Project Manager to play a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation in Central Texas! Are you a passionate civil engineer with a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects and a desire to make a real impact? This is your chance to shine!

Join our growing team in Austin or San Antonio, TX, and become a key player in delivering exceptional transportation projects for a variety of prominent public clients. Imagine the satisfaction of seeing your designs come to life and improving the daily commutes of Texans!

This isn't just a project management role; it's an opportunity to lead and grow. Austin and San Antonio are booming markets, and we're committed to investing in their future and yours. At Freese and Nichols, we're dedicated to developing future leaders and technical experts through comprehensive training and mentorship programs.

Here's what makes this role stand out:

• Lead the Way: Take ownership of projects, managing client communication, deadlines, deliverables, budgets, and ensuring top-notch quality. Become a master of project execution from start to finish
• Mentor and Inspire: Share your expertise and passion by guiding and training junior engineers. Help us build the next generation of transportation professionals.
• Drive Growth: Contribute to the expansion of our transportation practice by assisting in business development activities. Network, connect, and help us win new projects. 
• Innovate and Design: Leverage your technical prowess to lead the analysis, design, and preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, and reports for our valued clients
• Build Relationships: Cultivate strong client relationships, becoming a trusted advisor and ensuring client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or comparable engineering or applied science degree)
• 8+ years of experience in roadway design
• 2+ years of progressive project management experience
• Texas Professional Engineering license (or the ability to become licensed in Texas within 6 months)
• Strong technical skills in roadway and drainage design
• Experience with MicroStation and Open Roads/Open Roads Designer

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working on or with the Texas Department of Transportation and understanding their design requirements and/or LGPP Projects
• Client communication and reporting, management of deadlines and project deliverables, project execution and quality management, agency coordination, scope and fee development along with project scheduling and tracking of activities

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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