Transportation Project Manager

Lead the Way as a Transportation Project Manager — Empower, Strategize, and Elevate Highway & Rail Excellence

Are you looking to take the next step in your engineering career and shape the future of transportation systems? Do you thrive on navigating complex mobility needs, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and driving innovation that strengthens the communities we serve?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to join our Highway & Rail Team in Columbia, SC, where you will provide strategic leadership, technical expertise, and project oversight across a wide range of transportation initiatives. This is your opportunity to champion major programs, influence design and delivery standards, and create meaningful improvements across safer, more efficient, and forward‑thinking transportation networks.

• 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience; minimum of 8 years of project management experience required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• Roadway/hydraulic experience required; SCDOT experience 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

• Strengthen your project management and leadership skills as you guide teams and deliver impactful solutions for communities
• Flexible work environment with opportunities for local and occasional travel

Curious about the impactful work our Highway & Rail team is doing? Discover our innovative projects and commitment to excellence by visiting: https://www.chasolutions.com/solutions/transportation/.

$150,000 - $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. 

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 inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, 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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