Transportation Design Engineer - Project Manager
Trilon Group
$140,000 - $170,000 / year
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Description
We are seeking a Transportation Design Engineer – Project Manager to lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex roadway and highway projects in Massachusetts. This is a high-impact opportunity for a motivated leader to manage projects from concept through construction while helping shape safer, more efficient transportation systems across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Lead and manage multiple transportation design projects, with a focus on highways and roadways, for municipal and state clients
- Oversee all phases of project delivery—from planning and design through construction
- Develop and manage project scopes, budgets, schedules, and resources to ensure successful outcomes
- Coordinate internal teams and collaborate on staff allocation and workload planning
- Support business development efforts, including proposals, pursuits, and client strategy
Technical Oversight & Quality Assurance
- Provide technical expertise in roadway and highway design and construction management
Ensure compliance with client requirements, DOT standards, and regulatory guidelines - Perform QA/QC reviews to maintain high-quality deliverables
- Identify risks and proactively resolve technical and project challenges
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Lead multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and project managers
- Support recruitment and team growth initiatives in partnership with leadership
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as the primary point of contact for DOT agencies, municipalities, and project stakeholders
- Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and project updates
- Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships to support repeat business and partnerships
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field (Master’s preferred)
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required
- 10+ years of experience in transportation engineering
- Roadway/highway design experience required
- Proven experience managing complex infrastructure projects from concept through construction
- Experience working with DOT agencies(MassDOT experience strongly preferred)
- Strong knowledge of transportation design standards, regulations, and best practices
- Excellent communication, leadership, and client relationship skills
This is a hybrid role, offering the best of both worlds—collaborate in-office with a high-performing team and enjoy the flexibility of working remotely part of the week. We're committed to supporting work-life balance while maintaining strong team connection and project delivery.
Benefits
- Schedule Flexibility: Customize your work schedule to fit your life.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health benefits to keep you and your family healthy.
- Continuous Learning: Access to online courses, conferences, and learning materials to fuel your professional growth.
- Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge with our generous paid time off policy.
- Career Advancement: Clear paths for promotions and the opportunity to take on new challenges.
- Fun Team Culture: Regular team-building activities, happy hours, and company outings.
All offers are contingent upon a successful criminal background check. Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Fuss & O’Neill participates in the Federal e-Verify program.
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Benefits
- Schedule Flexibility: Customize your work schedule to fit your life. Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health benefits to keep you and your family healthy. Continuous Learning: Access to online courses, conferences, and learning materials to fuel your professional growth. Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge with our generous paid time off policy. Career Advancement: Clear paths for promotions and the opportunity to take on new challenges. Fun Team Culture: Regular team-building activities, happy hours, and company outings. The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location. Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position All offers are contingent upon a successful criminal background check. Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Fuss & O’Neill participates in the Federal e-Verify program. #LI-AS1
About this role
Trilon Group is hiring a Transportation Design Engineer – Project Manager to lead highway and roadway projects across Massachusetts, managing everything from initial planning through construction completion. You'd serve as both technical lead and project manager, overseeing multidisciplinary teams, handling budgets and schedules, and serving as the main contact for MassDOT and municipal clients. The role blends hands-on engineering expertise with business development and mentorship responsibilities—you'll ensure projects meet DOT standards and regulatory requirements while also supporting recruitment and junior staff development.
This position suits someone with 10+ years in transportation engineering, a PE license, and proven success managing complex infrastructure projects. Highway or roadway design experience is essential, and familiarity with MassDOT is strongly preferred. You'll need strong communication and leadership skills to navigate stakeholder relationships and guide internal teams through high-stakes projects.
The hybrid arrangement lets you split time between the Boston office and remote work, with flexible scheduling, comprehensive health benefits, generous PTO, and clear career advancement opportunities. Salary ranges from $140,000 to $170,000 based on experience and qualifications.
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