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Toll Program Manager

HNTB

Oakland, CAFull-time$260–415K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$260–415K/yr
Location
Oakland, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Toll Program Manager is responsible for effective and profitable management and delivery of end-to-end PMC services on a program valued below $1 billion. The role supports toll-program evolution and operational improvements across operations, technology, contracts, data, and policy. It leads strategic initiatives to improve efficiency, accountability, reliability, customer experience, and sustainability, while coordinating client services, managing risk, and overseeing staff and subcontractors.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Strategic PlanningAlternative DeliveryInnovative FinancingProcurement ManagementContract ManagementRisk ManagementProject ControlsQuality ManagementConstruction ManagementProject CloseoutOperations and Maintenance

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Related15 Years Relevant Experience10 Years Tolling, Technology or Related Experience5 Years Managing or Leading TeamsMS in Technology Management, IT, Business or Related

Full job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for the effective and profitable management and delivery of end-to-end PMC services on a program with a program value of <$1B.

This Program Manager supports the ongoing evolution and operational improvements in toll programs. The position works across operations, technology, contracts, data, and policy to identify opportunities to improve how the program operates, measures performance, manages resources, and delivers outcomes. Beyond day-to-day operations, the role takes a program-wide view of operational performance to translate emerging needs, performance information, and new capabilities into practical improvements. The position leads and coordinates strategic initiatives that improve efficiency, accountability, reliability, customer experience, and long-term operational sustainability.

What You’ll Do:

  • Acts as the client’s agent in delivering PMC services in the areas of strategic planning, alternative delivery, innovative financing, procurement/contract management, risk management, project controls, quality management, construction management, project closeout and acceptance, and operations/maintenance.

  • Routinely resolves difficult issues of significant financial impact, assessing and managing risk on behalf of the client.

  • Identifies and effectively pursues opportunities to advance HNTB’s presence and revenue opportunity, both with current client(s) and more broadly within the PMC market.

  • Actively works to build a reputation in the industry and within Program Management, maintaining positive relationships with clients and representing HNTB with local, state and national industry organizations.

  • Interacts with senior government or public officials and/or clients on significant program matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

  • Responsible for defining staffing needs for the delivery of services, providing direction and oversight to Project Managers, other staff, client staff and subcontractors.

  • Has an awareness and understanding of the political environment and sensitivities in which a program is being delivered.

  • Able to lead HNTB team in understanding client perspectives and vision of success while keeping staff connected to firm culture and organization.

  • Develops a deep understanding of full range of HNTB services and firm-wide resources.

  • Participates in the development of client service action plans and client project reviews.

  • Carries out other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline

  • 15 years relevant experience

What We Prefer:

  • 10 years of experience in tolling, technology, or a related field

  • 5 years managing or leading a team in successful delivery and operations of toll projects

  • MS in Technology Management, IT, Business or related field

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Bellevue, WA (Seattle), Denver, CO, Kansas City, MO, Oakland, CA

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The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $259,607.99 - $414,698.47. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Washington is $249,223.67 - $398,110.53. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Colorado is $228,455.03 - $364,934.66. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The anticipated last day to apply is 12/27/2026. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Program Management Group

ReqID: R-32152

How this job compares

Set against the 11,207 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$260–415K/yr
  • California median$146–220K/yr1,146 salary ranges
  • US median$120–203K/yr8,817 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $337K, is 81% above the California median midpoint ($186K) — in the top quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,441 open Program Manager jobs in California and 11,207 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,534 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,036 of the 11,207 open Program Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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