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Project Manager - Roadway Engineering Design

Woolpert, Inc.

Columbus, OH · HybridJob$101–152K/yrPosted 7mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$101–152K/yr
Location
Columbus, OHHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Ohio PE License Or Within One Year, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Woolpert is hiring a Project Manager for roadway design in its Transportation Team, based in the Dayton or Columbus office. The role leads project execution for local government transportation projects while serving as a technical lead on part of the work. The manager also supports proposals, client relationships, project teams, and pursuit of future work. Ohio PE licensure is required or must be obtainable within one year.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Transportation Design, requiredRoadway Design, nice to haveMicroStation, nice to haveOpenRoads Designer, requiredAutoCAD, nice to haveCivil 3D, requiredODOT Project Development Process, nice to haveConstruction Documentation and Administration, nice to haveState and Local Design Processes, nice to haveLeadership, requiredOrganization, requiredCommunication, requiredIndependent Work, requiredCollaboration, requiredConstructive Feedback, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, requiredOhio PE License or Within One Year, required5+ Years Transportation Design Experience, requiredMust Travel 5-10%, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Project Manager (Roadway Design) to join our dynamic Transportation Team at our Dayton or Columbus office. This position reports to the Transportation Practice Leader and is responsible for assisting current project managers in the execution of their current projects, developing relationships with our current clients, positioning themselves to manage future projects. Projects managed will likely be for our local government clients (LPA projects) where the Project Manager will lead the overall execution of the project while also serving as a technical lead on a portion of the project.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead project teams through the development of preliminary engineering, detailed design, and quantification of transportation projects.

  • Lead design or help design complex roadway and transportation projects that require creative solutions. Projects include roadway, bikeways, pedestrian facilities, roundabouts, trails, multi-modal transportation or transportation planning.

  • Perform engineering design tasks such as highway and street design, roadway alignments, roundabout design, roadway grading and modeling, curb ramp design, signing and pavement plan, maintenance of traffic, storm drainage.

  • Perform designs using software including MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, and/or Civil 3D.

  • Respond to requests for proposals by leading the development of the proposal submission as well as preparing scope, schedule and budget of projects.

  • Ensure deliverables and quality standards are met in accordance with the agreed scope, schedule, and budget.

  • Manage and support internal and client cross-functional teams.

  • Leverage existing relationships and new client and consultant relationships in the pursuit of new work.

  • Actively participate in professional societies, organizations, and conferences by serving on boards, presenting at luncheons or conferences.

What You Will Bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.

  • Active PE License in Ohio or ability to obtain an Ohio PE license within one year of hire.

  • 5-15 years of experience in transportation design (strong preference for roadway experience).

  • Must be able to travel 5-10% to client sites.

  • Knowledge of ODOT Project Development Process, construction documentation & administration and knowledge in state, local municipalities design process is a plus.

  • Bentley Open Road Designer or Civil3D experience.

  • Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

  • Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment; offer constructive feedback and direction to support goals.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

  • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).

  • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.

  • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.

  • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.

  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.

  • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

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Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range $101,200—$151,800 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

How this job compares

Set against the 22,594 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$101–152K/yr
  • Ohio median$103–180K/yr432 salary ranges
  • US median$107–172K/yr14,393 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 10% below the Ohio median midpoint ($141K) — in the middle half of Project Manager salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 943 open Project Manager jobs in Ohio and 22,594 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,482 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 11,615 of the 22,594 open Project Manager jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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