
Project Manager (Transportation Rehabilitation)
Houston, TXFull-time$74–100K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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Houston Public Works seeks a Project Manager for its Transportation Rehabilitation Team to lead construction project delivery and oversee staff, consultants, and project activities. The role manages design and construction contracts, reviews plans, coordinates with contractors and City personnel, and applies transportation and drainage policies and codes. A bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience are required, with directly related experience substitutable for education.
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Applications Accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED Division: Transportation & Drainage Operations/Transportation RehabiliationLocation: 611 Walker, Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday/8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. *Subject to change
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Houston Public Works is seeking a Project Manager to join its Transportation Rehabilitation Team. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of construction projects and provide management, guidance, and oversight of construction staff, consultants, and project activities. Must work well in a fast-paced team environment, be able to effectively handle multiple priorities, and demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, customer service, and initiative. Key Responsibilities
- Manages multiple design and/or construction contracts of various sizes.
- Prepares and maintains contract documents including, but not limited to, RCA’s, change orders, etc.
- Reviews and approves design plans.
- Serves as liaison between City personnel and contractors, consultants.
- Oversight of consultant work in the preparation of analyses and plans for transportation and drainage infrastructures, requiring the use of technical, social, economic and physical data.
- Management of consultant contract documents and invoices.
- Interpretation and integration of transportation and drainage policy and codes in the review of proposed infrastructure projects and environmental impact reports.
- Driving to and from active projects, design, construction sites, and site meetings
WORKING CONDITIONS This position is physically comfortable; the individual has some discretion about walking, standing, etc. There are occasional minor discomforts from exposure to less-than-optimal temperature and air conditions. The position requires stooping, bending and/or lifting of items of up to 30 pounds with occasional periods of walking on rough surfaces. This is a Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at the Tier III Level. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Requires a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Project Management or a closely related field based on the responsibilities of the position. Considerable knowledge of design or construction is required.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Four (4) years of experience in construction, construction inspection, design, landscape design, geotechnical, environmental or a closely related field are required.
Substitution: Directly related professional architectural, construction or landscape design experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS None Preference will be given to candidates with experience in construction and project management. Applicants who have earned the designation Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). Strong communication skills, decision oriented, problem solving attitude and computer skills will be preferred. **Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6. SELECTION/SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED: None However, the Department may administer a skill assessment evaluation.
SAFETY IMPACT POSITION: Yes If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.
SALARY INFORMATION Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.
Pay Grade 25
APPLICATION PROCEDURES Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during posting opening and closing dates shown. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov.
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Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, with specific instructions, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check, obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances where required.
EOE Equal Opportunity Employer The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
How this job compares
Set against the 22,658 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$74–100K/yr
- Texas median$110–178K/yr780 salary ranges
- US median$108–176K/yr14,131 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $87K, is 40% below the Texas median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,876 open Project Manager jobs in Texas and 22,658 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 19,541 postings).
- Education
- 12,358 of the 22,658 open Project Manager jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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