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Traffic Safety Project Manager I

HNTB

North Charleston, SCFull-timeSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
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Location
North Charleston, SC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Visa required • Visa sponsorship

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

HNTB seeks a Traffic Safety Project Manager I to lead and deliver safety analyses and related projects for Carolinas clients. The role includes NCDOT safety assignments, corridor studies, predictive safety analyses, and crash-analysis requests. The manager oversees project scope, schedule, budget, client relationships, and team development, while performing technical work and supporting business development. Visa sponsorship is available.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Scope DevelopmentFee QuotationTechnical ProposalsContract NegotiationClient LiaisonProject ManagementTechnical AnalysisReport WritingDesignSpecification DevelopmentTeam LeadershipMentoringStaffing CoordinationBusiness DevelopmentProposal DevelopmentPresentation SkillsTechnical GuidanceTraffic Safety AnalysisNCDOT Traffic Safety SoftwareTraffic Ordinances

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering8 Years Relevant Experience2 Years Task Management or Deputy PM Experience10 Years Relevant ExperienceProfessional Engineer CertificationMaster's Degree in EngineeringProject Management Professional

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 is an opportunity to join HNTB’s strong Traffic Engineering practice to lead and deliver safety analyses and other types of projects for our Carolinas clients. You will be responsible for delivering NCDOT Safety assignments including fatal and HSIP crash analyses and investigations, safety evaluations, and other safety assignments. Other projects include corridor studies focused on safety and mobility, predictive safety analyses for new projects, and on-call crash analysis requests. The role will include leveraging technical expertise and relationships to deliver projects within budget and to the client’s satisfaction. This opportunity also includes leading, mentoring, training, and reviewing work of members of our current team of professionals.

What You'll Do:

  • Responsible for development of the project scope and fee quotation and assists in the preparation of technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA).

  • Serves as the primary client liaison and manages the project team to deliver the scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. Assists with client project scoping and contract negotiations.

  • Performs technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects.

  • Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project. Leads the development and the execution of the project management plan. Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.

  • Performs coordination with managers on project staffing, including, but not limited to; recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; development of plan for project staff reporting; and support for performance and compensation reviews.

  • Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini-mega projects in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA). Works with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials. Leads proposal development and interview presentations for strategic and mini-mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.

  • May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience

  • 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience

What You'll Bring:

  • Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.

  • Winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on smaller projects. Identifying and escalating risk and change management issues, with oversight from more experienced staff.

  • Leading a team for a smaller project or task order with no or few subconsultants.

  • Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders.

  • Leveraging the Office Management Team to assist in implementing HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.

  • Interfacing with your client-level peer on a smaller project or task order.

  • Providing technical guidance to team and task leads as well as performing portions of the technical work. ****

What We Prefer:

  • 10 years relevant experience

  • Experience successfully delivering similar projects for NCDOT

  • Experience with NCDOT Traffic Safety Software (TEAAS)

  • Experience with traffic ordinances (speed limit, no parking, etc)

  • Professional Engineer (PE) certification

  • Master’s degree in Engineering

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

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

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Locations:

Charlotte, NC, Columbia, SC, North Charleston, SC, Raleigh, NC

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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: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-31976

How this job compares

Set against the 23,095 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • South Carolina median$112–187K/yr179 salary ranges
  • US median$45–60/hr923 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 334 open Project Manager jobs in South Carolina and 23,095 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,816 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 12,361 of the 23,095 open Project Manager jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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