Transportation Team Lead - Central Texas

Job Description

Transportation Team Lead / Project Manager – Central Texas

📍 Location : Austin, TX (Central Texas Region)

🏗️ Discipline : Transportation / Roadway Design

💼 Type : Full-time | Permanent

🏢 Company : ENR Top 50 Civil Engineering Firm

About the Company

Join an established and nationally recognized Top 50 engineering consultancy with a proud history of delivering award-winning infrastructure projects across Texas and beyond. With a strong backlog of TxDOT roadway work , this firm continues to expand its presence across Central Texas. Known for its collaborative culture, technical excellence, and client-first mindset, the company offers the opportunity to lead, grow, and make a lasting impact on the communities it serves.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic Transportation Team Leader / Project Manager to take the reins of our Central Texas Transportation Group , providing leadership across planning and design for TxDOT roadway construction projects .

This position is ideal for a current Project Manager ready to step into a broader leadership role or an existing Team Lead looking to join a firm with deep resources, stability, and a pipeline of challenging, high-profile projects.

You’ll be backed by a highly respected management team and inherit an experienced group of engineers and designers focused on roadway, highway, and transportation infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Central Texas Transportation Group, managing multiple roadway design and TxDOT construction projects.
• Serve as Project Manager , ensuring projects are completed successfully within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance, QA / QC oversight , and project management direction to project managers and production staff.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships , leading pursuits and positioning the firm for continued growth.
• Develop and execute group business and marketing plans in collaboration with the Practice Leader and Business Group Director.
• Oversee project accounting, workload projections, and staffing plans.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop technical staff while maintaining high morale and design quality.
• Stay current with TxDOT standards, roadway engineering principles, and evolving technologies .
• Represent the firm through active participation in local, state, and national professional organizations .

Required Qualifications

Why Join

✅ ENR Top 50 firm with a long-standing reputation for quality and innovation

✅ Strong backlog of TxDOT roadway and highway projects

✅ Opportunity to lead an established team and shape future growth in Central Texas

✅ Collaborative culture focused on mentorship, integrity, and excellence

✅ Competitive compensation, leadership growth track, and full benefits package

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re an experienced roadway engineer or PM ready to lead a talented transportation team in a stable, growth-oriented environment — we’d love to hear from you.