Join Mott MacDonald as a Transportation Infrastructure Program Manager in Seattle, WA. This is a hybrid leadership role requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office, offering a salary of $185,000 - $226,000 plus performance-based bonuses and comprehensive benefits.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (Advanced degree preferred)
15+ years of experience delivering major transportation, rail, transit, or heavy civil infrastructure programs
8+ years in Project Manager, Program Manager, or Construction Manager leadership roles
Professional certifications such as PE, PMP, or CCM preferred
Significant rail and transit experience, with elevated guideway experience strongly preferred
Skills & Responsibilities
Strategic Program Leadership: Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for complex transportation infrastructure programs, aligning multidisciplinary teams.
Design and Risk Management: Oversee final design review, design coordination, constructability reviews, and program-level risk management.
Stakeholder and Agency Coordination: Build and maintain relationships with public agencies, regulatory bodies, utilities, and tribal representatives while managing third-party agreements.
Performance and Project Controls: Manage program budgets, schedules, governance, and performance reporting to drive issue resolution and project delivery.
Potential transition routes: People from senior engineering or construction management roles may bring strong project controls and stakeholder skills, alongside meeting the required infrastructure delivery background.
Job description
At Mott MacDonald, we are driven by purpose and powered by brilliant people. As a trusted engineering, management, and development consultancy, we work with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes that make a meaningful difference for the communities we serve.
When you join us as an experienced professional, you will bring your expertise to work that matters while continuing to grow your career. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across disciplines and geographies, contribute your perspective, and help shape better outcomes through technical excellence, innovation, and integrity.
Build on your experience while helping shape what comes next. At Mott MacDonald, you'll work alongside talented people on complex and rewarding projects that make a real difference. We value fresh perspectives, encourage collaboration, and provide opportunities to expand your skills, take on new challenges, and grow your career. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, broadening your leadership experience, or exploring new opportunities across our business, you'll be supported by a team that is committed to helping you succeed.
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the delivery of a major transportation infrastructure program in the Seattle region. The ideal candidate is a strategic and collaborative leader with extensive experience delivering complex rail, transit, and heavy civil infrastructure projects. This individual will bring strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to align multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.
Role Responsibilities
Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for a complex transportation infrastructure program.
Oversee design-phase activities, including final design review, design coordination, constructability reviews, and risk management.
Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate across engineering, construction, environmental, commercial, and project controls functions.
Manage program risks, budgets, schedules, governance, and performance reporting.
Oversee utility coordination, permitting activities, and third-party agreements.
Build and maintain relationships with public agencies, regulatory bodies, utilities, community stakeholders, and tribal representatives.
Drive issue resolution, stakeholder alignment, and informed decision-making throughout project delivery.
Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence.
Candidate Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Proven ability to work effectively with public agencies, community groups, utilities, regulatory organizations, and tribal nations.
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Strategic, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to balance technical, commercial, regulatory, political, and community considerations.
Bring your expertise, curiosity, and drive to make a difference. If you are ready to join a collaborative consultancy where your perspective is valued, your growth is supported, and you are empowered to lead with integrity, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits & Rewards
The expected salary for this position is $185,000 - $226,000.
Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.
In addition to base salary, Mott MacDonald offers performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, giving employees a direct connection to our success.
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support the health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional growth of our employees. Eligible employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA and HSA accounts, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching. We also provide paid time off, paid holidays, caregiver leave, employee referral bonuses, professional registration and membership reimbursements, and tuition assistance to support continued learning and career development.
Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet clients, team, and personal commitments.
Equal opportunity is the law.
We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
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