AECOM

Highway & Bridge Project Manager

AECOM$90K — $110K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering; 4+ years in project management for transportation projects
  • Professional Engineer (PEng) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • 8+ years of experience preferred in municipal roadway or highway/bridge projects
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Experience managing projects through various phases of delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate delivery of highway and bridge projects for diverse clients
  • Lead planning, scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management
  • Coordinate with design teams, sub-consultants, and stakeholders for project delivery
  • Support procurement activities, including proposals and cost estimates
  • Monitor project performance, financials, and resources
  • Prepare and review various project documentation and client deliverables
  • Facilitate client meetings and project progress reviews

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Paid time off and leave of absences
  • Flexible work options and well-being resources
  • Employee assistance program and service recognition awards
  • Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM Burnaby is seeking a Highway & Bridge Project Manager to join our growing Transportation team.

This role will support the delivery of municipal, provincial, and federal roadways, highway and bridge projects across Alberta, working closely with multidisciplinary technical teams, clients, and contractors. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation in civil engineering or technical project delivery, combined with hands-on project management experience in transportation infrastructure.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Manage and coordinate the delivery of highway and bridge projects for municipal, provincial, federal, and other private-sector clients
  • Lead project planning, scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management activities
  • Coordinate internal design teams, sub-consultants, and external stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery
  • Support procurement activities, including preparation and review of proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates
  • Monitor project performance, financials, and resourcing to ensure alignment with project objectives and contractual requirements
  • Prepare and review project documentation, including reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and client deliverables
  • Facilitate and attend client meetings, progress reviews, and coordination sessions
  • Support quality management by ensuring compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and project controls
  • Assist with business development efforts and client relationship management as required
  • Perform additional duties intended to support professional growth within a transportation project delivery environment
  • Undertake proposal preparation efforts and support senior management in business development efforts


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 4 years of experience in project management, of bridge, highway projects municipal roadways and/ or general transportation projects
  • PEng or PMP


Preferred Qualifications
  • Ideally 8+ years demonstrated experience delivering municipal roadway or highway and/or bridge projects
  • Experience working on projects for local municipal, provincial, federal, and or private sector clients
  • Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in both in-person and virtual team environments
  • Experience managing projects through planning, design, and/or construction phases
  • Knowledge of local jurisdiction standards, specifications, and project delivery practices
  • Experience with consultants, contractors, and public-sector clients
  • Familiarity with construction contract administration and change management processes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and support winning proposal efforts


Additional Information

  • Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.


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AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
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