Principal Engineer – Project Manager, Transportation

Stanley Consultants

Principal Engineer managing transportation projects at Stanley Consultants in Austin, TX. Leading design staff and ensuring quality control on highway design initiatives.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, direct, and mentor project team design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination.
Assist in staffing requirements and make recommendations for hiring staff.
Assist in the development of marketing strategies for transportation project opportunities.
Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual.
Participate in project scoping, fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
Review department project(s) after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and developing schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
Attend on-site and off-site client meetings.
Evaluate client needs and identify requirements.
Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
Evaluate need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations.
Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for code compliance review and obtain permits when required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.
A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; 5 years of experience as a Project Manager on large or complex highway projects.
Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
Project Management experience with the Texas Department of Transportation and/or local government agencies developing, delivering, and managing highway design projects.
Experience with TxDOT design methods, plan preparation, standards and specifications or similar State DOT experience.
Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing medium to large multi-disciplined projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects.
Working knowledge of roadway design software’s used to prepare engineering and design documents.
Knowledge of virtual collaboration tools such as ProjectWise.
Experienced in and fully capable of using the Microsoft software suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Experienced in preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ’s and technical proposals.
Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills.
Business acumen including negotiation skills.
Established relationships with key clients.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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Hard Skills & Tools

transportation designhorizontal geometryvertical geometryearthwork modeling3D roadway modelingquantities calculationsconstruction specificationsutility coordinationproject managementdesign changes

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationclient liaisonnegotiationbusiness acumenproblem-solvingcollaborationevaluationstaffing recommendations

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringTexas Professional Engineer (PE) license