Drive the Future of Transportation as a Senior Project Manager — Shaping the Roadways and Rail Networks Communities Depend On
Are you a strategic project leader with a passion for delivering transportation improvements that make a measurable impact? Do you excel at managing complex projects, guiding diverse teams, and helping clients navigate challenges from concept to completion?
CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Highway & Rail Team in Atlanta, GA. In this role, you will lead complex transportation initiatives that improve roadway and rail networks, support community growth, and create lasting infrastructure solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to drive project success, mentor team members, and help expand CHA's transportation presence throughout the region.
What You'll Do:- Lead complex highway and rail projects, managing scope, schedule, financial performance, budget, risk, and client relationships across all project phases
- Serve as a seller-doer by building trusted client partnerships, identifying new transportation opportunities, and supporting marketing plans for target markets
- Guide multidisciplinary teams through the delivery of rehabilitation and major capital improvement projects that support safer, more reliable, and user-friendly transportation networks
- Lead and mentor other Project Managers, setting vision and strategy, and supporting professional growth across the team
- Oversee proposals, project plans, schedules, cost controls, change documentation, submittals, and closeout materials across multiple projects
- Play a key role in client contract interpretation and relationship management, ensuring all client needs are met
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Science, Planning, Engineering Management, or related field required
- Minimum of 11 years of transportation engineering experience required, including 8 years of project management experience
- Demonstrated experience in managing client relationships and interpreting client contract requirements
- Experience preparing proposals, project plans, extra work authorizations, and project closeout documents required
- Proven ability to manage project accounting processes (budgeting, forecasts, cash management)
- Ability to solve problems with urgency and independently drive initiatives from concept to completion while overseeing multiple projects
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required; knowledge of MS Project, Primavera P6, and/or Deltek Vision preferred
- Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt style for various audiences and work in a collaborative environment
- Ability to travel as needed required
- PMP certification, PE or equivalent professional license preferred
- Lead visible transportation projects that improve safety, mobility, and connectivity
- Help shape roadway and rail solutions that support stronger, better-connected communities
- Expand your leadership impact by mentoring teams and guiding complex project delivery
Curious about the impactful work our Highway & Rail team is delivering? Explore how CHA supports transportation infrastructure projects focused on safety, efficiency, and long-term performance: CHA Highway & Rail.
Salary Range:$160,000 - $180,000
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.
Culture/EEO Statement:At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.
We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Science, Planning, Engineering Management, or a related field
- At least 11 years of transportation engineering experience, including 8 years of project management experience
- Experience managing client relationships and interpreting client contract requirements
- Experience preparing proposals, project plans, extra work authorizations, and project closeout documents
- Experience managing project accounting processes, including budgeting, forecasts, and cash management
- Ability to solve problems urgently and independently drive initiatives from concept to completion while overseeing multiple projects
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal, and collaborative skills
- Ability to travel as needed
- Knowledge of MS Project, Primavera P6, and/or Deltek Vision
- PMP certification, PE license, or equivalent professional license
What We Do
Challenger School is an independent, nonprofit private-school network serving preschool through eighth-grade students across campuses in California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. Founded in 1963, it emphasizes foundational academics—reading, composition, mathematics, and history—while promoting independent thinking, traditional American history and values, and achievement-oriented learning. Its network serves more than 10,000 students annually through a broad traditional curriculum.
