Engineering Project Manager

Date Opened: Thursday, July 16, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date: Friday, August 07, 2026 12:00 AM

Department: Transportation Department

Engineering

Salary: $85,288.00 - $122,601.49 Commensurate with Experience

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• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

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SUMMARY

This position is responsible for managing the CDOT regulatory review for land development projects. Core responsibilities include but are not limited to: independent technical review of rezoning petitions, traffic impact studies, subdivisions and commercial driveway permits for regulatory compliance and policy implementation; proactive coordination of input from other CDOT Divisions; representing Land Development’s interest on interdepartmental teams for project planning and design, public/private funding participation, and project scheduling; project status reporting; and responding to customer inquiries about land development projects. This work may require GIS support, transportation engineering field investigations, 2-D concept designs, project research, and database administration.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage all assigned land development projects representing CDOT’s best interests, including:

• Attending and providing CDOT input at meetings with City staff and developers during all phases of the land development process.
• Performing independent electronic reviews of land development projects during rezoning and permitting for compliance with regulatory standards, incorporation of policy goals, and general best practices for the public transportation system.
• Provide reviews and project management oversight on special land development projects, making sure the project stays on schedule.
• Scoping, analyzing, and evaluating all aspects of Traffic Impact Studies to support recommendations for transportation mitigation improvements for larger and complicated land development projects.
• Providing timely response to citizens, developers, consultants, and City staff. Proactively coordinating, compiling, and evaluating all other CDOT division projects and comments (e.g. right of way management, implementation, planning, safety, and operations).
• Preparing and coordinating developer’s agreements. Participate as an effective representative of the Land Development Section in interdepartmental teams that:
• Identify and improve land development processes, procedures, and permitting.
• Plan and design other transportation-related infrastructure construction plans and specifications.
• Develop plans and projects advancing the Transportation Action Plan (TAP), and the Centers and Corridors Plan, Urban Street Design Guidelines, and other CDOT initiatives.
• Innovate new design concepts and standards that better address the needs of vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles, and transit users.
• Provide engineering support to respond to citizen and neighborhood traffic issues.
• Provide mentoring to junior engineers and support staff positions within the Section.
• Act as a public advocate while enforcing good traffic/transportation engineering standards for access, safety, design, construction, and improved traffic operations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred. 
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of five (5) years of experience with transportation engineering, geometric design, and traffic analysis.
• Proficiency in project status reporting, generating technical memos, and responding to customer inquiries about land development projects is critical to the success of the project manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an ABET-accredited four-year college or university with major coursework or a degree in civil engineering at the bachelor's or graduate level with an emphasis on t