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Project Management Engineer (Civil Engineer (Transportation))

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Aug 2026
💰 $92,010/yr($73,859/yr$92,010/yr)

About the role

Posting number: CS-2026-55814-1112T

Department: Department of Transportation

Division: TR Dstr Off 500

Job classification: Civil Engineer (Transportation)

Posting type: SCSC E&T Vacancy

Categories: Engineering, Transportation, Project Management

Summary

Would you like to be a key contributor to delivering transportation projects that make travel safer and smoother for communities across Pennsylvania?  Become a Project Management Engineer with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and help advance projects that improve mobility and safety statewide. This position provides the opportunity to coordinate design work, support teams, and manage project information throughout every phase.  Your work will support strong planning, clear communication, and timely project delivery.  Apply today to join an agency dedicated to building reliable transportation systems that serve the Commonwealth every day!

Examples of duties

This position focuses on overseeing the development of design projects from early planning through construction to ensure compliance, accuracy, and timely progress.  Within this role, you will support collaboration with engineering teams, consultants, stakeholders, and partners across multiple phases of project work.  As a Project Management Engineer, you will perform the following duties:


  • Project Review: Review assigned projects and prepare complete plan, specification, and estimate submission packages
  • Schedule Monitoring: Track project timelines and ensure tasks are completed in order and on time
  • Consultant Coordination: Monitor consultant agreements and support timely supplements and work orders
  • Data Management: Maintain accurate submission and status information in PennDOT Project Collaboration Center (PPCC) to support timely routing and tracking
  • Meeting Participation: Attend project meetings and provide clear updates including current and past due submissions
  • Stakeholder Support: Work with partners, agencies, and consultants to support project schedule development


Interested in learning more?  Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.


Work Schedule and Additional Information:

  • Full-time employment
  • Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
  • Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 5 days per pay period, upon successful completion of the probationary period.  In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.  If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Allentown. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
  • Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. 
  • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.  Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

  • Successful completion of the Civil Engineer Trainee training program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
  • Four years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and an engineer-in-training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, and an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or a closely related engineering discipline; or
  • Five years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists

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