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Senior Project Management roles at GHD sit at the intersection of technical delivery and client advisory, covering infrastructure, environment, and energy projects across multiple sectors. GHD has an established record of sponsoring international professionals for these positions, with pathways available across several visa categories.
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Join a dynamic team of transportation professionals dedicated to delivering innovative, sustainable, and community-focused infrastructure solutions. As a Senior Project Manager, you will drive the success of complex highway, roadway, and active transportation projects, while playing a pivotal role in business development, client engagement, and strategic growth in the US West.
Who are we looking for?
GHD’s US West Region seeks a visionary and accomplished Senior Project Manager - Highways Roads to support and grow our Highways, Roads, Bridges practice throughout California, Arizona, and the US West. We are seeking a dynamic leader with a proven track record in project delivery, business development, and client relationship management.
Location
Position based in any of our California offices (Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Concord, Santa Rosa, Roseville, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Redding, or Eureka) or Phoenix, Arizona, with opportunities for hybrid and flexible work arrangements.
Our Hybrid Work Model: Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect, and excel in our vibrant environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Project Leadership & Delivery: Direct the planning, design, and execution of transportation projects, including highways, interchanges, local roads, roundabouts, trails, and bridges, ensuring delivery excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.
- Business Development & Market Growth: Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities with public and private sector clients. Lead the development of winning proposals, presentations, and interviews. Build and maintain a robust pipeline of work through strategic networking and market intelligence.
- Client Relationship Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to key clients, agencies, and stakeholders. Develop long-term partnerships and ensure exceptional client service throughout the project lifecycle.
- Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary project teams. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Support staff development through coaching, training, and succession planning.
- Financial and Risk Management: Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resource allocation. Drive project profitability and manage financial performance, including forecasting, earned value tracking, and variance analysis. Proactively identify and mitigate project risks.
- Technical Excellence & Quality Assurance: Provide senior technical oversight and ensure quality compliance with Caltrans, AASHTO, and local agency standards. Champion quality assurance and control throughout all project phases.
- Innovation & Best Practices: Lead the adoption of emerging technologies, digital delivery tools, and industry best practices to enhance project outcomes and client value.
- Change & Risk Management: Implement structured change management and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to regional business planning, market analysis, and the development of long-term growth strategies for the transportation group.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field, master's degree preferred.
Experience
- 12+ years of experience in transportation project management, with a strong background in planning, design, and delivery of highway, roadway, and active transportation projects.
- Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California Required
- Demonstrated success in business development, client management, and securing major project wins.
- Extensive experience managing projects for Caltrans, local agencies, and federally funded programs.
- Advanced proficiency with project management software and tools (e.g., MS Project, Earned-Value Management).
- Deep knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO standards, and expertise in PS&E package development.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Experience with alternative delivery methods (e.g., Design-Build, CMGC) is highly desirable.
- Construction phase and program management experience is desirable.
- Experience managing multi-office or multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
- Experience working in a consulting environment and managing multiple concurrent projects is preferred.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
Salary Range: $131,505-$219,175 based on experience.
Shape the Future of Transportation with Us
Join a dynamic team of transportation professionals dedicated to delivering innovative, sustainable, and community-focused infrastructure solutions. As a Senior Project Manager, you will drive the success of complex highway, roadway, and active transportation projects, while playing a pivotal role in business development, client engagement, and strategic growth in the US West.
Who are we looking for?
GHD’s US West Region seeks a visionary and accomplished Senior Project Manager - Highways Roads to support and grow our Highways, Roads, Bridges practice throughout California, Arizona, and the US West. We are seeking a dynamic leader with a proven track record in project delivery, business development, and client relationship management.
Location
Position based in any of our California offices (Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Concord, Santa Rosa, Roseville, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Redding, or Eureka) or Phoenix, Arizona, with opportunities for hybrid and flexible work arrangements.
Our Hybrid Work Model: Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect, and excel in our vibrant environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Project Leadership & Delivery: Direct the planning, design, and execution of transportation projects, including highways, interchanges, local roads, roundabouts, trails, and bridges, ensuring delivery excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.
- Business Development & Market Growth: Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities with public and private sector clients. Lead the development of winning proposals, presentations, and interviews. Build and maintain a robust pipeline of work through strategic networking and market intelligence.
- Client Relationship Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to key clients, agencies, and stakeholders. Develop long-term partnerships and ensure exceptional client service throughout the project lifecycle.
- Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire multidisciplinary project teams. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Support staff development through coaching, training, and succession planning.
- Financial and Risk Management: Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resource allocation. Drive project profitability and manage financial performance, including forecasting, earned value tracking, and variance analysis. Proactively identify and mitigate project risks.
- Technical Excellence & Quality Assurance: Provide senior technical oversight and ensure quality compliance with Caltrans, AASHTO, and local agency standards. Champion quality assurance and control throughout all project phases.
- Innovation & Best Practices: Lead the adoption of emerging technologies, digital delivery tools, and industry best practices to enhance project outcomes and client value.
- Change & Risk Management: Implement structured change management and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to regional business planning, market analysis, and the development of long-term growth strategies for the transportation group.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field, master's degree preferred.
Experience
- 12+ years of experience in transportation project management, with a strong background in planning, design, and delivery of highway, roadway, and active transportation projects.
- Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California Required
- Demonstrated success in business development, client management, and securing major project wins.
- Extensive experience managing projects for Caltrans, local agencies, and federally funded programs.
- Advanced proficiency with project management software and tools (e.g., MS Project, Earned-Value Management).
- Deep knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO standards, and expertise in PS&E package development.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Experience with alternative delivery methods (e.g., Design-Build, CMGC) is highly desirable.
- Construction phase and program management experience is desirable.
- Experience managing multi-office or multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
- Experience working in a consulting environment and managing multiple concurrent projects is preferred.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
Salary Range: $131,505-$219,175 based on experience.
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Align your credentials to GHD's project sectors
GHD hires senior project managers across infrastructure, water, energy, and environmental consulting. Framing your resume around sector-specific delivery experience, not generic PM methodology, signals you can step into billable client work immediately.
Target GHD's active infrastructure and environment pipelines
GHD concentrates senior PM hiring around large multi-year programs. Searching open roles filtered by practice area helps you identify where active delivery pipelines exist, which translates directly to stronger employer motivation to sponsor.
Prepare your PMP or equivalent certification early
GHD's senior PM roles consistently list professional project management certification as a requirement. Having PMP, PMI-ACP, or an equivalent credential documented before you apply removes a common obstacle during offer negotiations with talent acquisition teams.
Understand GHD's PERM timeline for EB-2 and EB-3 paths
GHD sponsors Green Cards through both EB-2 and EB-3 categories. PERM labor certification typically adds 12 to 18 months to the process, so raising permanent residency sponsorship early in offer discussions gives you and GHD realistic planning timelines.
Use Migrate Mate to surface GHD Senior Project Management openings
GHD posts senior PM roles across multiple regions and practice areas at different times. Migrate Mate lets you filter specifically for GHD roles with visa sponsorship so you can apply to the right openings without sorting through listings that exclude international candidates.
Clarify TN eligibility before your offer stage
Canadian and Mexican nationals with engineering or management science degrees may qualify for TN status, which GHD sponsors. Confirming your degree classification aligns with DOL's TN professional categories before your offer letter is drafted prevents delays during onboarding.
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Does GHD sponsor H-1B visas for Senior Project Managements?
GHD does not appear in recent H-1B sponsorship records for Senior Project Management roles. The visa types GHD actively sponsors for this function include F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, TN, J-1, and permanent residency pathways through EB-2 and EB-3. If H-1B sponsorship is a requirement for your situation, confirming this directly with GHD's talent acquisition team during the offer stage is the most reliable approach.
Which visa types does GHD commonly sponsor for Senior Project Management roles?
GHD sponsors F-1 OPT and F-1 CPT for recent graduates entering senior PM roles, TN status for qualifying Canadian and Mexican nationals, J-1 for exchange-based arrangements, and Green Card pathways through EB-2 and EB-3 for longer-term hires. The right category depends on your nationality, degree field, and where you are in your career. GHD's HR team determines which path fits each candidate's profile during the offer process.
What qualifications and experience does GHD expect for Senior Project Management positions?
GHD's senior PM roles typically require a bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, project management, or a related technical discipline, along with substantial delivery experience on complex infrastructure or consulting projects. Professional certification such as PMP is frequently listed as a requirement. Prior experience managing client relationships in a consulting environment, where you own project financials and deliverables simultaneously, is a practical differentiator GHD's hiring teams look for.
How do I apply for Senior Project Management jobs at GHD?
Applications go through GHD's careers portal, where roles are listed by practice area and geography. Because GHD hires senior PMs across infrastructure, water, energy, and environment, filtering by sector aligns your application with active delivery pipelines rather than evergreen postings. Migrate Mate aggregates GHD's open Senior Project Management roles with visa sponsorship indicated, so you can identify the right openings before going directly to GHD's portal to submit your application.
How long does GHD's visa sponsorship process take for Senior Project Management hires?
Timeline depends heavily on visa category. F-1 OPT authorization is typically in place before you start. TN status for Canadian nationals can be obtained at the border on your start date, while Mexican nationals go through consular processing. EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship involves PERM labor certification through DOL, which typically takes 12 to 18 months before USCIS petition filing, so initiating that conversation with your hiring manager well before your first day is advisable.
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