Infrastructure Project Manager Jobs in California
Infrastructure Project Manager jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in transportation, water systems, energy infrastructure, and public works across a state that consistently invests in large-scale capital programs at every seniority level from entry-level coordinator to senior program director. The largest hiring markets are Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area, where major employers such as AECOM, WSP, and the California Department of Transportation maintain substantial project teams. Water authority upgrades, high-speed rail, and transit modernization are driving the most consistent demand for experienced infrastructure project managers. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Summary
The Senior Infrastructure Project Manager role works to plan, execute, and oversee projects to be completed on time, within budget, while meeting quality standards and health and safety requirements. The role works closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, set objectives, allocate resources, and develop detailed project plans. The role monitors progress, manages risks and change, resolves challenges, and communicates with stakeholders to provide regular updates. The role typically manages mid-sized to large projects and is expected to independently deliver results with minimal supervision, while progressively increasing revenue responsibility.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include the following for delivering day-to-day operations for mid-sized to large-scale projects:
- Project team leadership expectations:
- Set direction: Support defining objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets and success factors. Assist team by providing clarity on what the objectives are for an assignment, how decisions will be made, development of schedules and budgets, and what critical success factors the client is trying to achieve.
- Communicate: Help establish effective communication methods for team standups, technical/design decisions, and client interactions.
- Support Team Motivation: Assist in empowering team members, resolving conflicts, providing feedback and celebrating success.
- Establish Trust: Demonstrate integrity, competence, consistency, loyalty, and transparency.
- Create a safe environment: Support and assist in providing an atmosphere where ideas and creativity thrive.
- Embrace thought and experience diversity: Support an environment where diverse backgrounds, geographies, and different perspectives are all heard, respected and considered.
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Develop team members: Support team development by contributing to continuous learning, skills development and mentoring.
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Execution of BC’s project delivery requirements:
- Scope: Collaborate and prepare detailed scopes of work to set clear expectations and prevent project overruns. Develop clear assumptions and limitations and set realistic expectations and a solid pathway to delivering quality work successfully.
- Schedule: Collaborate on the development and maintenance of project schedules to provide for timely resource allocation and delivery. Recommend and assist implementation of schedule delay mitigation measures as needed.
- Budget: Develop and collaborate on work breakdown structures and project budgets aligned with scope and schedule to set a project up for financial success. Manage budget on project to meet financial plan.
- Quality Management: Create, implement and monitor quality management plans and processes to enhance client trust, minimize deficiencies, incorporate our standards and quality review processes and collaborate with team members to contribute to quality.
- Change Management: Identify and manage internal and external changes to mitigate risks. Identify and recommend change management, in collaboration with project team, prepare the scope and budget for the change, and gain client endorsement and approval for the change to minimize financial and execution risk to BC.
- Risk Management: Ability to identify risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and perform ongoing risk monitoring and mitigation throughout the project lifecycle. Identify and escalate risks, collaborate with teams to prepare mitigation strategies for each risk, monetization of each risk, and update the risk profile on the project throughout the lifecycle of a project.
- Health & Safety: Lead by example and follow BC policy and client requirements for health and safety. Lead development and implementation of health and safety plans per the project specific requirements.
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Manage external resources: Including third parties/vendors to deliver successfully on their contracted scope, quality and budget.
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Delivery of Project and Business Performance Metrics: Lead achievement of project goals related to scope, schedule, budget and quality. Monitor profitability through routine earned value analysis and compliance, business revenue forecasting and timely invoicing/collections.
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Client Service and Sales/Marketing Support and Engagement: Ability to build successful relationships with Clients, while collaborating with client service managers and project teams to assess client satisfaction. Monitor and share clients’ critical success factors for project success and client satisfaction.
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Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
Mentorship
May provide mentorship, guidance, support and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow in their roles.
Skills and Competencies
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management tools and techniques.
- Proven ability in project planning and management, including budget, risk, contract, change and quality management and safety leadership.
- Advanced understanding of quality and change management tools, techniques and processes.
- Comprehensive understanding of contract management and client service.
- Strong business acumen and ability to align project outcomes with business goals.
- Excellent client service skills and ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Proven team/staff management skills to build and maintain strong staff relationships.
- Proven ability to identify and cultivate opportunities with existing clients.
Experience
Typically, a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience managing mid-size to large projects with progressively increasing responsibility. Specifically:
- Competency in development and monitoring of moderate project schedules.
- Competency in development and monitoring of moderate project budgets.
- Competency in Risk Management.
- Experience leading cross functional teams.
- Proven experience in project planning, risk and change management, and contract management of mid-size projects.
- Previous experience applying specialized knowledge in project management to deliver the solutions for clients.
Education
A bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, business administration or equivalent relevant experience is required.
Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Location A: $117,000 - $159,000
Location B: $128,000 - $175,000
Location C: $140,000 - $191,000
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
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Infrastructure Project Manager Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Alvarez & Marsal4

- Meta4

- Oldcastle Infrastructure3

- Zoox3

- Quanta Infrastructure Solutions2

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software17
- Consulting & Professional Services10
- Manufacturing4
- Energy3
- Automotive2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in infrastructure project manager jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related technical field
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification recognized by California public agency procurement requirements
- Five or more years managing large-scale public infrastructure, transportation, or utility projects
- Familiarity with California Environmental Quality Act compliance and permitting processes
- Experience with Caltrans, local agency, or public works contract administration procedures
- Proficiency in scheduling software such as Primavera P6 and project controls documentation
Infrastructure Project Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a infrastructure project manager in California?
Most infrastructure project managers in California start with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a closely related field, then build field experience on public works or utility projects. The PMP credential is widely required by California public agencies and large engineering firms. Those working on the engineering and design side often hold a Professional Engineer license issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which requires passing the PE exam and meeting experience requirements.
How much do infrastructure project managers make in California?
Infrastructure project managers in California earn a median of about $120,910 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $69,180 for the lowest 10% to over $188,560 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire infrastructure project managers in California?
Employers hiring infrastructure project managers in California right now include Alvarez & Marsal, Meta, and Oldcastle Infrastructure, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's scale of public investment means hiring also runs heavily through the California Department of Transportation, regional transit agencies, and large municipal utilities alongside private engineering and construction firms.
Which California cities have the most infrastructure project manager jobs?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Foster City consistently have the most infrastructure project manager openings in California. Los Angeles anchors demand through its transit expansion programs, port infrastructure, and county public works department, while Sacramento draws heavily from state agency headquarters and capital program management, and the Bay Area's water, energy, and transit agencies sustain strong year-round hiring.
Are there remote infrastructure project manager jobs in California?
Yes, but they're rare. Infrastructure project management is largely a site-dependent and agency-coordination role, so fully remote positions are uncommon. About 16% of infrastructure project manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, and those tend to involve early-phase planning, grant writing, or program oversight rather than active construction or field coordination.
How can I get hired as a infrastructure project manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a project engineer or project coordinator role at a California-based engineering firm or public agency, where you support senior managers on active capital projects. Large firms such as AECOM and WSP run structured associate programs, and Caltrans hires engineering associates through the state civil service system for candidates with relevant degrees. Earning your EIT certification through the California Board for Professional Engineers early signals commitment to the field and opens doors to site-based roles that lead directly to project management.
Where can I find and apply to infrastructure project manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to infrastructure project manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across public agencies, engineering firms, utilities, and construction companies. Find a role that fits and apply directly from the listing.
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