Transportation Project Manager Jobs in Colorado
Transportation Project Manager jobs in Colorado are concentrated in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins, where firms like CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation), HDR Engineering, and AECOM maintain large project teams delivering highway, transit, and multimodal infrastructure work. The market supports professionals at every level, from early-career coordinators to senior program managers overseeing federally funded corridors. The most in-demand specialties include highway design and reconstruction, FTA-funded transit development, and environmental compliance for major corridor projects. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Project Manager Trade and Transportation
Job Description:
Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2025 sales of $30.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. The company maintains 228 locations worldwide with over 85 countries served.
A Fortune 148 company with 21,500 employees worldwide, Arrow brings technology solutions to a breadth of markets, including telecommunications, information systems, transportation, medical, industrial, and consumer electronics. Arrow provides specialized services and expertise across the entire product lifecycle. Arrow does this by connecting customers to the right technology at the right place, time, and price. Arrow provides extraordinary value to customers and suppliers - the best technology companies in the world - and connects them through the companys industry-leading services.
At Arrow, we pride ourselves in helping our customers simplify the complex. The global economy is constantly evolving and so are we. To lead that evolution, we seek to hire, maintain and promote highly skilled people who relish facing the challenges that tomorrow brings. One skill we currently seek is an exceptionally talented project manager for our Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Operations department. The ideal candidate will have experience managing global logistics and trade compliance operations projects with a focus on continuous process improvement.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leads project teams by influence, planning and driving projects that will improve the efficiency and quality of transportation and trade compliance processes.
- Manage projects from requirements definition through deployment, including developing, defining, prioritizing and executing project plans, schedules, tasks, issues, budgets and deliverables
- Review and analyze complex, integrated project data and information to provide status updates, insights, conclusions and actionable recommendations.
- Help identify project risks and clearly communicate them with internal and external project stakeholders.
- Work with project team to determine which deliverables are critical to the success of the project and prioritize accordingly
- Schedule and lead team meetings, draft agendas, and capture and distribute meeting minutes.
- Write reports and give presentations to advise management of project status, critical constraints, assumptions, risk tradeoffs and progress. Assist the project team in the completion of deliverables.
- 8 years of project management experience in global transportation and trade compliance or similar.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of tasks and deliverables that adhere to budgets and schedules
- Expertise utilizing business intelligence and data visualization software such as Power BI.
- Experience planning and managing requirements, budgets and vendors engagements to achieve project goals and deliverable measurable business value.
- Experience with enterprise software tools such as Oracle EBS and WMS preferred
- Expertise leveraging project management software, such as MS Project or Jira, to develop and maintain detailed project schedules that meet stated objectives associated with cost, schedule and specifications.
- Project management experience in global transportation and trade operations.
- Excellent written and verbal skills. Must clearly communicate with team members, clients, vendors, and senior management regarding technical details and projects status.
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and team building skills.
- Bachelor’s degree.
What’s In It For You:
At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That’s why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans and a solid benefits package.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k, With Matching Contributions
- Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
- Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Growth Opportunities
- Discounted RTD Passes, with convenient office location off RTD Light Rail (Dry Creek Exit)
- On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles
- 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers, Free for Use to All Employees!
- Bike Racks
- And more!
Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:
$121,300.00 - $150,150.00
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.
Location:
US-CO-Denver, Colorado (Panorama Arrow Building)
Time Type:
Full time
Job Category:
Business Support
EEO Statement:
Arrow is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. (Arrow EEO/AAP policy)
All Arrow job postings are for existing job vacancies.We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.
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What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in transportation project manager jobs across Colorado.
- PMP or CCM certification strongly preferred by Colorado transportation agencies and engineering firms
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field required
- Five or more years managing transportation infrastructure projects from design through closeout
- Familiarity with CDOT project delivery processes, specifications, and reporting requirements
- Experience coordinating NEPA environmental reviews or federal-aid project compliance in Colorado
- Proficiency with project scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
Transportation Project Manager Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a transportation project manager in Colorado?
The most direct path is a civil engineering or construction management degree followed by field experience on Colorado transportation projects. While Colorado does not issue a transportation project manager license, many employers and agencies require or strongly prefer the Project Management Professional credential through PMI or the Certified Construction Manager credential through CMAA. Working under a Colorado-registered Professional Engineer on CDOT or municipal projects is a common stepping stone into the project manager role.
How much do transportation project managers make in Colorado?
Transportation project managers in Colorado earn a median of about $132,610 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $80,160 for the lowest 10% to over $213,580 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire transportation project managers in Colorado?
Colorado transportation project manager roles are posted by Stantec, Dewberry, and Jacobs and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Colorado's active infrastructure investment pipeline, driven by CDOT expansion programs and RTD transit buildout along the Front Range, keeps a consistent base of consulting engineering and construction firms recruiting throughout the year.
Which Colorado cities have the most transportation project manager jobs?
Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs hold the most transportation project manager openings in Colorado. Denver dominates because it is home to CDOT headquarters, RTD operations, and the regional offices of major engineering consultants, while Colorado Springs and Fort Collins reflect steady municipal and state highway investment anchored by their own DOT district offices and regional engineering firms.
Are there remote transportation project manager jobs in Colorado?
Yes, but they are rare. About 88% of transportation project manager openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the fundamentally field-oriented nature of the role. The functions most likely to support remote or hybrid arrangements are grant reporting, scheduling, budget tracking, and stakeholder coordination, while site inspection, contractor oversight, and public meetings typically require an in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a transportation project manager in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a project engineer or project coordinator on a Colorado transportation team. CDOT's consultant hiring pipeline and firms like HDR, AECOM, and Stantec regularly bring on early-career staff from Colorado State University, CU Denver, and Colorado School of Mines for support roles that develop into project management positions. Earning an Engineer-in-Training designation after passing the FE exam and pursuing a PMP certification while in a coordinator role accelerates advancement noticeably.
Where can I find and apply to transportation project manager jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to transportation project manager jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your background and target specialties, and apply directly to the positions that fit.
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