Project Manager - Highways
About the job
- At least 5 years of transportation project management experience and at least 10 years of highway engineering experience.
- A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- A Professional Engineer license in Massachusetts.
- A successful history of developing client relationships.
- Comprehensive theoretical knowledge of roadway engineering principles.
- Experience with MassDOT design manuals, procedures, specifications, standards, computer programs, applicable design codes, engineering software, and plan presentation format.
- Thorough knowledge of AASHTO, FHWA, and Local Agency design standards and specifications.
- Thorough knowledge of highway, right-of-way, drainage, and traffic-related designs.
- Knowledge of construction techniques for highways and traffic.
- Experience with highway and traffic engineering client design software programs, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Synchro, Sidra, and SignCAD.
- Experience with Design-Build and Accelerated Bridge Construction project delivery.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Must be able to work in the United States.
- Serve as the lead Project Manager on major, local, and regional transportation structure projects.
- Develop client relationships.
- Provide technical guidance and senior leadership, and mentor engineering staff.
- Communicate with staff across disciplines, including roadway, traffic, water, and planning.
- Develop project scope and schedules and monitor assigned project budgets.
- Perform, prepare, and/or check complex highway analysis and design calculations, geometric roadway layouts, construction specifications, material quantity calculations, and reports.
- Manage highway-related tasks as part of project development, including plan and report production.
- Participate in professional industry organizations.
- Travel as business requires, up to 25%.
- A Master's degree is highly preferred.
About the company
CDR Companies, Inc. delivers integrated services to public-sector environments, coordinating infrastructure delivery, emergency response, healthcare operations, and project finance through a portfolio of affiliated companies. Its work covers disaster response and recovery, debris removal, engineering and construction, and large-scale infrastructure like highways and bridges, in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies across multiple states. It operates via a multi-brand platform (CDR Health Care, CDR Maguire, and related entities) that coordinates across agencies to execute complex programs with fast delivery in crises. Its goal is to design and run scalable systems that enable rapid, coordinated delivery of public-sector projects and emergency responses, achieving measurable impact in disaster recovery, infrastructure delivery, and health operations.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Miami, Florida
Founded
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Naples Botanical Garden awarded CDR disaster recovery consulting in January 2026.
- Pre-positioned contracts reduce procurement friction and keep CDR first in line after emergencies.
- The 2026 rebrand signals broader cross-sell opportunity across emergency management and healthcare clients.
What critics are saying
- Revenue depends on disaster timing; quiet storm seasons delay utilization and billing.
- Municipal contracts expire or retender, threatening recurring work after September 2027 in Panama City.
- A major Gulf Coast competitor winning pre-positioned contracts would squeeze CDR's emergency-response pipeline.
What makes CDR Companies unique
- CDR Maguire is becoming CDR Companies, unifying healthcare, crisis, and recovery services.
- CDR holds pre-positioned disaster-recovery contracts like Houston-Galveston, speeding deployments after storms.
- Panama City kept CDR on a four-year disaster recovery contract through September 2027.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours