Our Gig Harbor, Washington, transportation engineering group is seeking a dynamic and driven transportation engineer with project management experience to join our transportation design team. Our transportation engineering work is varied, detail- and specification-dependent, and we welcome new opportunities and challenges.

You will be a key player as we develop and execute a wide variety of projects out of our Gig Harbor office.

Are you looking for an opportunity with a growing company that will bring you individual career development growth? Does working for a company that is dedicated to serving communities and each other sound like a fit for you? Then please send us your resume, we want to meet you!

Who we are

SCJ Alliance is a 100% employee-owned company with the mission to serve our clients, communities, and each other with creativity, knowledge, insight, and perspective. With great projects and a fun-loving team, our firm has been named as both one of the nation’s fastest-growing and best places to work multiple times in recent years. We specialize in civil engineering, transportation planning & design, environmental & urban planning, landscape architecture & design, and public outreach. Our mantra, “Anticipate. Envision. Create,” captures our work environment and project approach.

Project Managers at SCJ are energetic and skilled senior-level professionals who provide technical oversight and project management expertise on a variety of projects. Independence and initiative are critical as project managers are responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of projects. This position requires skills to facilitate project development and execution, coordinate effectively with stakeholders, and supervise technical staff.

What our projects may include

• Corridor design
• Roadway geometric design
• Sidewalk, bicycle facilities, trails, and transit
• Stormwater design
• Signalized and roundabout intersection design
• Public outreach

What you’ll be doing

• Working with the community. We’re looking for someone who can work with current and potential clients to make their projects a reality and the community a better place for all of us.
• Establishing project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance expectations. Create, revise, and execute project work plans, delegate responsibilities and tasks, identify resources needed, and manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects and scopes.
• Effectively communicate with coworkers and clients. Clear verbal and written communications will be an integral part of your work, including creating and delivering engaging, informative, and well-organized presentations, as well as managing project and team budgets and schedules with weekly tracking.
• Initiating and maintaining client relationships. To facilitate successful project completion, you will set and manage client expectations, communicate effectively to identify needs and options when project challenges arise, represent SCJ in project meetings, facilitate team/client meetings, and develop lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client loyalty and satisfaction.
• Participating in business development. You will look for new work opportunities with existing and new clients, listen for and seek out new projects that may exist or are being formulated, identify add-on opportunities as they relate to specific projects, participate in proposal development for new projects, and participate in interviews and presentations as needed.
• Providing oversight of project staff. You'll develop design alternatives, lead design and technical staff in preparation of PS&E, and ensure QA/QC process is followed.
• Completing project documents. You’ll be responsible for the initiation and completion of any required documentation to support assigned projects, writing draft and final reports, developing draft reports in concert with other project team members, and reviewing deliverables prepared by the team prior to executive-level review and submission to clients.

What you bring

• A PE license and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
• 8 years of progressively responsible transportation engineering experience.
• AutoCAD and/or MicroStation 3D experience. Civil 3D and/or InRoads experience would be great.
• A passion for serving others, communication, creativity, and a commitment to high-quality work.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• The ability to organize and delegate.
• A healthy balance of logic and creativity.

What we bring

• An unbeatable culture! In recent employee satisfaction surveys, "the people at work" and "culture" are consistently identified as the top two things people love about working at SCJ. We are proud of our autonomous and collaborative work environment, exceptional operational support, creative and supportive co-workers, and compassionate leadership team. Plus, we do lots of other fun stuff including mugshots, an annual gala, fitness challenges, summer campouts…and a variety of other creative ways we have found to come together and hang out. Quality projects. We pursue work that improves communities, challenges us, and makes a difference.
• Community involvement opportunities and a charitable matching program.
• Paid time off: paid vacation/sick time, paid holidays, and a floating holiday.
• Retirement benefits: 401(k) & employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• Health, disability, and other insurance plan options to fit your needs. Including HSA and FSA plans.

This is not a remote position.