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# Senior Project Manager – Major Transportation Projects at Lochmueller Group

- **Company:** Lochmueller Group
- **Location:** Indiana
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/lochgroup/ad2237ad-62d1-4433-b572-af6f2cc60438

## Job description

Lochmueller Group is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Transportation Team. While initially serving as Project Manager on a variety of transportation projects, this position will ultimately play a key role in expanding our major project capabilities through pursuit leadership, mentoring project managers, and supporting the successful execution of large, complex, and alternative delivery projects. This position could be based out of any of our regional offices in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, or Ohio. At Lochmueller, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of transportation infrastructure while working alongside a team of talented industry professionals in a collaborative, employee-owned environment. You'll lead meaningful projects, influence strategic pursuits, mentor the next generation of project managers, and play an important role in growing our major transportation project capabilities. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise on major transportation projects along with the ability to collaborate across disciplines, develop talent, support business growth, and contribute to the successful delivery of increasingly complex transportation projects. Lochmueller Group is an engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure.  We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; water resources design; environmental analysis & permitting; construction engineering & inspection; traffic engineering & transportation planning; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. Our transportation design team offers a variety of services, but most of our work involves roadway and bridge design for various local public agencies and state DOT’s. For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart: CARDIA:Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement

What you will do:

Project Leadership & Delivery:

- Manage transportation projects through all phases of planning, design, and delivery.
- Lead project teams in managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client expectations.
- Oversee project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, contract administration, and variance management.
- Apply and reinforce quality control procedures, technical standards, and risk management practices.
- Promote consistent project management best practices across teams and offices.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to internal teams and clients while ensuring successful project outcomes.

Major Project & Alternative Delivery Support:

- Support pursuits and delivery planning for major transportation projects.
- Contribute to design-build and other alternative delivery pursuits by helping develop delivery strategies, execution plans, and team structures.
- Serve as Project Manager on select design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CMGC), progressive design-build, or other alternative delivery projects.
- Advise project teams on contract structures, partnering approaches, risk allocation, and coordination with contractors and teaming partners.
- Help strengthen the firm's capabilities and readiness for increasingly complex transportation opportunities.

Project Management Leadership & Mentorship:

- Mentor and coach Project Managers and Deputy Project Managers across the Transportation Sector.
- Share best practices related to project delivery, client communication, financial management, and risk mitigation.
- Support the professional development of transportation staff through coaching, knowledge sharing, and succession planning efforts.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

Business Development & Client Engagement:

- Lead or support pursuit strategy, proposal development, and interview preparation for transportation opportunities.
- Provide project delivery insights that strengthen competitive positioning and win strategies.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships as a primary point of contact on assigned projects.
- Collaborate with market leaders and transportation leadership to identify and pursue growth opportunities.
- Stay informed on industry trends, emerging delivery methods, and transportation innovations.

What we are looking for:

- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- DBIA certification is preferred, but not required
- Extensive and progressive experience managing major transportation projects
- Experience delivering design-build, progressive design-build, or other alternative delivery projects is preferred
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary project teams
- Experience managing project budgets, schedules, contracts, and client relationships
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with transportation agencies such as state DOTs, local agencies, and/or transportation authorities
- Experience mentoring and developing project managers and technical staff is preferred

What we offer:

- Health & Wellness: medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance
- Work/Life Balance: vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, flexible scheduling
- Wealth-Building: 401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package
- Professional Benefits: professional membership dues, career & educational development

Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochgroup fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws. Some of the content in this job post may have been auto-generated using advanced AI.

## About Lochmueller Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: An employee-owned, full-service civil engineering and environmental consulting firm serving public and private clients across the Midwest and Texas.
- **Entity Type**: Private (100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan – ESOP since 2019)
- **Headquarters**: Evansville, Indiana, United States
- **Founded**: 1980
- **Founders**: Not publicly named

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Civil Engineering, Surveying, Planning, Environmental Services
- **Target Customers**: Government agencies (state DOTs, municipalities), private developers, and infrastructure clients (B2G/B2B)
- **Mission/Purpose**: To improve the quality of life for communities and clients through thoughtful, actionable planning and design, while maintaining a people-first culture grounded in the CARDIA values (Creativity, Accountability, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, Achievement).

## Products & Services
- **Roadway & Highway Engineering**: Design of neighborhood streets to new interstates in urban and rural settings.
- **Bridge Design & Inspection**: Vertical structures, historic bridges, overpasses, interchanges, and railroad bridges.
- **Traffic Engineering & Planning**: Multi-modal planning, feasibility studies, traffic signals, ITS design, travel demand modeling.
- **Water Resources**: Drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater engineering.
- **Environmental Services**: NEPA studies, ecological restoration, cultural resources, endangered species monitoring, permitting.
- **Surveying & Geotechnical**: Topographic, wetland mitigation, GPS control, construction layout surveys.
- **Right-of-Way & Land Acquisition**: Abstracts, appraisals, negotiations, and compliance.
- **Construction Inspection & Oversight**: On-site quality assurance for infrastructure projects.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (employee-owned, no external valuation)
- **Key Metric**: Employee count of ~322 (as of 2026, +3.1% YoY) | Annual revenue not publicly available (LinkedIn estimate of $3.9M appears unreliable given headcount)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors; 100% ESOP. Recognized by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as one of the Top 500 Design Firms.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded to ten offices across seven states (Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, etc.); growing presence in Texas; consistent headcount growth; certified as a Great Place to Work®.

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% Employee-Owned (ESOP)**: Every eligible employee shares in company growth and retirement wealth, fostering long-term commitment and alignment.
- **Full-Service Integration**: From early planning and environmental work through design, right-of-way, and construction oversight – reduces handoffs and improves project outcomes.
- **Strong Culture & Values**: CARDIA framework (Creativity, Accountability, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, Achievement) drives decision-making and client relationships.
- **Midwest/Texas Footprint**: Deep local knowledge and relationships across multiple states, with a reputation for quality and reliability.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth in Texas**: Actively expanding operations and hiring in Texas (e.g., Edwardsville, IL office also serves Texas projects).
- **Talent Development**: Investing in internships, mentorship programs, and professional development to build the next generation of industry professionals.
- **Client Relationships**: Emphasizing personalized, long-term partnerships over transactional project work.
- **ESOP Maturation**: Continuing to strengthen the employee-ownership model as a retention and performance tool.

## Why Work Here
- **Employee Ownership**: ESOP provides a direct stake in company success; vesting schedule rewards tenure (100% vested at year six).
- **Work-Life Balance**: Flexible schedules, telecommuting, Personal Time Off, sick days, vacation purchase program, maternity/paternity leave.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Medical/dental/vision, free telehealth, gym credits, Employee Assistance Program, life and disability insurance.
- **Wealth Building**: 401(k) with employer match, ESOP, student loan repayment assistance, annual performance bonus.
- **Professional Growth**: On-site training, mentorship, education reimbursement, professional membership fees, off-site networking.
- **Culture**: Collaborative, respectful, and innovative environment; certified Great Place to Work®; focus on employee well-being.
- **Office Locations**: Ten offices across the Midwest and Texas – most roles offer hybrid or remote flexibility depending on position.

## Sources
1. [Lochmueller Group About Page](https://www.lochgroup.com/about)
2. [Lochmueller Group Careers Page](https://www.lochgroup.com/careers)
3. [Lochmueller Group Job Listings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/lochgroup)
4. [Lochmueller Group LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/lochmueller-group)
5. [Great Place to Work Certification](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7023081)

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