Transportation Program Director

At Mott MacDonald, we are driven by purpose and powered by brilliant people. As a trusted engineering, management, and development consultancy, we work with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes that make a meaningful difference for the communities we serve.

When you join us as an experienced professional, you will bring your expertise to work that matters while continuing to grow your career. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across disciplines and geographies, contribute your perspective, and help shape better outcomes through technical excellence, innovation, and integrity.

Build on your experience while helping shape what comes next. At Mott MacDonald, you'll work alongside talented people on complex and rewarding projects that make a real difference. We value fresh perspectives, encourage collaboration, and provide opportunities to expand your skills, take on new challenges, and grow your career. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, broadening your leadership experience, or exploring new opportunities across our business, you'll be supported by a team that is committed to helping you succeed.

Mott MacDonald is seeking an established transportation leader to join our Western US business as Transportation Program Director.

This senior leadership role will combine client relationship management, business growth and major program delivery, with a focus on major transportation agencies across the West.

The successful candidate will build trusted relationships with senior clients, identify and shape major opportunities, and provide executive leadership through program pursuits, mobilizations, and delivery. Working across our transportation, advisory and technical teams, this individual will connect client priorities with Mott MacDonald’s capabilities and help position our business for infrastructure programs.

The role will provide oversight across a portfilio of client projects and programs, ensuring positive performance across client satisfaction, commercial outcomes, quality, risk and delivery.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in growing Mott MacDonald’s transportation business, while helping clients successfully deliver some of the region’s most important infrastructure investments.

Role Responsibilities

• Build and maintain senior relationships with major state, regional and local transportation agencies across the Western US region.
• Develop a strong understanding of client priorities, capital programs and future investment plans to identify and shape opportunities.
• Lead client and account strategies that strengthen relationships and grow Mott MacDonald’s market position.
• Lead and support capture strategies for major transportation pursuits and programs.
• Position and mobilize multidisciplinary teams to successfully pursue and deliver complex programs.
• Serve as an executive sponsor or senior leader for strategically important projects and programs.
• Provide oversight of program performance, including commercial outcomes, schedule, quality, risk, resourcing and client satisfaction.
• Work with project and program leaders to address delivery, commercial or contractual challenges.
• Ensure strong continuity between pursuit, mobilization and delivery.
• Connect client needs with Mott MacDonald’s broader transportation, engineering, advisory and program management capabilities.
• Monitor market, funding and procurement activity to identify emerging opportunities.
• Represent Mott MacDonald with senior clients and across relevant industry forums.
• Mentor future client, project and program leaders and contribute to the wider growth of our Western US transportation business.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer licensure is preferred but not required.
• Significant leadership experience within the transportation infrastructure sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading or overseeing transportation projects and programs.
• Strong relationships and experience working with major public transportation agencies.
• Proven success in client development, business growth and program delivery.
• Experience shaping, pursuing and securing major transportation opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience managing project/program financial performance and risk.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex infrastructure programs.
• Strong understanding of transportation agency procurement and project delivery environments.
• Knowledge of traditional and alternative delivery models, including Design-Build and Progressive Design-Build.
• Experience across highways, roadways, bridges, transit, rail, mobility or related transportation infrastructure.
• Strong executive presence, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• An established Western US industry network is highly valued.

Bring your expertise, curiosity, and drive to make a difference. If you are ready to join a collaborative consultancy where your perspective is valued, your growth is supported, and you are empowered to lead with integrity, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits & Rewards

The expected salary for this position is $215,000 - $260,000

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

In addition to base salary, Mott MacDonald offers performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, giving employees a direct connection to our success.

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support the health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional growth of our employees. Eligible employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA and HSA accounts, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching. We also provide paid time off, paid holidays, caregiver leave, employee referral bonuses, professional registration and membership reimbursements, and tuition assistance to support continued learning and career development.

Collaboration at Our Core

At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet clients, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.