Description
Senior Project Manager – Transportation (All KY locations)
Lead with confidence. Mentor with purpose. Build what moves Kentucky forward.
Qk4 is a Kentucky-based, multidisciplinary engineering and planning consulting firm that’s been shaping infrastructure since 1974. With offices across Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Georgia, our team brings diverse expertise to every corner of the region. Our services include Transportation and Structural Engineering, Water & Wastewater, Site Development, Construction Engineering Inspection, Planning & Environmental Services, Surveying, Land Acquisition, and Native American Services.
We’re growing our Kentucky team and looking for a Senior Project Manager who’s ready to lead complex transportation projects, coach emerging talent, and strengthen our client partnerships. If you’ve led transportation design efforts and want to take your impact to the next level—this is your moment.
What You’ll Do:
Own the Project Lifecycle – From proposal to punch list, you’ll lead contracts, budgets, and schedules with precision and confidence.
Keep Clients in the Loop – Communicate clearly, anticipate challenges, and ensure deliverables exceed expectations.
Lead and Mentor – Share your technical expertise, remove roadblocks, and support the growth of your team.
Make Meetings Matter – Run efficient internal meetings that move projects forward.
What Sets Us Apart:
We believe great work starts with great people. At Qk4, we live our values—teamwork, integrity, performance, and sustainability—and we know that taking care of our people is the key to long-term success. Others say it, we demonstrate it! Here’s how:
We invest in your growth through professional associations, credential support, etc. When you are better, we are better!
We offer flexibility, understanding that work and life should fit together. That means flexibility with schedule, hours and location!
Our comprehensive benefits include low-cost health, dental, vision, and life coverage—plus free mental health care and financial wellness and planning for you and your family.
You'll enjoy gym and wellness reimbursements, access to personal financial advisors, and a 401(k) with employer match.
Most importantly, you’ll be supported by a leadership team that believes in your future and backs you up every step of the way.
Ready to lead with us? Apply now and let’s build Kentucky’s future—together.
Requirements
What You Bring:
A bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited)
PE license in Kentucky
10+ years of transportation project management experience
Strong MicroStation and applicable software skills
A track record of leadership, collaboration, and follow-through
Summary
Qk4 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, creed, sex, gender, identity, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Please note that Qk4 does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Qk4 will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Qk4 explicitly preserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Qk4.