At Gray-Bowen-Scott our staff is our most valuable asset. Our work environment encourages creativity, promotes continual professional and personal growth, and fosters passion for solving transportation-related challenges. We value the unique backgrounds and experiences everyone brings, and want all who join us to realize their full potential. We are looking for dedicated individuals committed to improving the communities we live and work in.
"We are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust, and care for each other."
– Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce
What We Offer
Amazing
People
We care deeply about each other, our work, and our organization’s purpose. To celebrate our amazing team and to provide opportunities to connect socially with our teammates we host annual retreats, casual happy hours, and our holiday parties are legendary – think fine dining combined with the best-worst white elephant gift exchange around.
We've Got
You Covered
Our goal is to enable and support our teammates to realize their full potential. We offer competitive pay, robust health care options, and a generous retirement plan to support our team’s health and financial future.
Live Your
Best Life
We believe that striking a balance between career and personal life helps foster greater control and ownership over our own lives. We provide options for alternative work schedules and offer generous PTO so we can engage in personal interests, family and leisure activities and come to work refreshed and motivated.
Current Job Opportunities
Gray-Bowen-Scott is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Gray-Bowen-Scott participates in E-Verify.
Job Listings
Job Title: Sr. Project Manager (Transportation/Caltrans Infrastructure Projects)
Company: Gray-Bowen-Scott (GBS)
Location: SF Bay Area Remote or Hybrid (Office located in Walnut Creek, CA)
Salary Range: $205,000 - $260,000
July 2026
Do you enjoy leading teams in identifying and implementing solutions to unique problems, delivering projects by overcoming challenges that baffled others, and leaving your client organizations stronger for having worked with you and your team? We do. We enjoy working with our clients to help them get their projects across the finish line, addressing political, organizational, financial, environmental, engineering, and construction challenges. Collaborative leadership is the key to our success because it produces fantastic team outcomes that build trust and long-lasting client partnerships. If you want to multiply these successes and relationships, then come join our team.
As our Senior Project Manager, you will play a critical role and be responsible for successfully proposing, planning, executing, and completing complex infrastructure and transportation projects, especially those on the California state highway system. As a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, you will form and lead both proposal and project teams; manage contracts, budgets, schedules, and risks; and ensure client satisfaction. You will oversee the full life cycle of projects, from proposal and contract establishment through initial studies, environmental clearance, final design, and construction, ensuring high-quality work and profitable project delivery. You will lend strength to client teams through strategic thinking, collaboration, and communication.
To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in successful project delivery; experience working directly with clients, Caltrans, and other project stakeholders; as well as a solid understanding of Caltrans project delivery procedures. Prior work with MTC, CCTA, SMCTA, or similar local jurisdictions is beneficial.
What this opportunity entails
- Understanding the client’s vision and critical concerns of their project.
- Working closely with Caltrans personnel to deliver projects on the state highway system.
- Leading multi-organizational, cross-functional project teams, fostering collaboration and innovation through the full life-cycle of projects.
- Developing and executing comprehensive project plans, including scope definition, resource allocation, cost monitoring, risk management, and schedule control.
- Estimating proposed work, including labor and consultant costs.
- Securing the resources needed by teams to complete the projects.
- Identifying risks to successful delivery; develop and implement mitigation strategies.
- Monitoring expenditures against the budget and progress against the baseline schedule for the client.
- Leading team meetings and delegating work to team members.
- Providing regular updates to the Principal in Charge and enlisting their assistance as needed.
- Communicating effectively and regularly at all levels of client organizations, ensuring they are never surprised by project news.
- Managing client contacts and relationships effectively.
- Writing proposals, making presentations, and developing scopes of work with corresponding estimates.
- Winning and contributing significantly to winning new work.
What you need to be successful:
- Registered P.E. in the State of California.
- 10 or more years of experience in leading delivery of Caltrans infrastructure projects.
- Must be able to attend local meetings and visit job sites in San Francisco Bay Area (depending on client needs).
- Knowledge and experience with the full life-cycle of Caltrans transportation infrastructure projects from studies through construction.
- Solid understanding of Caltrans project delivery procedures.
- Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage staff and direct resources to effectively deliver projects while growing the capability of team members.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver high-quality work and projects profitably.
- Demonstrated ability to estimate proposed work, including labor and consultant costs.
- Track record of successful team leadership, including a number of former staff who have benefitted from your leadership and developed into effective leaders in their own right.
- Ability to learn and grow through the process of leading others.
- Knowledge of MTC delivery policy, preferred.
If you meet the above qualifications and are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead and manage projects, we encourage you to apply.
If this opportunity interests you, please reach out to erika@graybowenscott.com for more information - or anybody else that you already know at GBS.
Job Title: Project Manager (Transportation Infrastructure Projects)
Company: Gray-Bowen-Scott (GBS)
Location: SF Bay Area Remote or Hybrid (Office located in Walnut Creek, CA)
Salary Range: $154,000 - $215,000
Do you enjoy leading teams in identifying and implementing solutions to unique problems, delivering projects by overcoming challenges that baffled others, and leaving your client organizations stronger for having worked with you and your team? We do. We enjoy working with our clients to help them get their projects across the finish line, addressing political, organizational, financial, environmental, engineering, and construction challenges. Collaborative leadership is the key to our success because it produces fantastic team outcomes that build trust and long-lasting client partnerships. If you want to multiply these successes and relationships, then come join our team.
As our Project Manager you will play a critical role and be responsible for successfully planning, executing, and completing complex infrastructure and transportation projects. As a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills you will form and lead project teams; manage contracts, budgets, schedules, and risks; and ensure client satisfaction. You will oversee the full life cycle of projects, from initial studies through final design to construction close out, ensuring high-quality work and profitable project delivery. You will lend strength to client teams, through strategic thinking, collaboration, and communication.
To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in successful project delivery, working directly with clients and project stakeholders, as well as familiarity with Caltrans project delivery procedures. Prior work with MTC, CCTA, SMCTA, or similar jurisdictions is beneficial.
What this opportunity entails
- Understanding the client’s vision and critical concerns of their project.
- Leading multi-organizational, cross-functional project teams, fostering collaboration and innovation through the full life-cycle of projects.
- Developing and executing comprehensive project plans, including scope definition, resource allocation, and project controls.
- Writing proposals, making presentations, and developing scopes of work.
- Estimating proposed work, including labor and consultant costs.
- Securing the resources needed by teams to complete the projects.
- Identifying risks to successful delivery and developing mitigation strategies.
- Monitoring expenditures against the budget and progress against the baseline schedule for the client.
- Leading team meetings and delegating work to team members.
- Providing regular updates to the Principal-in-Charge or Senior Project Manager and enlisting their assistance as needed.
- Communicating effectively and regularly at all levels of client organizations, ensuring they are never surprised by project news.
- Managing client contacts and relationships effectively.
What you need to be successful
- 8 or more years of experience in delivering infrastructure projects, preferably highway infrastructure projects.
- Must be able to attend local meetings and visit job sites in the San Francisco Bay Area without excessive travel.
- Knowledge and experience with the full life cycle of projects from studies through construction.
- Familiarity with Caltrans project delivery procedures (or equivalent).
- Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage staff and direct resources to effectively deliver projects while growing the capability of team members.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver high-quality work and projects profitably.
- Ability to learn and grow through the process of leading others.
- Track record of successful team leadership.
- Experience writing proposals, making presentations, and writing scopes of work.
- Demonstrated ability to estimate proposed work, including labor and consultant costs.
- Knowledge of MTC delivery policy, preferred.
- Registered P.E. in the State of California, preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related discipline, preferred.
If you meet the above qualifications and are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead and manage projects, we encourage you to apply.
Job Title: Project Analyst
Company: Gray-Bowen-Scott (GBS)
Location: SF Bay Area Remote or Hybrid (Office located in Walnut Creek, CA)
Salary Range: $82,000 – $90,000
Do you enjoy helping shape projects that improve local communities? Are you curious about how transportation projects move from concept to reality? Gray-Bowen-Scott (GBS) is seeking a Project Analyst to support TRANSPAC and other transportation initiatives that improve mobility throughout the Bay Area.
What is TRANSPAC? TRANSPAC (Transportation Partnership and Cooperation) is the Regional Transportation Planning Committee (RTPC) for Central Contra Costa County. It is composed of elected representatives from the six Central Contra Costa jurisdictions including the cities of Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and the unincorporated area of Central Contra Costa County. TRANSPAC develops transportation plans, programs, and projects that help guide mobility and infrastructure investments throughout Central Contra Costa County.
A Unique Dual-Role Opportunity
This position combines two complementary responsibilities. Approximately half of the role is dedicated to supporting TRANSPAC's board and committee operations, including meeting coordination, agenda, and minute preparation, and communications with elected officials and stakeholders. The remaining portion focuses on transportation project and grant administration, supporting funding management, reimbursement requests, reporting, and project implementation activities. This unique opportunity provides exposure to both public agency administration and transportation project delivery.
What will you do for TRANSPAC (Role 1)?
- Draft board, committee, and administrative reports
- Prepare meeting agendas, packets, and minutes
- Coordinate meetings and support public agency processes
- Develop templates, procedures, and administrative tools
- Communicate with elected officials, agency partners, and members of the public
- Assist with research, project tracking, and special assignments
What will you do for transportation projects (Role 2)?
- Support grant setup and funding administration
- Prepare progress reports and reimbursement requests
- Maintain compliance documentation and project records
- Assist with project tracking and delivery support
- Coordinate with public agencies, consultants, and project stakeholders
- Support project closeout activities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on many interesting transportation-related projects. Current GBS projects include: Valley Link, a rail project connecting the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station to the Vasco Road ACE station; Bay Area Express Lanes; assisting local cities with grant administration; and, assisting developers with obtaining Caltrans and BCDC permits.
To be successful in the Project Analyst role, you will have a high attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and be able to adapt to changing priorities.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong professional writing and editing skills
- Detail-oriented, especially with numbers, logic, and reading comprehension
- Proficient MS Office user, particularly with Word and Excel
- Responsible, owning problems through resolution
- Self-starter
- Organized
- Excellent interpersonal communicator
- Enjoys working as part of a larger team
- Ability to work independently
Experience and Education
- Prior experience working with Board of Directors highly desired
- Experience preparing meeting minutes
- Experience supporting public agencies, local transportation authorities, or local governments is desirable.
- BA/BS preferred
Why Join GBS?
- Meaningful work supporting transportation projects that improve local communities
- Direct interaction with public agency leaders, elected officials, and regional partners
- Exposure to transportation planning, project delivery, grant administration, and public-sector decision making
- Collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional growth
- Flexible work environment and competitive benefits package
Travel to meetings in various Bay Area locations may occasionally be required.
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