Senior Associate

Summary
Bohlin Group is hiring a Senior Associate to help manage and coordinate a complex, multi-party infrastructure development project focused on port, rail, and freight — with significant federal grant funding.

This is a coordination and execution role. You'll help keep complicated projects organized: tracking workstreams, managing consultants, drafting documents, supporting grant applications and reporting, and making sure the right people have the right information at the right time. Over time, you'll take on more strategic responsibility as you build fluency in how these projects work.

This is a strong fit for someone with an engineering or operations background who wants to move away from purely technical work and into project development, policy, and strategy.

What you'll do

• Coordinate inputs from engineers, environmental consultants, public agencies, commercial partners, attorneys, and grant administrators — keeping workstreams organized and on track.
• Support federal and state infrastructure funding efforts, including USDOT/FRA programs such as INFRA, CRISI, PIDP, and related opportunities.
• Draft memos, grant narratives, scope descriptions, budget justifications, briefing materials, and other project documents.
• Help develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, budgets, and implementation trackers.
• Review and synthesize consultant deliverables, flagging issues and summarizing findings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support RFPs, consultant scopes, grant agreements, and related project documents.
• Assist with pre-award and post-award grant work: project management plans, reporting, reimbursement support, and compliance documentation.
• Serve as an organized, reliable point of contact across a project environment where many parties are moving simultaneously.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's in engineering management, operations, public policy, or a related field a plus.
• 2–5 years of experience in engineering, operations, project management, consulting, infrastructure, or a related field.
• Background in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or operations — or adjacent fields that require structured problem-solving and managing complexity is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills: comfort tracking multiple workstreams, setting up systems, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Clear, structured writing: you don't need to be a policy expert, but you can explain what's happening, what decisions need to be made, and why.
• Comfort working in ambiguous environments where you don't always have a clear playbook.
• A practical orientation: you notice gaps, propose next steps, and take responsibility for follow-through.
• Interest in growing into a more strategic role over time — understanding how infrastructure projects get funded, structured, and built.

Helpful but not required

• Experience with federal grants or government programs.
• Familiarity with rail, ports, logistics, or public infrastructure.
• Experience managing consultants or coordinating across technical teams.
• Exposure to project finance, procurement, or public-private partnerships.
• Prior experience in or with public agencies, government, or policy work.

Who will do well in this role

You're organized, dependable, and energized by making complicated things run smoothly. You have enough technical fluency to engage with engineers and understand what they're producing, but you're drawn to the broader coordination and strategy challenges. You want early ownership of real work, and you're willing to do the execution tasks that come with it. You're looking for a role where you can grow quickly into something more strategic.