Civil​/Site Group Manager | Land Development

Our client, a well-established multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering firm, is looking for a Civil/Site Group Manager to lead and grow its Civil Division. The firm has more than 40 years of experience and several offices across New York State. If you're a team player who wants to build your leadership career, this is a strong opportunity.

You will manage the day-to-day operations of the Buffalo Civil/Site group. That includes mentoring staff, quality assurance, schedules, backlog, timesheets and staff reviews, staffing recommendations, business development and proposal support, and the financial success of the group. You will also understand the division's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and recommend ways to improve it.

• Support leadership in developing the Civil Group budget and financial targets
• Monitor backlog and utilization, and recommend corrective actions
• Hold project managers accountable for the financial success of their projects
• Make sure billing reports are completed on time
• Review group timesheets

• Serve as the senior technical resource for civil/site engineering projects
• Sign and seal documents
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to civil engineering staff
• Support the development and implementation of company design standards and a QA/QC process
• Ensure all deliverables receive a QC review before issuance
• Support permitting and approval processes
• Host bi-monthly division meetings
• Support project managers with planning, schedules, and technical deliverables
• Coordinate with other disciplines, clients, municipalities, agencies, and utility providers
• Conduct annual reviews, set professional goals, and deliver year-end salary and incentive compensation decisions
• Manage group training and relay professional development needs to leadership
• Monitor workload and recommend staffing assignments
• Lead divisional recruiting, including resume review, interviews, offer letters, and onboarding
• Be available for major project-related issues
• If based in the Rochester area, travel to the Buffalo office once or twice a week to meet with the team

• BS in Civil Engineering
• NY State Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of civil/site design experience with state agencies (DASNY, OGS, SUCF), healthcare, higher education, K-12, and local municipalities
• Valid driver's license and acceptable motor vehicle record
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Costworks, SpecPoint, and Newforma
• A plus: CPESC, LEED AP, and/or ENV SP certification