Project Manager​/Civil Engineering Team Lead - Lacey

Anticipate. Envision. Create.

At SCJ Alliance, you’ll have the opportunity to shape a local civil practice, lead a team of 10, and help win the work that drives its future.

We’re looking for a civil engineering Project Manager and Lacey Team Lead who combines technical judgment with a talent for building client relationships and developing people. You’ll guide projects from early planning through design and permitting, stay involved in technical decisions, and help your team build the skills and confidence to take on more.

As part of a 100% employee-owned firm, you’ll contribute to a company you have a stake in. Our mission, “Serving our clients, communities and each other with creativity, knowledge, insight and perspective,” connects the projects you deliver with the people and communities they serve.

Our site civil work spans educational, commercial, industrial, residential, and public facilities, along with municipal infrastructure, stormwater, and roadway design. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to develop practical solutions that reflect each project’s needs.

• Lacey Fire Station #34. SCJ provided civil engineering and landscape architecture services for a new, approximately 11,625-square-foot fire station and an expanded vehicle repair facility near Lacey’s Regional Athletic Center. From early feasibility analysis supporting bond funding to grading, drainage, utilities, landscape, and irrigation design, our team helped the district plan and develop facilities that support essential emergency services.

• East Bay Public Plaza. SCJ provided civil engineering, utility, and stormwater design for an Olympia public space that helps visitors explore the value of clean and reclaimed water through interactive features, wetlands, and interpretive elements. Located on a former brownfield site near Budd Inlet, the project required careful analysis of tidal influences on stormwater capacity to support a welcoming community gathering place.

• Orin Smith and Lintott Elementary Schools. SCJ provided civil engineering and landscape architecture services for two new elementary schools on a shared 42-acre site in Chehalis. Our design integrated bus circulation, parent parking and drop-off areas, frontage improvements, water and sewer infrastructure, and a stormwater detention system that reduces downstream impacts on neighboring residents.

Lead projects from start to finish.Establish project objectives, scopes, budgets, schedules, and work plans. Coordinate design and permitting, manage changing needs, and keep clients and project teams informed.

Bring sound technical judgment.Guide site civil design, resolve engineering challenges, and provide quality control and peer review of calculations, plans, and other deliverables.

Build trusted client relationships.Understand client priorities, facilitate productive meetings, manage expectations, and address concerns early.

Win work and build the practice.Take a leading role in securing projects for the civil team. Develop new client relationships, expand work with existing clients, and lead pursuits, proposals, interviews, and presentations. Partner with the Office Principal and civil management team to build a project pipeline that aligns with the team’s expertise, capacity, and growth goals.

Manage project financial performance.Oversee contracts, including subcontractor agreements, budgets, and scope changes with attention to client relationships and the firm’s long-term success.

Lead and develop people.Set clear expectations, delegate thoughtfully, provide regular feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and help team members put career development plans into action.

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