Project Manager - Site Development Engineering

You know that awkward spot between being the person doing all the design and being the person who spends all day chasing work?

This role sits right in the sweet spot.

We are representing a highly respected, long-established multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm that is looking for an experienced Land / Site Development Project Manager to join a rapidly growing practice.

And when we say growing, we mean it.

The Land Development team has expanded significantly over the past couple of years, the backlog is there, younger engineers are joining the group, and now they need an experienced PM who can help bring everything together.

Someone who can lead projects.

Someone younger engineers can learn from.

Someone who still understands the nuts and bolts of good site design.

And someone who can walk into a client meeting without breaking into a cold sweat.

This is not primarily a business development position.

You are not being hired with a Rolodex quota hanging over your head on Day One.

There are senior leaders focused heavily on client development, proposals and bringing work into the group. What they need is a strong technical Project Manager who can take that work, organize the team and make sure it gets delivered the right way.

That means:

On schedule.
On budget.
Technically sound.
And with a happy client on the other end.

You’ll still participate in proposals, client interaction and relationship development, but your value here is going to come primarily from your ability to lead people and deliver great civil/site projects.

The Richmond Land Development practice currently has roughly 10 professionals and is continuing to grow.

There's a good group of younger engineers coming up through the organization, which creates a terrific opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys mentoring, teaching and helping engineers develop.

You won't be parachuting into a dying practice and being asked to magically fix everything.

Quite the opposite.

The group has been building momentum, the work is there, and leadership want to continue adding engineers and additional PM-level talent around this hire.

Think commercial and institutional site development
, public-sector projects and complex civil/site assignments rather than subdivision after subdivision after subdivision.

Current work includes substantial commercial development projects, along with municipal and other public-sector assignments.

A background that combines private-sector commercial development and public/municipal site work would translate extremely well.

If virtually your entire career has been focused on single-family residential subdivision development, however, this probably isn't the best match.

You’ll take ownership of projects and major assignments from kickoff through delivery, including:

• Managing project scope, budgets and schedules

• Leading and mentoring junior engineers and technical staff

• Providing hands-on engineering direction and technical oversight

• Reviewing plans, calculations and engineering documents

• Signing and sealing work as appropriate

• Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and subconsultants

• Working directly with clients throughout project delivery

• Navigating local permitting and approval processes

• Leading internal and client meetings

• Helping prepare proposals and additional-service requests

• Maintaining quality control throughout the life of the project

• Helping develop the next generation of engineers within the practice

In short,
you’ll be the person making sure the work gets across the finish line.

The ideal candidate will…