Civil Design Project Manager

Craftwater; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Craftwater is hiring an experienced civil design project manager in Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of civil design experience and a California PE License. Your responsibilities will include managing design projects from conception to bid, overseeing multi-discipline teams, and mentoring junior staff. Join us to make a meaningful impact in environmental planning and resource design while enjoying a flexible work environment that values creativity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in civil design including 2+ years of project management experience.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt with changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage full civil/water resource design projects from concept to construction bid.
• Oversee multi-discipline design teams and subconsultants.
• Mentor junior level production staff.

Skills

Civil design experience

Project management

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication (verbal and written)

Proactivity

Education

California PE License

Job description

What it’s like to work with us:

Craftwater is different. We empower and expect staff to create usable, actionable information through collaborative and innovative approaches that reflect their passion to impart much-needed environmental changes through engineering and science. We offer a flex work environment that combines remote and in-office time. California casual is our dress code of choice, unless we are headed to a client meeting or presentation. We take ourselves lightly, and our work seriously and cultivate a culture based around the desire to do things differently and better in every job we take on. Each of us has our own quirks, and we think we’re pretty hilarious. We genuinely like each other, and make time for “play,” and teambuilding, and try to push each other to find the next best approach to delivering the most well-founded and useful information to our clients in new and exciting ways. We are doing new big things and having an incredible time doing it.

Who we hire:

Do you want to make a meaningful impact? Come join Craftwater and be on the cutting edge of resource planning and design including water management, green infrastructure, scientific research, environmental justice/equity, and more. You must be hard working, dynamic, an out-of-the-box thinker, and fun!

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in civil design including 2+ years of project management experience
• Possess a California PE License
• Able to work at the Pasadena, CA office
• Experience in overseeing development of construction documents (PS&E)
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to adapt with changing priorities
• Must be able to communicate with verbal and written clarity
• Proactive nature
• (Preferred) Experience managing subconsultants
• (Preferred) Prior work with public agencies
• (Preferred) Experience in design of water resources and/or land/site development projects

Responsibilities

• Management of full civil/water resource design projects from concept to construction bid including preparation of construction documents, specifications, and cost estimates as well as controlling schedule and budget
• Management of multi-discipline design team and subconsultants
• Management and mentoring of junior level production staff
• Run regularly scheduled, meaningful project progress meetings with clients to ensure project goals are agreed upon and met
• Contribute to professional staff development and future staffing needs
• Preparation of proposals and project scope write-ups for new project pursuits
• Effective preparation and management of deliverable schedules to prevent overworking of staff
• Commit to the various duties necessary to advance Craftwater’s qualifications and reputation in the industry
• Employ critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to formulate engineering solutions to challenging problems and achieve new technical and professional goals
• Describe and present project efforts and goals in a way that is easily understood by clients and the public at large

If these attributes resonate with you, please apply today.

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