Civil Project Manager – Water Resources & Hydraulics

Poulos-; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Engineers is seeking a Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of civil engineering projects in a fast-paced environment. You will balance technical quality with strong client relationships while managing scope, schedule, budget, and team performance.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and financial stewardship, with opportunities to guide watershed planning, flood mitigation, and related water-resources design integration.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state(s) required to support project work.
• Minimum of 5 years (6 preferred) managing projects from conception through completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables (plans, reports, calculations, specs, estimates).
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, clients, agencies, and stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure timely delivery.
• Mentor and develop engineers and staff through day-to-day guidance and feedback.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Mentorship

Client relations

Budgeting

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Pape-Dawson Engineers is seeking a Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of civil engineering projects in a fast-paced environment. You will balance technical quality with strong client relationships while managing scope, schedule, budget, and team performance.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and financial stewardship, with opportunities to guide watershed planning, flood mitigation, and related water-resources design integration.