Department Manager - Civil/Site

Colliers Engineering & Design; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid pregnancy disability leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)/Roth matching

Paid time off (including parental/mil‑

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Department Manager for our Civil/Site group, based in Tampa, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, or Maitland, Florida. This leadership role drives high-impact projects, mentors professionals, and shapes long-range strategies to propel our work and careers forward.

You will guide complex technical initiatives, foster innovation, and oversee profitability while maintaining high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Professional licensure required.
• 12+ years in related field preferred.
• Demonstrated effective leadership across large groups.
• Strategic thinking and ability to hold others accountable.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and manages operations to ensure quality of technical products.
• Establishes long-range objectives, goals, and plans for the team.
• Provides technical and management leadership to the assigned team.
• Develops marketing programs in line with discipline goals.
• Advises professionals in other groups when expertise is needed.
• Manages profitability across projects.
• Reviews productivity and adjusts as needed.
• Assigns projects and schedules work.
• Evaluates employee performance per policy.
• Oversees staff development and advancement.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Strategic thinking

Delegation

Collaboration

Accountability

English literacy

Mentoring

Team guidance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional licensure

Job description

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Department Manager to join our growing Civil/Site group, with the position based out of our Tampa, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, or Maitland, Florida offices.

In this leadership role, you’ll drive high-impact projects, elevate team performance, and shape long-range strategies that propel our work and your career forward. You’ll mentor talented professionals, guide complex technical initiatives, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence.

Join our Civil/Site team and build your career alongside the best our industry has to offer. Whether facilitating a large warehousing complex, all-star sporting arena, residential development, or planning a mixed-use establishment in a downtown business district, joining Colliers Engineering & Design will accelerate YOUR success!

Responsibilities

• Reviews and manages operations to ensure the quality of the technical products.
• Establishes effective long-range objectives, goals, and plans for assigned team.
• Provides technical and management leadership to the assigned team.
• Develops marketing program in conjunction with discipline goals.
• Advises and assists professionals in other groups when expert knowledge and expertise is required.
• Manages activities so an adequate profit is earned on all projects.
• Reviews monthly productivity and man-hour utilization‑rates, reports and makes adjustments as needed.
• Assigns projects to staff and schedules work.
• Evaluate Employee Performance in accordance with company policy.
• Oversees assigned staff development and advancement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 12+ years in related field.
• Professional licensure in area of expertise.
• Demonstrated effective leadership across large groups of employees.
• Strategic thinking.
• Effective delegation skills.
• Collaboration.
• Ability to hold others accountable.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That's why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes:

• company paid medical coverage
• company paid dental coverage
• company paid vision coverage
• paid pregnancy disability leave
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• company-matched 401(k)/Roth
• paid time off that includes parental and military leave
• employee referral and professional license bonuses
• straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self‑enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women's Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

• reimbursement for education
• a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self‑enrichment courses
• mentorship program
• wellness program
• Women's Organization
• ongoing philanthropic opportunities