Land Development Division Manager

ESP Associates, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with match

Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Teladoc Behavioral Medicine

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

ESP Associates, Inc. seeks a Land Development Division Manager to lead the Central Texas market, overseeing strategy, client engagement, and project delivery for our Community Infrastructure Business Unit in Austin and beyond.

The role reports to the Community Infrastructure Engineering Director and requires an outgoing, can-do attitude to develop staff, work with clients, engineers, and sub-consultants, and achieve profitability aligned with ESP’s Texas expansion goals.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and client-facing skills in civil projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities for cross-team collaboration.
• Strong organizational and planning capabilities with attention to detail.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and projects.
• Knowledge of risk management and loss prevention in professional settings.
• Texas PE licensure or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains relationships with current and prospective clients in the civil/land development sector.
• Builds and leads a civil engineering team, mentoring staff and driving division growth.
• Oversees private and municipal projects, ensuring compliance with specs, safety, and quality.
• Assists in proposals, qualifications statements, and plan production management.
• Supports workforce planning, monthly billing, and review of reports and maps.
• Leads division profitability and growth strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Risk management

Organization/planning

Civil engineering knowledge

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

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Land Development Division Manager

CI-ENG-SAT Regular Full-Time Austin, TX, US

ESP Associates, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Land Development Division Manager to support and grow our Community Infrastructure Business Unit in the Central Texas market.

As a leader, you will contribute to setting the pace for ESP’s growth in the Central Texas (Austin / San Antonio) market and beyond! You will lead decisions regarding strategy, market penetration, team growth/development, and continuous improvement.

We are excited to see how your leadership skills, experience, interests, and established local/regional connections will expand ESP’s presence in Texas in new and exciting directions!

Reporting to the Community Infrastructure Engineering Director, the successful candidate will have an outgoing, can-do attitude to grow and develop staff while working closely with clients, engineers, and sub-consultants to ensure their needs are met. This will include leading business planning, marketing, meeting financial performance goals, and fulfillment of the firm’s strategy in Texas, as well as supporting the Community Infrastructure Business Unit from an overall perspective.

ESP is proud to offer more than a place to build your career, we are a team. Built on a foundation of trust and performance, we empower our people through flexible work schedules and a fluid work environment that respects your personal time. Our multidisciplinary environment brings together professionals across engineering, surveying, planning, environmental, geosciences, SUE, and CEI, with plenty of opportunities to connect beyond the workday. From team outings and volunteer events to company-wide step challenges, summer celebrations, and friendly competitions, there’s always an opportunity to get involved, get to know your coworkers, and have a little fun along the way.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains relationships with current and prospective clients. Maintains a high public profile with our targeted client base, including participating as an active member in civil and professional activities, societies and organizations.
• Build, Grow &Lead a dedicated engineering team, including mentoring of staff and strategic growth of the division.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of private and municipal projects and operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, safety standards, and quality control measures.
• Assists in preparing and approving proposals and qualifications statements and may assist with the management of plan production on projects. Projects may include but are not limited to commercial, residential, and multi-family developments, industrial, K-12 schools, mixed-use type projects, rezoning due diligence, public facilities, and other site development or utility projects.
• Assist Managers with workforce planning, monthly billing, and final review of completed reports and maps.
• Manage the division to achieve expected profitability and growth.

Qualifications:

• PE licensure in Texas (or ability to obtain PE within 3 months of hire).
• Experience performing business development and maintaining relationships with public and private sector clients.
• 10+ years of progressive experience and leadership in private land development and/or municipal infrastructure projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills to effectively and professionally interact with team members, clients, governmental review authorities, government officials, and the public.
• Demonstrated expertise adjusting to priorities and demands from multiple clients and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Firm understanding of risk management and loss prevention.
• Superior organizational and planning skills with keen attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of civil engineering principles, practice standards, procedures and project management.
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 186 on the 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2026 ranking of 53.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)