Project Manager - Civil/Site Land Development

Colliers Engineering & Design; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams on land development projects in Arizona. You will manage client relationships, oversee project financial performance, and drive successful delivery of complex developments such as Halo Vista and Teravalis.

Based in Arizona with flexible office options in Phoenix, West Valley, or Gilbert, you will mentor staff, grow client relationships, and contribute to shaping rapidly expanding communities while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is required.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Professional licensure in a related field is strongly preferred.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Experience in land development is required.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ability to mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical accuracy and documentation on plans, reports, and design documents.
• Develop design tasks including grading and drainage designs to ensure value engineering.
• Coordinate utility research and responses; perform site visits during construction.
• Ensure quality control for all project documents.
• Develop project schedules and manage multiple projects with deadlines.
• Provide client management updates and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Professional licensure preferred

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Overview

Join Colliers Engineering & Design's growing Civil/Site team in Arizona and play a key role in shaping some of the region's most exciting developments. As a Project Manager, you'll lead multidisciplinary project teams, manage client relationships, oversee project financial performance, and drive the successful delivery of complex land development projects.
This position offers the opportunity to work on high-profile developments, including Halo Vista, the transformative mixed‑use community, and Teravalis, one of the largest planned master‑planned communities in the nation. You'll collaborate with talented engineers, planners, and designers while helping deliver projects that will leave a lasting impact on Arizona's future growth. Based in Arizona, this role offers flexibility to work from our Phoenix, West Valley, or Gilbert offices. If you're looking for an opportunity to lead meaningful projects, mentor talented staff, grow client relationships, and help shape rapidly expanding communities, this is the place to do it.
Whether facilitating large-scale commercial developments, master-planned communities, mixed‑use destinations, or transformative regional infrastructure projects, joining Colliers Engineering & Design will accelerate your success while allowing you to make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the technical accuracy, use of standard engineering practices, and inclusion of appropriate documentation on various plans, reports, and design documents.
• Manage and/or review the development of design tasks, such as conceptual planning, detailed grading, and drainage designs associated with civil engineering construction projects to ensure value engineering is achieved.
• Perform a final ordinance review, coordinate utility service research, assist with outside agency responses, and perform site visits during construction to evaluate issues.
• Responsible for quality control for all project documents.
• Identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend solutions to peers and management.
• Develop project schedules and construction timelines.
• Manage multiple projects and workload with competing deadlines.
• Prepare proposal scopes, project schedules, and change orders, as required.
• Perform financial management, including invoice preparation, accounts receivable, and project profitability.
• Able to work independently on multiple projects, as well as lead other engineers in a team environment.
• Responsible for client management including status updates and project specific discussions.
• Mentor junior staff, including technical training, as needed.
• Ensure the company’s standard AutoCAD procedures for layering, details, etc. are utilized.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Professional licensure in a related field is strongly preferred.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Experience in land development, required.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D and the ability to mentor junior staff to enhance their design skills.
• Ability to interact well with coworkers, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
• Attention to detail with exceptional analytical and judgment capabilities.
• Construction oversight, preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Knowledge of local city, county, and state land use processes and regulations.
• Advanced technical skills in stormwater management, hydraulics, hydrological analysis, grading, and other site development related designs.
• Dedicated, responsive, and organized.

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 and company-sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work-life balance through a generous compensation package that includes company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a 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, a mentorship program, a wellness program, a Women’s Organization, and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.