Project Manager – Drainage Design

L.K. Jordan & Associates; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible environment

PTO & holidays

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Retirement plan (SIMPLE IRA)

Maternity leave

Referral program

Professional development

Job summary

Lkjordan in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead drainage design and infrastructure projects on-site. You will oversee planning, hydrologic analyses, PS&E, permitting, and client coordination for public and private clients.

Responsibilities include budgeting, staffing, mentoring, business development support, and driving successful project delivery with a strong emphasis on teamwork and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering (ABET preferred).
• Active Texas PE license and 10+ years of drainage-focused civil experience.
• Experience leading TxDOT drainage design projects.
• Strong leadership and client coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of drainage projects for public and private clients.
• Provide project leadership and technical oversight of drainage and PS&E development.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, subconsultants, and team members.
• Manage budgets, schedules, staffing, and level-of-effort estimates.
• Mentor project engineers and support business development and proposals.
• Lead project meetings and communicate status and issues.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Civil engineering

OpenRoads Designer

ORD Drainage

MicroStation

CivilStorm

PE license

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelors in Civil Eng

Professional Engineer (TX)

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

CivilStorm

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

Job description

Project Manager – Drainage Design

Location: Houston, TX Salary Range: $95,000–$125,000 annually Employment Type: Full-Time Work Arrangement: On-Site

A leading civil engineering consulting firm in Houston, Texas, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its Drainage Design Group. The Project Manager will provide overall project leadership and technical oversight for transportation, drainage, and infrastructure improvement projects serving public- and private-sector clients. This position will lead the planning, design, and delivery of drainage projects, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, drainage system design, PS&E development, permitting, and technical deliverables. The successful candidate will oversee project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and resources while coordinating with clients, public agencies, subconsultants, and multidisciplinary project teams. Additional responsibilities include providing technical guidance, leading client meetings, supporting business development, preparing proposals, and mentoring engineering staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, design, and delivery of roadway, site, and neighborhood drainage projects.
• Provide project leadership and technical oversight for drainage projects involving DOTs, counties, cities, flood districts, and private development clients.
• Oversee hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and drainage system design, including storm sewers, culverts, channels, and detention/retention facilities.
• Direct project design activities and ensure technical quality and compliance with applicable standards.
• Establish project scopes, work plans, budgets, schedules, staffing requirements, and level-of-effort estimates.
• Prepare and review proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project schedules.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and technical deliverables.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve complex drainage and civil engineering challenges.
• Review engineering calculations, plans, specifications, reports, quantities, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with clients, public agencies, subconsultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Lead permitting and agency coordination activities.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and support business development and proposal pursuits.
• Lead project meetings and communicate project status, technical issues, schedules, and budgets.
• Mentor and develop Project Engineers, EITs, technicians, and other project staff.
• Support quality management and ensure successful project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
• Strong working knowledge of OpenRoads Designer Drainage & Utilities (ORD DU) for drainage PS&E and analysis.
• Proficiency in CivilStorm.
• Knowledge of the TxDOT Hydraulic Design Manual.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven project management skills involving scope, budget, schedule, and deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering (ABET-accredited university preferred).
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas.
• 10+ years of civil engineering experience, with a focus on transportation drainage design.
• Demonstrated experience leading TxDOT drainage design projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading drainage PS&E development.
• Valid Texas driver's license with an insurable driving record.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) and/or City of Houston.
• Experience in business development, client relationship management, and proposal pursuits.
• Experience with HEC-RAS and/or HEC-HMS.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of $95,000–$125,000.
• Flexible work environment and positive work/life balance.
• Challenging and innovative engineering projects.
• Employee referral program.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Maternity leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• SIMPLE IRA retirement savings plan with employer match.