Project Manager - Land Development

LJA

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health benefits

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonuses

Volunteer days

Professional development

Internal mobility

Fun culture

Job summary

LJA Land Development is seeking a Project Manager to lead engineering efforts across residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial land development projects. You will interpret, organize, and coordinate engineering work, ensuring quality and compliance across multiple project types.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a PE license, and at least 8 years of progressive design and project management experience.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
Professional Engineering license (PE) required.
Minimum 8 years’ progressive design and project management experience.
Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD Civil3D.

Responsibilities

Coordinate projects from inception to completion, including planning and permitting.
Budgeting, scheduling, and coordination of outside consultants.
Prepare and oversee civil design for site geometry, grading, drainage, roads, water and sewer.
Develop design drawings, technical specifications, reports, and cost estimates.
Analyze technical information and perform engineering calculations.
Author due diligence, feasibility, design reports, and memos.
Provide technical support through all project stages.
Serve as Engineer of Record for various projects.
Prepare and participate in client meetings and presentations.
Mentor project engineers and design technicians.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD Civil3D

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineering license (PE)

Job description

What Lja Has To Offer

LJA is offering an exciting opportunity that will allow you to reach your full career potential. The structure of our organization is designed to amplify your capabilities while gaining the benefits of being an employee-owner. What truly sets this opportunity apart is the chance to collaborate every day with dedicated, skilled, and supportive leaders. Whether you are in the office, in the field, or behind the scenes, working at LJA gives you the chance to grow through hands-on experience and exposure to a broad range of clients and services.

What Lja Has To Offer

What Makes Lja Different

At LJA, our employee-owners take pride in their work and their workplace. We’re guided by leaders who foster a culture of respect, collaboration and a shared vision of success. Our difference is evident in the experiences and opportunities we provide:

Employee-owned. Client-focused

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Consistently ranked as a Top Workplace

Internal recruitment team, in-house training, and a marketing department specific to our industry

We celebrate flexibility, allowing every team and office to lead with their proven approach

Our culture champions continuous learning and personal growth

We believe success comes through constant evolution and communication

We are passionate about having fun and making money, all while creating impact

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Project Manager at LJA Land Development, you will be responsible for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating engineering for a wide variety of land development projects including residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, resort, recreation, infrastructure, and attraction of various types and sizes, some of which may have unique or controversial conditions.

A TYPICAL DAY MIGHT INCLUDE:

Project coordination from inception to completion, including due diligence, planning, entitlements, civil engineering design, regulatory permitting and approvals through local, state, and federal permitting agencies and construction administration support.

Project management tasks including budgeting, scheduling, coordination of outside consultants, project tracking and project billing.

Preparing and overseeing civil engineering design for site geometry, grading, drainage, roadway, water distribution, wastewater collection/transmission, parks, and other civil improvements.

Preparing and overseeing development of design drawings, technical specifications, reports, cost estimates and other project deliverables.

Analyzing technical information, performing engineering calculations, and advancing design concepts into effective and financially feasible engineering designs.

Authoring technical reports such as due diligence reports, feasibility reports, design reports, and technical memoranda

Providing technical support throughout all project stages from request for proposal through final design and construction.

Serving as Engineer of Record for various projects and/or project tasks.

Preparing and participating in client meetings and presentations.

Providing leadership and guidance for project engineers and design technicians.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related engineering field.

Professional Engineering license.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 8 years’ progressive experience in design and management of land development projects.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Highly organized with good time management skills.

Sufficient familiarity with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD Civil3D,

LEVEL UP WITH LJA

At LJA, we’re 100% employee-owned. This drives results, rewards ambition and supports long-term success for every team member. With almost 100 locations and 3,000+ employee-owners (and growing), we’re building something big! We want you to be part of it. Your future grows here.