Project Manager - Residential/Land Development

Pape-Dawson Engineers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Engineers in Houston, TX seeks a licensed Professional Engineer to lead our residential land development team. You will guide project design, client communication, permitting, and overall project management for diverse commercial developments.

You will collaborate with in-house civil engineers, landscape architects, planners, and surveyors to deliver thoughtful, high-quality solutions, balancing client expectations, budget, and schedule.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil or Agricultural Engineering from ABET-accredited college/university.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with 6+ years of land development design experience.
• Ability to identify new opportunities with existing clients and develop new partnerships.
• Overtime may be required.
• EEO: All qualified applicants receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technical staff for land development projects.
• Involve in proposal development and client agreement execution.
• Manage land development design projects from conception to completion, including cost estimation of technical tasks.
• Build trusting relationships with clients, public agencies, and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate tasks, budgets, and schedules to meet client timelines and project milestones.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Leadership & mentoring

Communication

Cost estimation

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Civil or Agricultural Engineering

Job description

Job Description: Build your career with Pape-Dawson's established Houston team, where more than three decades of local experience, trusted client relationships, and continued regional growth create meaningful opportunities. With roots in the Houston market dating back to 1991, our multidisciplinary team provides civil engineering, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture services to both public- and private-sector clients throughout the Greater Houston area.Houston remains one of the nation's most dynamic and diverse growth markets, with continued investment in residential development, commercial centers, industrial facilities, educational campuses, and critical public infrastructure. Our team has built longstanding partnerships with state agencies, counties, municipalities, special purpose districts, developers, and community stakeholders across the region.From master-planned communities and public infrastructure improvements to commercial hubs and complex industrial sites, team members have the opportunity to contribute to projects that shape how people live, work, and move throughout Greater Houston. By bringing together engineering, planning, surveying, and landscape architecture, we deliver integrated solutions that are functional, resilient, and thoughtfully designed to support the region's continued growth.

We are seeking a licensed Professional Engineer to serve as a Project Manager within our residential land development team in Houston, TX. This position will lead project design, client communication, permitting, and overall project management for a wide range of commercial development projects. The Project Manager will collaborate closely with our in-house civil engineers, landscape architects, land planners, transportation professionals, and surveyors to deliver thoughtful, high-quality solutions for public, private, and mixed-use developments. This role is responsible for guiding projects from initial concept through final design and construction support while balancing client expectations, technical quality, budget, and schedule.

What can you expect on a daily basis?

• Lead and mentor a dynamic group of technical professionals - engineers and technical support- to serve our clients well
• Engage in the proposal and client agreement development and execution
• Managing a team and clients for the completion of land development design projects from conception to completion including estimating costs of technical tasks
• Develop trusting professional relationships with clients, public agency officials and community leaders
• Be respectful of client time-lines through effective coordination of project tasks, budgets and schedules
• Champion the professional development of each member of a project team according to each member's individual goals and career path
• Participate in the development of company design and production standards to continue excellence within our technical expertise
• Be open to new ways of accomplishing goals
• Seek guidance from other leaders; be open to suggestions in various aspects of project management
• Give back to our community by actively participating in professional associations and civic organizations

What qualifications are needed and key to this role?

• Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural or Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) 6+ years of land development design experience
• Proven experience and willingness to identify new opportunities with existing clients as well as having the confidence and ability to develop new client partnerships
• There may be times when working overtime is necessary
• EEO Statement: All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.