Project Manager - Stormwater

Pape-Dawson; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Engineers seeks a Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of civil engineering projects in Dallas. You will balance technical quality with project and people leadership, managing scope, schedule, budget, and client expectations, while guiding multidisciplinary teams and supporting business development.

The role requires a PE license (TX preferred) and 5+ years of project management experience in civil engineering, with strong communication, mentorship, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state(s) required to support project work.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years managing projects from conception through completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Manage project execution including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for plans, reports, calculations, specifications, estimates, and other technical documents.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain alignment.
• Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication and sound judgment.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relations

Communication

Mentorship

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering program

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Job Description:

Overview:

The Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of engineering projects while balancing technical quality with project and people leadership. This role manages project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; develops strong client and agency relationships; and supports the growth and development of team members. The Project Manager is accountable for responsive, high-quality project execution and financial stewardship and demonstrates leadership consistent with Pape-Dawson’s Excellence in Action Leadership Principles.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables, including plans, reports, calculations, specifications, estimates, and other technical documentation as applicable.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain alignment, and support timely project delivery.
• Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication, sound judgment, and solution-oriented problem solving.
• Support business development and pursuit activities, including scope development, proposals, qualifications, interviews, teaming, and other client development efforts as applicable.
• Mentor and develop engineers, designers, analysts, and other technical staff through day-to-day direction, feedback, and professional development support.
• Demonstrate accountability for recurring responsibilities, deadlines, team productivity, responsiveness, quality, and financial stewardship while fostering strong working relationships.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned; job duties may change based on business needs.
• Lead watershed planning, flood mitigation, stormwater, drainage, and FEMA mapping or mitigation projects.
• Guide hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stormwater design, resilience and mitigation, environmental coordination, and related civil design integration.
• Lead constructability reviews, value engineering, risk evaluation, and resolution of complex water-resources technical issues.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, and communities on floodplain, drainage, and water-resources project needs, reviews, hearings, and outreach.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state(s) required to support project work.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years (6 preferred) managing projects from conception through completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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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.