Senior Engineering Project Manager - Commercial Utilities

Dewberry Engineers Incorporated; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager for the Commercial Utilities - Energy/Renewables Group in the Mount Laurel area. You will lead site/civil infrastructure projects for utility, energy, and renewable clients, guiding pursuits through design, permitting, and construction while coordinating with stakeholders and regulatory agencies.

You will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on delivery, mentoring junior staff, managing multidisciplinary teams, and supporting client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience producing and managing site/civil project deliverables, including QA/QC reviews, client coordination, and working with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Professional licensure in NJ, MA, PA (or ability to obtain within 18 months).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading permitting efforts and coordinating with regulatory agencies.
• Experience facilitating project meetings, stakeholder workshops, and agency coordination meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead electric and gas utility, energy, and renewable site/civil infrastructure projects from feasibility and planning through design, engineering, permitting and construction.
• Serve as a primary client contact, facilitating project meetings and coordinating with stakeholders, agencies, and project teams.
• Prepare and review site/civil engineering/technical plans, reports and calculations.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and subconsultants to deliver high‑quality projects on schedule and within budget.
• Oversee permitting efforts and regulatory approvals with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Provide technical leadership and conduct QA/QC reviews of project deliverables.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, and financial performance.
• Support business development efforts, including proposals, pursuits, and client relationship management.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with teams across Dewberry offices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

QA/QC reviews

Client coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Job description

Senior Engineering Project Manager - Commercial Utilities

Location: US-NJ-Mount Laurel

Job Description

Dewberry's growing Commercial Utilities - Energy/Renewables Group is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the delivery of site/civil infrastructure projects for utility, energy, and renewable clients across the region. In this highly visible role, you'll be responsible for guiding projects from pursuit through construction, preparing plans, reports, calculations, and coordinating permitting and regulatory approvals, overseeing technical quality and QA/QC processes, facilitating client and project team coordination, and ensuring successful project execution.

Working with multidisciplinary team members, you'll provide both strategic leadership and hands‑on project delivery/support while helping grow client relationships and strengthen Dewberry's expanding energy and renewables practice.

Dewberry is a leading, market‑facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance programs to regular full‑time employees and their eligible dependents the first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional insurances, at no cost to the employee: life (employee only), accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, and short‑and‑long‑term disability are also provided. Employees pay a share of Dewberry's premium expenses (on a pre‑tax basis) for medical and dental insurance plans.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including: 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and monthly stipend. Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are dependent upon company and individual performance. Certain positions are also eligible to receive overtime pay, whereas all non‑exempt positions are eligible for overtime (subject to approval).

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Lead electric and gas utility, energy, and renewable site/civil infrastructure projects from feasibility and planning through design, engineering, permitting and construction.
• Serve as a primary client contact, facilitating project meetings and coordinating with stakeholders, agencies, and project teams.
• Prepare and review site/civil engineering/technical plans, reports and calculations.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and subconsultants to deliver high‑quality projects on schedule and within budget.
• Oversee permitting efforts and regulatory approvals with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Provide technical leadership and conduct QA/QC reviews of project deliverables.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, and financial performance.
• Support business development efforts, including proposals, pursuits, and client relationship management.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with teams across Dewberry offices.

Required Skills & Required Experience

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience producing and managing site/civil project deliverables, including QA/QC reviews, client coordination, and working with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Professional licensure in NJ, MA, PA (or ability to obtain within 18 months).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading permitting efforts and coordinating with regulatory agencies.
• Experience facilitating project meetings, stakeholder workshops, and agency coordination meetings.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $175,000 - $195,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for NJ only.