Senior Project Manager, Land Development (Employee-Owned)

LJA Engineering; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Comprehensive Benefits

Education Support

Tuition reimbursement

Referral Bonuses

Community Impact

Professional Development

Career Growth

Fun Culture

Job summary

LJA Engineering is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Land Development to oversee engineering projects with complex features and broad impact on major programs. You will interpret, organize and coordinate work, lead a team of engineers, and manage client relationships.

This role offers hands‑on experience across office, field and back‑office settings, with growth opportunities, ESOP culture, professional development and involvement in proposals and business development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-graduate experience in commercial and industrial civil site design.
• Ability to build strong relationships
• Experience in managing other engineers and projects

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and directs a large and important engineering project or a number of smaller projects with many complex features.
• Supervision of engineering and support personnel.
• Analyze project scope, client’s RFP and firm’s proposal. Organize work on project and set procedures in accomplishing project
• Develop and monitor project design schedule to meet client and firm time objectives.
• Develop and monitor client’s budget and schedule.
• Senior Project Manager is both a team leader and a client manager.
• Business development, proposal writing and project management
• Managing less experienced engineers and/or technical support personnel
• Conceptualizing the initial design approach for a major phases of a large project, or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a project
• Planning, scheduling and conducting or coordinating engineering projects involving conventional engineering practices as well as projects that includes a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements
• Exercises judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

LJA Engineering is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Land Development to oversee engineering projects with complex features and broad impact on major programs. You will interpret, organize and coordinate work, lead a team of engineers, and manage client relationships.

This role offers hands‑on experience across office, field and back‑office settings, with growth opportunities, ESOP culture, professional development and involvement in proposals and business development.