Senior Project Manager, Site / Civil Engineering

Stantec; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-disciplinary firm in Coral Gables, Florida is looking for a Senior Project Manager for Community Development. The role involves managing design and delivery of projects, client relations, and overseeing all aspects of civil engineering design. Ideal candidates should have strong engineering skills and experience in various project types, alongside a proactive approach to winning new clients and managing project teams. This position offers a dynamic opportunity to impact community development and urban planning.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering/design skills in civil/site engineering.
• Exposure to project delivery process including marketing and client interaction.
• Experience in managing various types of projects.

Responsibilities

• Pursuing and winning new clients and projects.
• Organizing and leading project-related meetings.
• Coordinating with clients and project teams.
• Performing planning phase activities.
• Directing civil engineering design aspects.
• Preparing submission packages and support calculations.
• Supervising construction phase support services.
• Monitoring project progress and budgets.
• Planning and executing QA/QC plans.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Project management

Client relations

Business development

Job description

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more welcoming, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s multi-disciplinary office in South Florida has an opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Project Manager. Your role as Senior Project Manager – Community Development is to manage the design and delivery of projects and to maintain relations with current and future clients within our community development business line. Typical projects include private and public sector projects: office, retail, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed‑use developments as well as local governmental projects. The ideal candidate will come with a background of supporting or leading the civil/site engineering aspects for a variety of projects, with a foundation of strong engineering/design skills. He/she will have been exposed to the entire project delivery process, including marketing/business development, client interaction, project management, internal team building and hands on design/engineering supervision. #CommDevFlorida

Your Key Responsibilities

• Pursuing and winning new clients and projects.
• Organizing and leading project‑related meetings and presentations.
• Coordinating with clients, team members, sub‑consultants, and preparing detailed scope/fee proposals.
• Performing planning phase activities, including initial project research and investigations, assessment of project feasibility, and provide input to project team on civil engineering related issues.
• Performing and directing all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans and related design reports.
• Preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitate the agency review/approval process.
• Supervising construction phase support services, including development of bidding and contract documents, field inspections, progress meetings, final certifications, etc.
• Monitoring and control project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keep client informed of progress, budget, work progress and challenges.
• Sourcing, attracting and developing new staff.
• Planning and executing QA/QC plans for individual projects.