Senior Project Manager - Utility Coordination

Impact Recruitment; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Recruitment seeks a Senior Project Manager – Utility Coordination to lead utility coordination for civil infrastructure projects in Houston and the surrounding region. You will manage schedules, budgets, and multi-stakeholder teams to ensure timely approvals and relocations.

Ideal candidates have proven PM experience in utility coordination, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to coordinate with utilities, agencies, contractors, and design teams.

Qualifications

• PM experience with planning, scheduling, budgeting across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in utility coordination or utility engineering on civil infra projects.
• Experience expediting approvals, permits, and relocations.
• Ability to interpret CAD drawings and field reports.
• Experience coordinating project logistics including materials and crews.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Eng, Construction Mgmt, or related.
• PE licensure preferred but not required.
• Experience with municipal/transport infrastructure projects preferred.
• Excellent communication, organization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee utility coordination across civil infra projects.
• Develop and monitor schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with utilities, agencies, contractors, design teams, and other stakeholders.
• Identify utility conflicts and oversee relocations.
• Expedite approvals, permits, reviews, and relocation activities.
• Lead utility coordination meetings and maintain clear communication among all involved parties.
• Prepare project status reports, meeting documentation, schedules, and other project records.
• Review utility plans, technical drawings, inspection findings, and field reports.
• Coordinate materials, crews, and utility work sequences with broader project schedules.
• Mentor junior staff and provide guidance on utility coordination procedures.
• Support proposal development and continuous improvement of internal project-delivery processes.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Independent & collaborative work

Time management

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / related

Professional Engineer licensure preferred

Tools

CAD drawings

Project management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Impact Recruitment is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Utility Coordination on behalf of an established civil engineering and surveying firm serving Houston and the surrounding region. This position will oversee utility coordination for civil engineering and infrastructure projects, ensuring that utility requirements, approvals, and relocations are identified and completed in alignment with project schedules and budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage utility coordination efforts across multiple civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Develop and monitor project schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with utility companies, public agencies, contractors, design teams, and other project stakeholders.
• Identify existing utility conflicts and oversee the planning and execution of required relocations.
• Expedite utility approvals, permits, reviews, and relocation activities to maintain project timelines.
• Track project progress, identify potential risks, and resolve issues affecting design, permitting, or construction.
• Lead utility coordination meetings and maintain clear communication among all involved parties.
• Prepare project status reports, meeting documentation, schedules, and other project records.
• Review utility plans, technical drawings, inspection findings, and field reports.
• Coordinate materials, crews, and utility work sequences with broader project schedules.
• Mentor junior staff and provide guidance on utility coordination procedures.
• Support proposal development and continuous improvement of internal project-delivery processes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated project management experience involving planning, scheduling, budgeting, and multi-stakeholder coordination.
• Previous utility coordination or utility engineering experience on civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience expediting approvals, permits, and utility relocations.
• Knowledge of utility installation or relocation inspections, including the ability to interpret technical drawings and field reports.
• Experience coordinating project logistics, including materials, crews, and construction sequencing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• Professional Engineer licensure is preferred but not required.
• Experience with municipal or transportation infrastructure projects is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, organization, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency with project management software and standard office applications.
• Familiarity with CAD drawings and utility design documents is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Impact Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer.

Impact Recruitment does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, or terms or conditions of employment on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, medical condition as defined under state law, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Impact Recruitment also provides reasonable accommodations to disabled individuals to assist in the hiring process and to qualified individuals with disabilities in the performance of essential job functions, as required by federal, state, or local law.