Senior Site Design Lead — Civil Eng & PM

Orchard Hiltz & Mccliment Inc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Profit Sharing

Health Savings Accounts

Job summary

OHM Advisors is seeking a Site Design Project Manager to lead civil engineering design for new construction and redevelopment projects across residential, commercial, and industrial markets. You will guide technical design from concept through construction while managing client relationships and coordinating with Principals and staff.

You will oversee scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, QA/QC, and construction-phase services, mentoring site design staff and collaborating with discipline leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• 15–20 years of progressive site design or land development experience, including private development projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proven experience managing project teams, client relationships, budgets, and schedules.
• Strong technical knowledge of grading, stormwater management, utilities, and construction documents.
• Knowledge of development regulations, permitting processes, and accessibility standards.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and stormwater modeling software.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience preparing proposals and supporting business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple site design projects simultaneously, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Review the work of site design engineers, designers and technicians, ensuring accuracy, regulatory compliance, and adherence to best practices.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges that arise during the design process.
• Manage site development projects, overseeing scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary client contact, building strong relationships and communicating project progress.
• Guide site feasibility evaluations and address design, infrastructure, and permitting challenges.
• Oversee civil site design, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, and site access.
• Lead QA/QC reviews to ensure accurate, complete, and coordinated project deliverables.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Develop proposals and support business development efforts to grow private development opportunities.
• Oversee construction-phase services, including site visits, submittal reviews, and responses to RFIs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relations

Communication

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

PE license

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Stormwater modeling software

Job description

OHM Advisors is seeking a Site Design Project Manager to lead civil engineering design for new construction and redevelopment projects across residential, commercial, and industrial markets. You will guide technical design from concept through construction while managing client relationships and coordinating with Principals and staff.

You will oversee scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, QA/QC, and construction-phase services, mentoring site design staff and collaborating with discipline leads