Senior SUE Project Manager: Transportation & Utilities Lead

ESP Associates, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) match

PTO + Holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Teladoc

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

ESP Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior SUE Project Manager to lead Subsurface Utility Engineering projects across Texas, coordinating with clients, utility owners, and project partners from planning through construction.

You will manage scope, schedule, and budgets, mentor staff, support business development, and ensure quality control of SUE deliverables on roadway, municipal, and infrastructure programs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, planning, geography, geomatics, business, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in SUE, utility coordination, or related infrastructure delivery.
• Experience managing SUE projects including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client coordination, deliverables review, and QA.
• Knowledge of SUE Quality Levels A-D, utility designation, test hole coordination, mapping, permitting, and ROW coordination.
• Experience supporting marketing or business development activities, including proposals and client meetings.
• Experience budgeting with LOE estimates and financial performance monitoring.
• Experience training and developing technical staff in SUE procedures, safety, and client service.
• Experience preparing, submitting, tracking, and reviewing RULIS applications; verify completeness and consistency with project plans.
• Ability to read/interpret civil plans and Bentley View, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to lead meetings and present professionally.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Bentley View, Bluebeam, KMZ/KML for exhibits.
• Experience with TxDOT projects and knowledge of TxDOT utility milestones and accommodation requirements.
• Knowledge of Texas Administrative Code related to utility accommodation and ROW use.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary SUE teams and coordinating field crews.
• Experience developing KMZ/KML files and map-based exhibits for coordination meetings.
• CADD experience reviewing utility, roadway, and civil plans.
• Experience building client relationships and pursuing follow-on work.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel; pass drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Lead ESP SUE project delivery for roadway, drainage, bridge, transit, municipal, and civil infrastructure projects throughout Texas.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, deliverables, and client expectations for assigned SUE projects.
• Support marketing and business development, including client relationships, pursuit strategy, proposals, scope development, level-of-effort estimates, and presentations.
• Develop and manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, track progress against approved scope, and coordinate corrective action when risks arise.
• Train, mentor, and develop SUE staff in field procedures, documentation standards, project delivery expectations, safety awareness, client communication, and quality control practices.
• Review plans, utility records, as-builts, survey data, and SUE deliverables to identify potential utility conflicts and guide investigation strategies.
• Coordinate with utility owners, TxDOT, local governments, engineers, right-of-way staff, environmental teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate SUE and utility coordination meetings, document action items, maintain utility status reports, and track commitments through resolution.
• Oversee utility conflict analysis, investigation planning, test hole coordination, utility mapping, relocation support, cost estimates, reimbursement documentation, utility agreements, and permitting processes.
• Prepare, submit, track, and review RULIS applications and related documentation to support utility permitting, relocation, and project clearance requirements.
• Monitor SUE production, utility investigation progress, and utility adjustment or relocation coordination during design and construction phases, escalating schedule or coordination issues as needed.
• Interpret and apply applicable Texas utility accommodation requirements, TxDOT utility coordination procedures, right-of-way processes, and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Learn and apply SUE, utility coordination, permitting, right-of-way, and agency criteria for other states as project needs and ESP's market growth require.
• Prepare professional ESP correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, exhibits, conflict matrices, proposals, and other project documentation.
• Support quality control of SUE deliverables and promote consistent standards across project teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

SUE expertise

Project management

Client coordination

Budgeting

Staff development

Business development support

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management

Planning/Geomatics

Tools

Bentley View

Bluebeam

Adobe Acrobat Pro

KMZ/KML development

Job description

ESP Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior SUE Project Manager to lead Subsurface Utility Engineering projects across Texas, coordinating with clients, utility owners, and project partners from planning through construction.

You will manage scope, schedule, and budgets, mentor staff, support business development, and ensure quality control of SUE deliverables on roadway, municipal, and infrastructure programs.