Sr. Project Manager - Land Development

LJA Engineering; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and employee-owned firm as a Senior Project Manager, where your leadership will drive significant engineering projects. This role involves interpreting and coordinating complex engineering tasks, managing both teams and client relationships, and ensuring projects meet their objectives. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit, this innovative company is dedicated to the professional growth of its employees. If you have a passion for engineering and a proven track record in project management, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a thriving organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project management or a master's degree with 2-3+ years.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct large engineering projects with complex features.
• Supervise engineering personnel and manage project budgets and schedules.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Business Development

Team Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

Title: Sr. Project Manager

Division: Land Development

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

Summary: Serves as Senior Project Manager with responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating engineering projects which have unique or controversial problems and an important effect on major company programs.

General 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 phase 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 include 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.

Required Education/Licenses:

• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of post-graduate experience or master’s degree and 2-3+ years of post-Master’s experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships.