Senior Civil Project Manager

A Colorado-based multidisciplinary design and consulting firm is seeking a senior civil engineering leader to oversee its civil practice. This position combines department leadership with hands-on technical responsibility, project oversight, financial management, staff development, and client growth. The successful candidate will be an experienced Professional Engineer who understands both sides of running a strong civil engineering practice: producing technically sound work and operating a profitable, well-managed department. The role requires substantial land development experience as well as demonstrated success working with municipalities, counties, special districts, and other public-sector organizations. This is an opportunity for an established civil engineering leader to influence how work is pursued, staffed, executed, reviewed, and delivered while helping develop the next generation of project and technical leaders. Key Responsibilities Lead and support Project Managers, Engineers, and Designers across the civil engineering group. Establish clear expectations for technical quality, project execution, accountability, and collaboration. Mentor staff and help develop both technical expertise and project-management capabilities. Align staffing and workload with current commitments, backlog, and future opportunities. Help establish departmental priorities that support broader business objectives. Technical & Project Leadership Provide senior-level technical oversight as a Professional Engineer across civil engineering assignments. Direct land development and public infrastructure work through planning, entitlement, design, permitting, bidding, and construction. Provide technical guidance involving site development, grading, drainage, stormwater, utilities, roadways, and associated infrastructure. Perform quality and constructability reviews on work led by other project managers. Maintain consistent standards for technical quality, schedules, budgets, and client service. Support permitting, agency coordination, specifications, and construction-phase activities. Take responsibility for project and department financial performance. Manage department budgets, staffing requirements, backlog, and utilization. Monitor billing, receivables, scope, and project margins. Evaluate prospective work and participate in go/no-go decisions. Allocate projects and resources with consideration for staff capacity, technical expertise, client requirements, and financial objectives. Identify scope changes and help Project Managers address them appropriately. Clients & Business Development Maintain productive relationships with public agencies, municipalities, developers, review authorities, consultants, and teaming partners. Strengthen existing client relationships while helping develop new public- and private-sector opportunities. Contribute to pursuit strategy, proposal development, project scoping, fee discussions, interviews, and contract negotiations. Represent the civil practice confidently in technical, client, and business-development settings. Qualifications Colorado Professional Engineer license, or the ability to obtain Colorado licensure promptly. 10+ years of relevant civil engineering experience. At least 5 years of Project Management experience. Extensive experience with land development, including due diligence, entitlement, site planning, grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, roadway improvements, and construction support. Significant experience delivering work for cities, municipalities, counties, special districts, or comparable public agencies. Strong knowledge of municipal requirements, permitting and review processes, public procurement, stakeholder coordination, and agency relationships. Experience taking both public infrastructure and private development projects through design, approvals, bidding, and construction. Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and familiarity with commonly used civil design, hydrology/drainage, and project-management tools. Demonstrated experience managing project profitability and broader departmental financial performance. Experience supervising and developing engineers and designers at multiple career levels. Working knowledge of budgeting, resource planning, backlog, utilization, scope management, staffing, and change management. Strong engineering judgment and the ability to operate as a senior technical leader. Effective client-development and relationship-management skills. Clear communication and the ability to coordinate technical teams, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders. Base salary: $130,000 to $170,000 , based on experience and anticipated contribution. #J-18808-Ljbffr LVI Associates