Head of Engineering and Project Management

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.

LJC Design & Engineering, a division of Clayco, is a full-service architecture, engineering, and design firm committed to enhancing the quality of the human experience through integrated design. We are a team of high-energy professionals who share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture. We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction.

LJC is looking to hire a Project Manager to join our established Residential & Hospitality practice. We are focused on expanding our team so that we can continue to deliver a wide range of project types that include market-rate and luxury multi-family, student-focused and affordable housing communities, hospitality and mixed-use projects across the nation.

The ideal candidate will participate with LJC’s leadership team, helping our Residential market expand its presence in geographic markets and client groups. The Project Manager will be focused on effectively managing the next generation of projects within the residential, hospitality and mixed-use markets and ensuring high-level performance of each project.

Manages team, client, and consultant interface and communication on projects

Develops project schedules and manages performance to established milestones

Responsible for billings, collections, and profitability associated with projects under his/her management and assists in reporting project performance to executive team members

May manage multiple projects simultaneously, depending on scale and complexity of the project(s).

Recruits and interviews potential applicants to ensure practice growth

Represents LJC in the community and conference events

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a related field

12+ years of relevant experience in architecture and design with a focus on residential projects

Proven experience managing multiple and complex projects

Demonstrated competence with Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, and MS Office with some ability in Revit and similar design software a plus.

Our clients and projects are nationwide - travel will be part of the job.

We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile projects.

2025 ENR Top 400 - Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).

2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms - Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).

Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.

Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.