Project Manager – Civil Engineering – Higher Education Market Sector Leader

Thomas & Hutton•Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

Thomas & Hutton is seeking an experienced Professional Engineer to lead and grow its Higher Education Market Sector throughout the Southeast. The role partners with colleges and universities to deliver campus planning, infrastructure, and site development projects. It combines client relationship building, strategic growth, business development, and senior-level project leadership. The position serves as a trusted advisor to higher education clients, guiding them through planning, design, procurement, stakeholder engagement, funding opportunities, and project implementation. It coordinates multidisciplinary teams and connects client needs with Thomas & Hutton’s engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and consulting services. The role is client-facing and involves regular travel throughout the Southeast, with occasional evening and weekend meetings, conferences, and events. Thomas & Hutton describes itself as a private employee-owned firm. It provides career development programs, tools and technology, a collaborative environment, work-life balance, and opportunities to contribute to communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
10+ years of experience in consulting, project management, business development, or higher education-related work.
Understanding of higher education planning, procurement processes, capital improvement programs, funding strategies, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery.
Proven ability to develop client relationships, lead pursuits, and manage multidisciplinary teams.
Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
Experience in either campus infrastructure, utilities, stormwater management, transportation systems, permitting, and site development, or campus planning, site design, open space systems, pedestrian connectivity, placemaking, sustainability initiatives, and student experience.
Ability to connect client needs with Thomas & Hutton’s engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and consulting services.
Strategic mindset with a collaborative, client-focused approach.
Willingness to travel regularly throughout the Southeast; occasional evening and weekend meetings, conferences, and events may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with colleges, universities, or institutional clients.

Responsibilities

Lead the growth and development of Thomas & Hutton’s Higher Education Market Sector throughout the Southeast.
Build and strengthen relationships with colleges, universities, campus planners, facilities leaders, and other higher education stakeholders.
Identify, pursue, and secure new opportunities with higher education institutions.
Lead proposal development, pursuit strategies, presentations, interviews, and contract negotiations.
Serve as a trusted advisor to clients throughout campus planning, design, and implementation efforts.
Provide senior-level leadership on campus development, infrastructure, planning, and capital improvement projects.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions tailored to client needs.
Guide clients through planning initiatives, procurement processes, stakeholder engagement, funding opportunities, and project implementation strategies.
Represent Thomas & Hutton at industry conferences, client meetings, and professional organizations.
Support business development through market awareness, strategic planning, and relationship management.
Mentor team members and foster collaboration across offices and disciplines.