Senior Project Manager

Westwood Professional Services • Sacramento, CA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager, Land Development is a senior practitioner within Westwood's Land Development team, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of civil engineering projects for residential, commercial, and institutional clients - from preliminary studies through final design and construction administration. This role takes full ownership of project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client relationships across multiple concurrent assignments, and directly leads and develops the civil team(s) assigned to deliver those projects. With a minimum of 8 years of total experience, including at least 4 years as a project manager, the Senior Project Manager demonstrates mastery of land development civil engineering principles, cost estimating, construction methods, and alternative delivery approaches. This role is also a key contributor to business development - building client relationships, developing marketing pursuit strategies, and preparing proposals to win new work - and plays an active role in staff development by training, mentoring, and guiding the professional growth of the engineers and technicians on the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university or college. Degrees in other disciplines or equivalent experience may be substituted at management's discretion.
• Minimum of 10 years of total civil engineering experience, including at least 4 years in a Project Manager or equivalent leadership role.
• Demonstrated competence in fundamental civil engineering design principles for land development projects.
• Experience in cost estimating, bid phase assistance, construction administration, and general construction methods.
• Demonstrated ability to manage design projects profitably, including budget tracking, invoicing, and accounts receivable management.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, qualification packages, and marketing pursuit strategies.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage staff and direct resources effectively across multiple concurrent projects.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and other Westwood offices as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with alternative project delivery methods.
• Established relationships with residential and commercial developers, builders, or public agency staff in the relevant market.
• Track record of successfully winning and delivering projects across varied land development sectors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Developers, Builders, Owners, Architects, and other outside team members to execute projects and manage multi-party project workflows.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work, and qualification packages, and develop and implement marketing pursuit strategies to win new work.
• Build and develop relationships with clients, peers, and public agency staff to support long-term business growth.
• Develop and direct civil project team(s) to plan, coordinate, and deliver civil consulting services and project deliverables.
• Manage land development civil engineering projects for residential, commercial, and institutional clients efficiently, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and quality standards throughout all project phases.
• Effectively manage internal support disciplines - including survey, traffic, hydrology and hydraulics, and others - communicating and managing technical details, schedules, and budgets across disciplines.
• Implement and enforce the firm's QA/QC program across all assigned project teams and deliverables.
• Work with City, County, and Utility staff to secure approval of project plans and resolve agency review comments.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, allocating resources appropriately across differing project phases and priorities.
• Administer construction services activities on assigned projects, including RFI responses, site meetings with contractors, and construction observation.
• Lead and manage technical personnel, including pursuing and assisting in hiring staff, assigning and overseeing project assignments, reviewing work for accuracy and completeness, training staff and promoting professional development, maintaining job satisfaction and morale, assisting with performance evaluations, and recommending compensation adjustments and promotions.
• Manage project financial performance, including accounts receivable, invoicing, and budget tracking, ensuring projects are delivered profitably.

Benefits

• Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior