Required Skills & Experience
Qualifications (Essential Criteria):
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in site design and permitting for commercial projects.
• Texas PE license is required.
• Proven history of managing client expectations.
• Experience preparing construction documents including plan drawings, specifications, bid documents, and cost opinions. Ability to engage with clients, internal staff, contractors, and community officials.
Job Description
Location: Austin Ideally but could consider San Antonio, Dallas (Hybrid) 3 days a week onsite:
Position Overview: We are currently looking for an established regional leader for our Commercial Land Development team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with all levels of management, technical experts, and construction leaders. Your responsibilities will encompass ensuring the successful execution and completion of client projects, spearheading business development initiatives, and playing a pivotal role in team development. This position will be 50% client account management and 50% oversight of design/ technical team.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and guide staff in the design of commercial site development projects.
• Ensure the execution of projects in a productive and profitable manner.
• Maintain regular communication with clients.
• Uphold quality standards for all project deliverables.
• Craft fee proposals, monitor and manage project budgets, and oversee invoicing processes.
• Formulate project work plans and scopes of work, providing project oversight and monitoring project schedules.
• Actively participate in proposal presentations and project interviews.
• Regularly interact with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and other stakeholders. • Lead project meetings and deliver presentations.
• Represent the company in professional organizations and networking events.
• Plan and design new construction and redevelopment sites.
• Prepare engineering plans, specifications, reports, studies, technical memoranda, and other project documentation.
• Maintain regulatory knowledge within the project’s jurisdiction.
• Familiarity with Zoning & Land Use Codes, Subdivision Regulations, and Design Standards.
• Manage stormwater, quantity/quality controls, and understand Best Management Practices for design and construction.
• Possess functional knowledge of sanitary sewer, water, power, gas, and telecom utilities.
• Design grading for mass earthwork, roadways, parking lots, building pads, sidewalks, and other site improvements.
• Understand ADA & PROWAG design requirements.
