Project Civil Engineer / Project Manager
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Role Overview
A multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm is seeking an experienced
Project Civil Engineer / Project Manager for its Salt Lake City team.
This position combines hands-on civil/site engineering with project leadership, client management, and staff development. The successful candidate will lead land development and infrastructure assignments from early planning and entitlement through design, permitting, and construction-document delivery.
Projects span multiple markets, including healthcare, education, commercial development, distribution, retail, office, mixed-use, and other institutional and private-sector developments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead civil engineering projects involving site development, land development, and supporting infrastructure from concept through final design and permitting.
- Manage technical design of site layouts, grading, storm drainage, utilities and infrastructure, erosion and sediment controls, and related site improvements.
- Coordinate with clients, multidisciplinary design teams, reviewing agencies, and other project stakeholders.
- Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and technical quality.
- Prepare and review proposals, feasibility studies, technical specifications, drainage and stormwater reports, utility studies, and related engineering documentation.
- Perform and oversee hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, stormwater-management design, SWPPP development, and water-quality compliance work.
- Build and maintain client relationships and contribute to developing new project opportunities.
- Mentor and provide technical direction to junior engineers and other project staff.
- Coordinate with local leadership on workload planning, staff utilization, and practice growth.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- 6+ years of relevant site/civil or land development experience.
- Working knowledge of applicable municipal, county, and state land-use, development, and permitting processes.
- Demonstrated experience taking civil projects from initial concepts through construction documents.
- Strong technical background in site layout, grading, drainage, infrastructure, erosion and sediment control, and utility coordination.
- Experience with stormwater-management design, hydrologic/hydraulic analysis, SWPPP preparation, and associated compliance requirements.
- Ability to manage project budgets, schedules, technical deliverables, and competing priorities.
- Proven client-facing skills, including relationship management, technical communication, and development of new work.
- Experience preparing technical reports and proposals.
- Ability to lead, mentor, and motivate engineering staff while also working effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong written, verbal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D experience preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, consultants, and regulatory agencies.
- Participation in relevant professional or industry organizations is valued.
- Valid driver's license in good standing and reliable transportation for client meetings and project-site visits.
About the Opportunity
This is an opportunity for an experienced civil engineer to take ownership of technically diverse projects while maintaining meaningful involvement in design. The role provides a combination of
project management, technical leadership, client development, and staff mentorship, making it well suited to a PE who wants broader responsibility while remaining connected to project delivery.
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