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Civil Engineering Senior Project Manager/Principal

Civil and Environmental Consultants
vision insurance, tuition assistance, 401(k), profit sharing
United States, Illinois, Naperville
1230 East Diehl Road (Show on map)
Jul 10, 2025

Civil Engineering Senior Project Manager/Principal
Job Locations

US-IL-Naperville


Category
Civil

Type
Full-Time



Overview

As a Civil Engineering Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you'll manage project teams to create land development plans for our commercial, institutional, public, industrial, and energy clients. This position will manage a variety of land development project types such as retail, residential, higher education, health care, industrial capital improvements, renewable energy, and public sector improvements such as roadway or utility rehabilitation. The ideal candidate will be experienced in preparing engineering plans for entitlement and construction, able to work with various regulatory agencies to gain project approval, and able to develop strong business relationships and meet client objectives.

You'll take part in all parts of the consulting engineering process from managing projects, reviewing work products of others, quality control, client interfacing, proposal development, budgeting, and mentoring and supervising junior engineers. In managing junior engineers, you will review the critical components of civil plan development including site layouts, grading plans, stormwater management facilities, water quality best management practices, erosion and sediment control, and utilities. You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and participate at professional and market-specific networking and client development events.

Potential sign-on and relocation bonus, if applicable.



Qualifications

    15+ years experience working in the Land Development Sector;
  • BS/MS in Civil Engineering;
  • Professional Registration or ability to gain licensure;
  • Ability to speak and write professionally;
  • Experience preparing final engineering plans and specifications;
  • Experience authoring engineering studies and preparing calculations;
  • Experience preparing stormwater models and associated reports;
  • Experience in preparing permit applications and obtaining project approvals;
  • Experience participating in formal and informal public meetings, such as a City Council or Project Public Stakeholder meetings.
  • Ability to develop and mentor staff;
  • Ability to prepare proposals and manage project execution;
  • Ability to interface with clients, network, and develop business.
  • Experience in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Excel, Word, HEC-RAS and other computer modeling software a plus;
  • Local connections with developers, architects, energy clients, or other land development arenas a plus.


About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community - focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite - focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA - focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women - focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!


We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you - that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The posting range for this position is between $84,456 - $205,632 based on experience and location (in addition, CEC offers overtime pay and other great benefits).

THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited. Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.

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