Kimley-Horn
A multidisciplinary engineering and planning firm offering innovative solutions in various sectors.
Senior Project Manager - Ports/Industrial Development
Lead and grow ports/industrial development practice, manage projects and clients
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role requires cultivating client partnerships, defining strategic direction, and encouraging transparent communication across the team while advancing the Ports and Industrial Development practice. Leadership is grounded in ethical conduct and sound business practices. Candidates will oversee projects from concept through construction documents, permitting, and administration, ensuring profitability, mentoring staff, and transitioning work to qualified personnel with considerable autonomy and the prospect of a generous bonus structure and potential ownership. The successful manager will have the freedom to direct and expand the business while acting as a positive mentor. • Provide vision, business planning, and strategy • Establish goals and maintain positive client relationships • Grow and lead the Ports and Industrial Development practice • Manage projects profitably while mentoring staff and transitioning work to qualified personnel • Prepare civil site design documents and reports covering layout, grading, stormwater, erosion control, utilities, and infrastructure • Deliver land development projects profitably
Key Responsibilities
- ▸site design
- ▸stormwater
- ▸erosion control
- ▸project management
- ▸client relations
- ▸practice growth
What You Bring
Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, a Professional Engineer license, and at least ten years of diverse civil engineering experience, especially in complex port or industrial development. Candidates must demonstrate strong AutoCAD Civil3D skills, TWIC eligibility, and proven business development capabilities, including proposal writing and budgeting. • Communicate openly with partners and team members • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a PE license • Bring 10+ years of diversified civil engineering experience, including complex port and industrial development projects • Possess or be eligible for a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) • Demonstrate strong AutoCAD Civil3D technical skills and business development experience (proposal writing, budgeting) • Effectively communicate at all organizational levels and manage/mentor staff positively
Requirements
- ▸bachelor’s
- ▸pe license
- ▸autocad civil3d
- ▸twic
- ▸10+ years
- ▸business development
Benefits
Kimley‑Horn offers a culture focused on people, clients, and employee growth, recognized on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 18 years. The firm provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting retirement, health, time off, financial wellness, professional development, and family‑friendly resources. • Autonomy to lead, direct, and expand business with potential for bonus and ownership advancement • 2‑to‑1 company match on up to 4% of compensation plus profit‑sharing in retirement plan • Low‑cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options • Flexible time off including personal leave, floating holidays, and half‑day Fridays • Student loan matching in 401(k) and performance‑based bonuses • Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs • New parent leave, family‑building benefits, and childcare resources
Work Environment
Office Full-Time