Civil PE Manager - Land Development

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Planning, Development and Natural Resources (PDNR) team as a Civil PE Manager - Land Development in our Wilmington, NC office. If you want to work at a company that will help you become the best you can be, we’re glad you found McKim & Creed.

• BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering with NC PE registration 
• A minimum of 7-15+ years of experience in land development design for Residential, Commercial and/or Industrial projects required.
• Strong relationship and knowledge of NC State and local permitting agencies.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and knowledgeable of standard engineering design programs.
• Very good presentation, technical writing and public speaking skills.
• An excellent grasp of the land development field along with leadership, team building and communication abilities.
• Willingness to mentor and train junior engineers.
• Requires a valid driver's license and an acceptable motor vehicle and criminal record. 

• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of all aspects of the consulting business especially the finance, business development and contract negotiations.

• Be responsible for project management and design of land (site) development, including commercial and residential development design and permitting for water, sewer, grading, erosion control, and storm drainage.
• Capable of conducting critical negotiations and handling controversial issues. Exercises skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues. Demonstrates good judgment in handling and solving basic and complex technical and people assignments.
• Extensive knowledge of standard practices within appropriate discipline including design and construction. Individually able to carry out complex or innovative assignments requiring the development and implementation of new or improved techniques or procedures. 
• Supports business development efforts, leads the preparation of proposals, serve as lead presenter in presentations to secure new project work. Experienced in developing scope of work, time and manpower estimates.
• Develops and maintains existing client relationships. Serve as key contact with major clients.
• Active in professional organizations, professional development and mentoring of staff. Maintains a network of relationships within the field.
• Able to successfully lead and supervise a project team on the execution of projects of all sizes and levels of complexity. Ensure that all aspects of the project are followed through to completion which includes clients meetings, project team communication, monitoring budget and progress and A/R collections.
• Individually contributes, formulates and guides solutions to technical problems of exceptional difficulty and marked importance to the company.
• Ensure that all aspects of the project are followed through to completion which includes clients' meetings and relationships, project team members communication, monitoring budget and progress and A/R collections.
• Responsibilities include conduct preliminary evaluations, prepare various reports, writing proposals, produce design drawings, prepare technical specifications and prepare permit submittals for civil engineering projects in tandem with business development activities to grow footprint.

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