Job Description:
Overview:
The Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of engineering projects while balancing technical quality with project and people leadership. This role manages project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; develops strong client and agency relationships; and supports the growth and development of team members. The Project Manager is accountable for responsive, high-quality project execution and financial stewardship and demonstrates leadership consistent with Pape-Dawson's Excellence in Action Leadership Principles.
Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.
Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables, including plans, reports, calculations, specifications, estimates, and other technical documentation as applicable.
Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain alignment, and support timely project delivery.
Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication, sound judgment, and solution-oriented problem solving.
Support business development and pursuit activities, including scope development, proposals, qualifications, interviews, teaming, and other client development efforts as applicable.
Mentor and develop engineers, designers, analysts, and other technical staff through day-to-day direction, feedback, and professional development support.
Demonstrate accountability for recurring responsibilities, deadlines, team productivity, responsiveness, quality, and financial stewardship while fostering strong working relationships.
Lead traffic engineering studies and design packages, including signals, signing, pavement markings, and traffic control plans.
Oversee traffic impact, operational, safety, and corridor analyses and related technical reports.
Direct signal timing and coordination, turn-lane and intersection improvements, and multimodal accommodations.
Coordinate traffic engineering work with roadway, drainage, structures, traffic operations, and planning disciplines.
Ensure traffic analyses and design deliverables conform to applicable standards and agency requirements.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
Requires a minimum of 5 years (6 preferred) managing projects from conception through completion.
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.
Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
- Minimum of 5 years managing projects from conception through completion
- Six years managing projects from conception through completion
- Ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations
- Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
Who We Are Founded in 1965, Pape-Dawson provides professional civil engineering, surveying, GIS, and environmental services for public and private clients across Texas. With 850+ staff and offices in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Tomball, Fort Worth, Dallas, New Braunfels, and Corpus Christi, we provide both our clients and our employees with a deep bench of valuable in-house resources that span a wide range of disciplines. Pape-Dawson has provided civil engineering services for many noteworthy projects in Texas including theme parks; educational campuses; healthcare facilities; transportation improvement projects; water and wastewater infrastructure projects; commercial land development projects; and thousands of residential projects. We take great pride in producing projects than not only impact quality of life, but also help generate economic opportunity within our communities. Culture and Benefits We acknowledge the value of our employees by providing an enlightened company culture that encourages personal growth and professional excellence, supported by state-of-the-art technology and frequent training opportunities. Employee engagement is an integral part of working at Pape-Dawson. Monthly birthday celebrations, weekly trivia and bingo breaks, picnics, holiday parties, professional speakers, and networking opportunities are just a few of the many events employees enjoy. In addition to fostering a culture that promotes satisfaction and success, we provide our employees with a robust benefits package including a variety of insurance plan options; a generous PTO policy; impressive 401(k) match program; education and gym reimbursements; and flexible and remote work opportunities.








