Manages public roadway and utility improvement projects from proposal through delivery. Responsibilities include client relationships, scopes and fees, agency plan processing, staff leadership, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, billing, change orders, technical design oversight, construction specifications, and mentoring engineers and CAD staff. The role also performs civil engineering calculations, supports marketing and client development, and coordinates grading, drainage, utility, and land development design using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
Lead the Vision, Build the Future — Drive Development as a Project Manager at TAIT
Why TAIT?
Role at a Glance
At TAIT, our Public Works Project Managers don’t just manage projects—they help shape communities. As a key leader in our engineering team, you’ll guide the design and delivery of public roadway and utility improvements that improve everyday life. You’ll have both the autonomy and support to lead meaningful projects, develop strong client relationships, and mentor emerging talent.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Salary Range $100,000/yr - $150,000/yr
Why TAIT?
- Strategic Leadership — Own projects from start to finish with autonomy and support
- Multifaceted Role — Blend design, team leadership, and client collaboration
- Technical Mastery — Lead complex land development using Civil 3D and AutoCAD
- Career Growth — Mentor engineers and grow with a collaborative team
- Real Impact — Shape infrastructure across grading, drainage, and utilities
Role at a Glance
At TAIT, our Public Works Project Managers don’t just manage projects—they help shape communities. As a key leader in our engineering team, you’ll guide the design and delivery of public roadway and utility improvements that improve everyday life. You’ll have both the autonomy and support to lead meaningful projects, develop strong client relationships, and mentor emerging talent.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Interface daily with clients, develop proposals, negotiate scopes and fees, ensure timely billing and collections and change orders.
- Spearhead plan processing at public agencies.
- Manage project staff to include design engineers and CAD operators, with the ability to mentor junior design staff in basic engineering procedures and techniques
- Assign tasks and keep the team on track and within budget.
- Identify design criteria and oversee efficient design and plan preparation
- Assist team members with design tasks to help develop skills.
- Assist the Director with marketing and client development for the Division.
- Solve design problems using engineering calculations and following general design standards.
- Establish project controls and ensure accuracy and quality in plans; ensure technical quality, profitability, schedule, project staff coordination, client communications and follow-up.
- Minimum 6-10 years’ experience in a Project Manager position with experience in public roadway and utility improvement design.
- Minimum 6-10 years’ experience designing public roadway infrastructure projects and writing construction specifications.
- Minimum 6-10 years’ experience in a Project Manager position with exposure to technical applications, management of projects and staff interaction.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience designing public roadway infrastructure projects.
- Previous experience in Land Development design projects with private and public works.
- B.S. in Civil Engineering.
- Current CA P.E. license required.
- Ability and experience writing construction specifications.
- Valid & current Driver’s License.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Current knowledge and familiarity using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
- Expertise in the preparation of grading plans, utility plans, site plans and the preparation of preliminary cost estimates; strong design skills using AutoCAD and Civil 3D for land development design.
- Ability to apply proven principles of civil engineering within the context of an aggressive service-oriented business environment.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills and a desire to function in a position of high visibility both internal and external to the company; superior leadership and interpersonal abilities.
- Walk job site locations as needed.
- Carry/ utilize survey equipment if needed on job sites.
- Ability to drive a vehicle to job sites when required.
Salary Range $100,000/yr - $150,000/yr
TAIT Towers Burbank, California, USA Office
2507 Empire Avenue, Burbank, United States, 91504
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