Senior Project Manager - Healthcare, Education + Civic Engineering

The role

You will lead the planning, design, permitting, and delivery of complex healthcare and educational site/civil projects. You will manage project budgets, schedules, and staffing while mentoring an engineering team and expanding the firm's market presence.

What you will do

• Direct healthcare-focused civil engineering projects from concept through completion
• Develop and implement strategies to expand the firm's healthcare market presence
• Partner with architects, healthcare administrators, and multidisciplinary teams
• Manage project budgets, schedules, staffing, and quality control
• Lead an engineering team to execute healthcare projects
• Lead permitting efforts with local agencies and municipalities
• Coordinate with internal disciplines, technical specialists, and subconsultants
• Represent the firm at conferences, client meetings, and community engagements
• Identify and mitigate project risks

Required qualifications

• Four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field
• EI required
• 10+ years of civil engineering experience with significant exposure to healthcare or campus projects
• Proven track record managing complex, multidisciplinary projects and leading diverse teams
• Strong knowledge of healthcare facility design standards, site development, utilities, stormwater management, and environmental considerations
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Experience working with multidisciplinary architect teams, including building and site mechanical engineers
• Experience in various project delivery models including traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CMAR, etc.
• Ability to identify market opportunities, develop business strategies, and contribute to firm-wide growth initiatives
• Visual acuity for viewing a computer screen
• Ability to talk, hear, and sit for extended periods of time
• Must be able to carry, lift and push/pull up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally

Nice to have

• PE or on track to obtaining PE strongly preferred

Benefits

• Opportunities to shape strategy and grow a practice
• Exposure to high-impact projects across multiple market sectors
• A united, team-first culture
• A platform for long-term career growth and leadership development

About the company

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida.