Senior Project Manager, Land Development

Kimley-Horn has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a motivated Senior Project Manager to join our Development Services team in Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida.  

This position leads business development efforts, manages relationships with key clients, and oversees all project tasks while mentoring the growth of younger staff. The successful candidate will have a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business.

Leadership responsibilities include:

• Lead an engineering team while building and managing relationships with key clients.
• Operate with integrity and sound business principles.
• Provide practice vision, business planning and strategy, establishing goals, building and maintaining positive client relationships.
• Open communication with partners and team, along with growing and directing a w/ww, utilities practice.
• Manage projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, help recruit, and be a positive role model.

Management responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Identifying and tracking leads.
• Making presentations, writing proposals and scopes of work.
• Establish budgets, ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables, and supervising the execution of work.
• Accounting, administrative, marketing, recruiting, IT and production support will be provided.

• 8+ years of relevant experience managing land development projects
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
• Strong technical skills with AutoCAD Civil3D 
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgeting for projected work
• Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage & mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner
• Demonstrated ability to manage land development projects profitably

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (you put in 4% -- we put in 8%) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
  • Aggregate company contribution since 2015 has been 18%.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Generous personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.