Project Manager - Land Development

Title: Project Manager                    

Division: Land Development 

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people that we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

General Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of EIT’s, designers, and CAD draftsmen to produce construction plans, exhibits, reports, tables, etc. as may be requested/required by the client.  
• Be responsible for the daily operations and deliverables that may be necessary for the development of single-family residential and commercial projects.
• Uses advanced techniques, theory, precepts and practices in a specialized engineering field and related sciences and disciplines.
• As a Project Manager you will plan, coordinate and direct a large and important engineering project or a number of smaller projects with many complex features.
• Project Manager will interact with the Client and other consultants and must have good communication skills.

• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
• Proven ability to multi-task, appropriately prioritize workflow and complete tasks
• Highly client service oriented, self-starter, and team player
• Ability to solve problems
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD taking data from field team and creating drawings
• Compiling information for plans, as-builts and final plats
• Assisting in preparing preliminary information and specifications for plans
• Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids
• Assisting in developing a variety of layouts, drawings and designs
• Assisting in obtaining permits and approvals for projects
• Exercise judgment limited to developing details of work in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives
• Assignments are designed to further develop judgment and understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
• Performs various engineering and design assignments requiring the application of basic principles and fundamental theories studied in a four-year university engineering program, and available data in the engineering field.
• Perform due diligence for site selection and site planning activities which will include, but is not limited to, preliminary local zoning and environmental evaluation.
• Assist in site plan design , including conceptual drainage, grading, and preparation of Low Impact Development (LID) plans.
• Supervise design using analysis software and AutoCAD Civil 3D and Hydraflow.
• Stay up to date and current of all changes in codes and industry standards both at state and national levels.
• Oversee and administer the activities of other civil consultants (Geotech, Surveying, etc)
• Help define Site Design Concept documents for projects.
• Perform site and facility condition assessments.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Required Education/Licenses:

• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Georgia

Required Experience:

• 7 years of post-graduate experience
• Ability to build strong relationships
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external partners including clients, sub-consultants and utility companies
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Organized, dependable and professional
• Experience with permitting at federal, state, regional, county, and local levels