Senior Project Manager - Site Design

Come work for OHM Advisors, the Community Advancement firm.

With the singular mission of Advancing Communities , our diverse 800+ team of professionals works collaboratively across multiple service areas in multiple states, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering.

We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward— advancing the whole community today and well into the future.

What You Will Contribute to OHM Advisors

As a Site Design Project Manager, you will lead civil engineering design for new construction and redevelopment projects, serving private-sector clients in residential, commercial, and industrial markets. Working closely with Principals and production staff, you will help develop scopes of services that align with client needs and guide technical design from concept through construction. Your expertise and collaborative approach will support high-quality deliverables, strong client relationships, and solutions that Advance Communities.

Your Responsibilities

Technical Oversight

- Manage multiple site design projects simultaneously, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Review the work of site design engineers, designers and technicians, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulations, and adherence to best practices.
- Identify and resolve technical challenges that arise during the design process.

Project Management

- Manage site development projects, overseeing scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and deliverables.
- Serve as the primary client contact, building strong relationships and communicating project progress.
- Guide site feasibility evaluations and address design, infrastructure, and permitting challenges.
- Oversee civil site design, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, and site access.
- Lead QA/QC reviews to ensure accurate, complete, and coordinated project deliverables.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
- Develop proposals and support business development efforts to grow private development opportunities.
- Oversee construction-phase services, including site visits, submittal reviews, and responses to RFIs.

Staff Management & Mentorship

- Provide guidance to site design staff, supporting professional growth and quality work.
- Provide site design leadership through all project phases, including design and technical construction documentation.
- Work with discipline leadership to staff projects and monitor utilization levels.
- Collaborate with Principals and geographic leadership to manage, mentor, and guide team members to ensure successful project delivery.
- Collaborate with other discipline leaders to develop best practices and advance the Site Design practice.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- 15–20 years of progressive site design or land development experience, including private development projects.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Proven experience managing project teams, client relationships, budgets, and schedules.
- Strong technical knowledge of grading, stormwater management, utilities, and construction documents.
- Knowledge of development regulations, permitting processes, and accessibility standards.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and stormwater modeling software.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience preparing proposals and supporting business development.

Benefits

At OHM Advisors, our people are our greatest asset. We're committed to providing a supportive and rewarding workplace that fosters personal and professional growth. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet your unique needs.

Benefits:

- BCBSM Medical, Dental and Vision
- Company Profit Sharing
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution
- Paid professional association membership
- Tuition & Certification Expense reimbursement
- Volunteer Service Leave
- 100% Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Options

Career Advancement & Enrichment Programs:

- Voluntary Wellness Program
- OHM Grad School
- OHM University

You can read more about each of these programs on our  website .

OHM Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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