Project Manager – Land Development & Design (Power)

ESP Associates is seeking a Project Manager with experience in civil engineering to support power-related infrastructure projects, including transmission lines, substations, and associated access improvements, as well as select land development projects. This role includes project management and technical oversight of civil design and construction documents for access roads, grading, storm drainage systems, stormwater management facilities, water and sanitary sewer utilities, and sediment and erosion control.

This position offers the opportunity to lead projects within a collaborative team environment in the Raleigh (Morrisville), North Carolina office while continuing to grow your career with a well-established and dynamic Engineering, Surveying, and Planning firm!

Responsibilities: 

• Develop strong relationships with team members.
• Provide training/mentoring for junior members of the team.
• Provide feedback to the Team Lead in support of power-focused engineering proposals.
• Provide feedback to the Team Lead in support of monthly invoicing for managed projects.
• Provide feedback to the Team Lead regarding project and staff schedules.
• Perform work with a dedicated team through civil site/land development design, access plans, permitting, and construction observation on a variety of power, residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal projects.
• Perform design of land development projects within Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D software.
• Perform and prepare technical design calculations associated with land development projects (i.e., storm drainage hydraulic sizing and system modeling, water distribution modeling, storm water control measures (SCMs), sanitary sewer collection systems, sanitary sewer pump stations and force main, erosion control measures, etc.). 
• Perform technical review of drawings, specifications, calculations, shop drawings, and other engineering documents for conformance with project goals and requirements. 
• Perform preliminary engineering evaluations, including quantity take-offs and opinions of probable construction cost. 
• Perform site visits and prepare associated field reports. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• EI/EIT Certification
• 5+ years of qualifying civil engineering design and project management experience. 
• PE Licensure, actively pursuing, or ability to obtain licensure in North Carolina and/or South Carolina preferred. 
• Advanced design skills in software programs such as Civil 3D (emphasis on knowing corridors, grading objects, storm sewers), ICPR (preferred not required), SedCAD (preferred not required), Hydraflow Hydrographs, Hydraflow Storm Sewers, HydroCAD, and WaterCAD. 
• Possess a strong desire to continue learning, advance professionally, and demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced, design team environment. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work closely with other team members and interact with clients and local review agencies.
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.  

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 195 on the 2025 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2025 ranking of 52.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses