Senior Project Manager - Civil, Stormwater & Environmental Services
Company Name: SCS Engineers
Location: Orlando, FL or Tampa, FL
Project Focus: Stormwater Management, Civil Site Development, Environmental Consulting, Solid Waste Infrastructure, Landfill Engineering, Environmental Permitting, and Regulatory Compliance
Work Setting: Full-Time | Orlando Office | Potential Hybrid Flexibility
Base Salary: $125,000-$175,000 annually (DOE)
Total Compensation Package: Competitive base salary, annual bonus, 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k) with employer match, comprehensive benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities
Recruited Exclusively By: Luxus Group
Position Overview
This is a senior technical and client-facing leadership opportunity for an experienced Professional Engineer to help grow SCS Engineers’ Orlando practice. As a Senior Project Manager - Civil, Stormwater & Environmental Services, you will manage complex civil, stormwater, environmental, and solid waste projects while strengthening client relationships, mentoring technical staff, and supporting continued growth throughout Central Florida.
The role will initially focus on stormwater management, drainage, civil site development, permitting, and related environmental projects, with additional opportunities to support solid waste assignments involving landfills, landfill gas systems, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, leachate management, and other environmental infrastructure. This is an ideal opportunity for a consultant who can combine technical judgment, project management, client development, financial oversight, and team leadership in a growing employee-owned firm.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead civil, stormwater, environmental, and solid waste projects from initial planning through design, permitting, construction support, certification, and closeout
- Manage multiple projects while maintaining control of scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, contractual requirements, and profitability
- Develop project work plans, schedules, staffing projections, budgets, and deliverable requirements
- Coordinate engineers, scientists, technicians, CAD professionals, field personnel, subconsultants, laboratories, surveyors, and contractors
- Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, labor utilization, invoicing, accounts receivable, and profitability
- Identify project risks and implement practical strategies to maintain schedule, budget, quality, and regulatory compliance
- Provide senior technical leadership for stormwater management, drainage, water-quality, civil site-development, and environmental projects
- Oversee hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, drainage studies, stormwater-management plans, construction documents, and permit applications
- Support projects involving grading, drainage, erosion and sediment control, detention and retention systems, utilities, access roads, and site infrastructure
- Coordinate stormwater and environmental permitting with local governments, water-management districts, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and other regulatory agencies
- Evaluate existing drainage systems and develop practical solutions for capacity, flooding, water-quality, and regulatory concerns
- Apply civil, environmental, geotechnical, or geological engineering expertise to solid waste and environmental infrastructure projects
- Support planning, design, permitting, construction, and operations for landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, and related infrastructure
- Assist with landfill cell development, liner systems, final cover systems, closure projects, landfill gas collection systems, stormwater controls, and leachate-management systems
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee field investigations, inspections, surveys, sampling, data collection, and construction-observation activities
- Review field data, inspection documentation, photographs, testing results, contractor submittals, and construction-certification documentation
- Prepare and review regulatory reports, permit applications, compliance documents, monitoring reports, technical reports, and engineering certifications
- Serve as a trusted technical and strategic advisor to public- and private-sector clients
- Build lasting relationships with municipalities, private developers, solid waste operators, utilities, regulatory agencies, contractors, and industry partners
- Support business development through proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, presentations, interviews, professional associations, and client events
- Mentor engineers, scientists, project professionals, CAD designers, technicians, and field personnel while promoting safety, accountability, responsiveness, and technical excellence
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline
- Licensure: Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida, or ability to obtain Florida registration through reciprocity within six months of employment
- Experience: 15+ years of relevant professional experience in civil, stormwater, environmental, or solid waste engineering
- Project Management: Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering or environmental projects
- Technical Delivery: Experience preparing or reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, permit applications, and construction documents
- Financial Management: Strong knowledge of project scope, scheduling, budgeting, quality control, staffing, and financial management
- Regulatory Knowledge: Ability to read, interpret, and apply technical regulations, permits, design standards, and contract requirements
- Coordination: Experience coordinating with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, and internal technical teams
- Communication: Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- Organization: Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining attention to detail
- Software: Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other software commonly used in engineering and environmental consulting
- Transportation: Valid driver’s license and driving record in good standing
- Travel: Ability to travel to project sites, client meetings, and other SCS offices as required
Preferred Qualifications
- Consulting Experience: 10+ years of experience working for an environmental, civil, or engineering consulting firm
- Central Florida Market: Established project and client experience in Orlando or the broader Central Florida market
- Stormwater Expertise: Direct experience with stormwater management, drainage, civil site development, or water-quality projects
- Florida Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements and Florida water-management districts
- Client Experience: Experience with municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, or solid waste clients
- Solid Waste Expertise: Experience designing or managing landfill, transfer station, material recovery, landfill gas, leachate, or environmental-monitoring projects
- Business Development: Demonstrated business-development, proposal, and client-management experience
- Local Relationships: Existing professional relationships with Central Florida clients, agencies, contractors, or industry partners
- Technical Leadership: Experience directing staff who use AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Engineer of Record: Experience serving as Engineer of Record or certifying engineer
- Mentorship: Success mentoring technical staff and building project teams
- Employee-Owned Environment: Familiarity with employee-owned consulting organizations
Ideal Candidate Profile
This opportunity is ideal for an established engineering consultant who can operate as a project leader, technical resource, client advisor, mentor, and practice builder.
The strongest fit will be technically credible, experienced in stormwater, civil, environmental, or solid waste projects, and comfortable managing project budgets, schedules, contracts, and profitability. This person should be skilled at developing trusted client relationships, identifying new business opportunities, collaborating with local teams and national technical specialists, mentoring less-experienced professionals, and helping expand SCS Engineers’ presence throughout Central Florida.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary of $125,000-$175,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
- Annual bonus program
- 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Student-debt employer contribution program
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Access to technical experts and multidisciplinary teams across the organization
About SCS Engineers
SCS Engineers is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting and construction firm focused on developing environmental systems and infrastructure that improve the health, safety, and resilience of communities. The firm’s work addresses major environmental and infrastructure challenges, including stormwater management, civil and environmental site development, solid waste management, landfill engineering, landfill gas collection, methane-emissions reduction, renewable and alternative energy, contaminated-property redevelopment, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, groundwater monitoring, leachate management, carbon management, and sustainability initiatives.
SCS Engineers’ culture is guided by trust, care, and growth. As an employee-owner, you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the company’s continued growth while sharing in its long-term success.
About Luxus Group
Luxus Group is an AEC-focused recruiting and executive search firm managing this search on behalf of SCS Engineers. We specialize in architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, construction, infrastructure, and related technical markets. Luxus Group provides qualified candidates with confidential career guidance, interview preparation, process coordination, and offer support throughout the hiring process.
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