Senior Project Manager, Practice Builder - Land Development
Kimley-Horn
Deerfield, Illinois
Kimley-Horn is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Project Manager, Practice Builder to lead and grow our Land Development practice in Deerfield, IL. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of client service, business development, technical excellence, and team leadership.
We use the term "Practice Builder" to describe our best client servers – the men and women who exhibit leadership by winning and doing work, managing projects profitably, and mentoring the next generation.
As a Practice Builder, you will:
- Craft a bold vision for growth.
- Lead business development efforts to win work from new and existing clients.
- Provide high-quality service in a profitable manner.
- Contribute to the professional development of staff.
- Benefit from comprehensive support in accounting, administrative, marketing, recruiting, IT, and production.
- Have the autonomy to build and grow your business with the full backing of a firm consistently recognized as one of the best in the industry.
This role offers the freedom to lead and grow your business, with the rewards of a performance-based environment (including base salary + bonuses), and the potential to advance to ownership.
Responsibilities:- Define and execute the vision for our Land Development practice, ensuring sustainable growth and innovation.
- Apply an entrepreneurial spirit to create a vision for growth in the local Land Development practice and beyond.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, positioning our firm as a trusted partner in the Land Development industry.
- Drive business development efforts, leveraging industry connections to secure new opportunities and expand market presence.
- Supervise and lead Land Development design projects, providing technical expertise and strategic oversight.
- Ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables, and supervising the execution of work.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.
- Ensure project profitability, resource allocation, and seamless transitions of work to qualified staff.
- Uphold integrity and sound business principles, driving operational excellence and long-term success.
- 10+ years of civil engineering, design, and management of Land Development projects.
- Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering or a related field.
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the state for which you are applying.
- Extensive client contacts and relationships.
- Business development skills, proven ability to win work, and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgeting for projected work.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably.
- Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems.
- Ability to manage & mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills.
- Strong technical skills with AutoCAD Civil3D.
Salary Range:
Base Salary $130,000 - $180,000 annually.
Eligible for Performance Based Bonus Compensation.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Kimley-Horn in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.
Why Kimley-Horn?: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 (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: 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.
About the Company
Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn keeps two groups of people at the center of its business: its clients and its staff. Past president Ed Vick said, "We have no reason to exist except to serve our clients." That intense focus on providing quality to the people we serve has made Kimley-Horn one of the nation's top consulting firms in every discipline we practice.
But the firm's core purpose, articulated by its leadership and lived out daily, is "to provide an environment for our people to flourish." We know that people are fulfilled, motivated, and challenged in different ways. In order to foster our individual aspirations, we support our people as they grow into roles and take on responsibilities that are important to them. Growing professionally, having fun with our colleagues, and finding satisfaction in our work are central to our way of life.
To that purpose we add core values: "honesty, integrity, and ethics; exceptional client service; high expectations; sharing and caring; sustained profitability." Our core values and core purpose provide a foundation for the way we approach our business. Our vision is long-term and our expectation is always to perform with quality, for the sake of both groups at the center of our firm.
Through their work, our people discover untapped talents and interests. At Kimley-Horn we work hard to allow that to happen. We have college students who started as traffic engineers now working on ITS projects. We have former administrative assistants who are now human resources professionals and former marketing coordinators who are now transportation planners.
We provide the environment. We want you to take advantage of it and flourish!