Senior Project Manager - Land Development

Overview

Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Senior Project Manager / Practice Builder to grow our Land Development practice in Cincinnati, OH. 

 

As a Senior Project Manager / Practice Builder, you will: 

• Craft a bold vision for growth 
• Lead business development efforts and manage relationships with key clients 
• Drive strategic planning and foster positive client relationships, ensuring seamless communication with partners and team 
• Expand and direct a dynamic Land Development practice with autonomy to lead, direct, and grow your business 
• Benefit from comprehensive support in accounting, administrative, marketing, recruiting, IT, and production 

 

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. 

 

If you're ready to develop new opportunities and lead with passion, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

 

Key Leadership Responsibilities: 

• Define and execute the vision for our Land Development practice, ensuring sustainable growth and innovation. 
• Supervise and lead Land Development design projects, providing technical expertise and strategic oversight. 
• 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. 
• 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. 

Why Join Us? 

• High-impact role with autonomy to lead, innovate, and shape the future of our Land Development practice. 
• Entrepreneurial culture that supports your passion, ideas, and ability to pursue new clients and opportunities. 
• Competitive base salary, an impressive bonus structure leading to unbelievably big payouts, and a pathway to ownership for top performers. 

If you're ready to take the lead in Land Development design and make a lasting impact, we’d love to connect. 

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and expand practice teams for multi-discipline projects and programs of work in the fields of Land Development.  
• Apply an entrepreneurial spirit to create a vision for growth in the local Land Development practice and beyond 
• Leadership responsibilities include but are not limited to: 
  • Operating with integrity and sound business principals 
  • Providing vision, business planning, strategy and establishing goals 
  • Building and maintaining positive client relationships 
  • Having open communication with your partners and team 
  • Growing and leading a Land Development practice 
• Management responsibilities include but are not limited to: 
  • Establishing and cultivating client relationships 
  • Making presentations 
  • Writing proposals and scope of work 
  • Establishing budgets 
  • Ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables, and supervising the execution of work 
• Our Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of civil engineering, design, and management of Land Development projects  
• Bachelor's Degree 
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license  
• Extensive client contacts and relationships with local architects, developers, land use attorneys, planners and/or land owners 
• Strong technical skills with AutoCAD Civil3D  
• Business development skills, proven ability to win work, and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgeting for projected work 
• Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization 
• Ability to manage & mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner 
• Demonstrated ability to manage land development projects profitably 
• Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills 
• Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems 
• Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization 
• Ability to manage and mentor staff and direct resources effectively in a positive manner 
• Demonstrated ability t