Project Manager

Project Manager - Civil Engineering

CA | GA | NY | CR 

About Sherwood Design Engineers

Sherwood is a civil and environmental engineering firm that is committed to investing in and embracing people, communities and the environment. 

Our team has delivered net zero energy and net zero carbon systems, net positive water systems, resilient coastlines, natural resource protection, green streets, living roofs and more for thousands of clients in the region and across the globe. We specialize in sustainable infrastructure, water management strategies, green building design, and systems based solutions for infrastructure and landscapes. Our focus is on the conservation and management of the consumption of all site resources — carbon, energy, water, and waste. We’ve worked on over thirty award-winning projects, and our work has been published locally and internationally.

Founded in 2003, our award-winning projects include Hudson Yards in New York (the largest private real estate development in U.S. history), San Francisco Better Streets Plan, Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan, revitalization of the iconic waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the 35 square-km Baietan Urban Area Plan in the heart of Guangzhou, China.

Our mission is to engineer an environmentally and socially regenerative planet. Will you join us?


Role Summary

The Project Manager (PM) role is a client-focused position for which the candidate must have extensive project management experience for engineering design services. Working with the team, the PM will lead a variety of project types including site development incorporating  best practices related to grading, utility systems, drainage and stormwater design, master planning from campus to district scales, and helping drive entitlement and planning approvals through creative and innovative implementation of infrastructure development. The successful candidate will have a passion for sustainable design, building client relationships and maintaining quality management processes to ensure work remains on track, within scope and on budget. This role includes mentorship of direct reports and will leverage and promote each team member’s strengths as a unique value add. 

Minimum Skills

• Typically 8+ years experience delivering engineering and construction projects with solid technical knowledge and skills across the civil industry, including a strong background in condition assessment, planning, rehabilitation, and design
• Bachelor’s degree in civil, sanitary, environmental, chemical or mechanical engineering, or related degree
• Typically 2+ year leading engineering teams through the successful completion of construction, master planning, and entitlement projects
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information, to motivate and influence others
• Dedication to recruit, build, mentor, and foster a diverse engineering team
• Technical understanding of civil infrastructure systems and land development  including site feasibility, topography, utility systems grading and drainage and stormwater management. 
• Ability to travel to other offices/sites as needed
• Professional Engineering (PE) Registration in California or ability to obtain a PE within one year after starting the role

Preferred Skills

• Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering - Civil and/or Environmental

• Knowledge of civil programs (Civil 3D, LDT, Storm and Sewer Analysis, Hydro CAD, Flowmasters, StormCAD, etc.) 

• Design Build project management experience, especially those with civil industry experience or those with experience in industrial (process) oriented construction fields
• Relevant certifications or other sustainability-oriented accreditation (iLEED , Envision, Living Building Challenge, EcoDistricts, DBIA)
• Knowledge of GIS principles

Expected Outcomes

• Develop and implement innovativ