Job Description

Job Description

Timmons Group is currently seeking a  Civil Engineering   Project Manager  to join our  Energy & Renewables Group located in our  Plano, TX office location. This position will be specifically for our solar team.

Projects in this group focus on land development for utility solar projects around the country. A typical scope on a project includes grading, road design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design, erosion and sediment control design and field reconnaissance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  of a successful candidate include but are not limited to:

• Serve as primary point of contact for the client and design/build team, leading pre-start, progress, and review meetings throughout the 30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC design phases.
• Manage overall project scope, schedule, and budget for utility-scale solar civil engineering projects, tracking deliverables against contracted milestones.
• Oversee and review the work of civil design staff (grading, drainage, roadway, erosion control, fencing, and stormwater design) to ensure technical accuracy and adherence to client specifications and agency standards.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines (electrical, structural, geotechnical) and third-party consultants to ensure a complete, integrated design package at each milestone.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, identifying critical path activities, dependencies, and areas of schedule risk, and communicating status to clients and leadership.
• Manage project budgets and staffing allocations, monitoring fee burn against scope and proactively addressing scope changes or additional service requests.
• Review and respond to client and contractor comments across design submittals, ensuring timely incorporation of revisions from 30% through IFC issuance.
• Mentor, train, and support the professional development of junior and mid-level engineering staff, providing technical guidance and quality control review.
• Coordinate with permitting teams and regulatory agencies to support site plan approvals, NOI permitting, and stormwater management plan submissions.
• Identify and manage project risks, resolve design-related RFIs, and escalate issues affecting scope, schedule, or budget to senior leadership and clients as needed.

Skills/Requirements  of a successful candidate include but are not limited to:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related degree, and professional registration (P.E.) in Texas, and/or one or more states in which Timmons Group conducts business
• 6+ years of experience in civil engineering related to land development civil engineering
• Must have a thorough understanding of project accounting and demonstrated ability to manage the schedule and budget for multiple projects at the same time
• Proven experience in client management, relationships and contract acquisition
• Has experience in marketing and supervision of the technical work of others
• Has working knowledge of CADD and or civil 3D software. (Civil 3D preferred), and office support software required to perform the essential functions of the position

Additional Information

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are looking for high energy, creative, flexible, patient, self-starters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our company’s Vision, Mission and Shared Values.

Timmons Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Timmons Group is a full-service engineering and technology firm recognized nationally as a “Best Firm to Work For” by CE News. With 22 offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and South Central United States, we provide civil engineering, environmental, economic development, GIS/geospatial technology, landscape architecture, and surveying services to a diverse client base. As one of Engineering News Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms for over 30 years, we are dedicated to being an employer of choice and providing our people with the best resources, technology, and culture to help them thrive in an engaging career development setting. For more information, visit .

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