Senior Project Manager - Civil Engineering

SCJ Alliance is seeking a skilled and driven senior civil engineer with proven project management experience to join our growing team in Spokane, WA. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is eager to contribute to a wide range of impactful, community-focused projects.

Our projects are diverse and detail-driven, covering both public and private sectors—including schools, neighborhoods, municipal systems, industrial facilities, and transportation infrastructure. In this role, you'll help shape the built environment through innovative design and practical execution.

We’re looking for someone who brings strong problem-solving skills, technical expertise, and a proactive approach. If you’re ready to apply your leadership in a place that values growth, collaboration, and community, we’d love to hear from you.

Think we might be a great match? Send us your resume — we’re looking forward to connecting!

Who we are

SCJ Alliance is 100% employee-owned, and we live by our mission: To serve our clients, communities, and each other with creativity, knowledge, insight, and perspective.

We’ve been recognized as one of the nation’s fastest-growing and best places to work multiple times. From civil and transportation engineering to landscape architecture, planning, and public outreach, our multidisciplinary teams bring ideas to life under the mantra: Anticipate. Envision. Create.

Project Managers at SCJ are energetic and skilled senior-level professionals who provide technical oversight and project management expertise on a variety of projects. Independence and initiative are critical as project managers must move projects forward with minimal oversight. This position requires skills to facilitate project development and execution, coordinate effectively with stakeholders, and supervise technical staff.

What our projects may include

• Educational Facilities
• Commercial Development
• Industrial Facilities
• Public Facilities
• Residential Housing
• Municipal Infrastructure
  
• Stormwater Design
  

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Civil Engineer and Project Manager, you will lead projects from conception through completion, overseeing technical execution, team coordination, and client engagement. Your role will include:

• Lead Project Planning: Define goals, expectations, and processes that align with company guidelines to guide each project’s success.
• Drive Workflows: Develop, manage, and adjust project work plans to meet changing demands and timelines.
• Oversee Daily Execution: Take charge of the day-to-day coordination and delivery of project scopes.
• Foster Client Connections: Cultivate strong, lasting relationships with clients to support successful outcomes and future opportunities.
• Run Collaborative Meetings: Facilitate productive team and client discussions that keep projects moving forward.
• Guide and Mentor Staff: Provide direction to engineering staff and oversee CAD technician contributions to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Manage Project Documentation: Initiate, maintain, and finalize all project-related documentation in a timely and thorough manner.
• Handle Budgets with Care: Monitor project financials to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with client expectations.
• Pursue New Work: Engage with existing and potential clients to uncover and explore upcoming project needs.
• Support Business Development: Help prepare proposals, take part in interviews, and contribute to presentations to win new work.
• Communicate with Impact: Share information clearly and professionally in both written and spoken communication.
• Work with Confidence: Operate with autonomy, demonstrating initiative and accountability in moving tasks forward.
• Safeguard Contracts: Manage contract terms and project finances while maintaining positive, professional client relationships.
• Ensure Quality: Perform thorough reviews and provide feedback on designs, calculations, and engineering deliverables.

This is a key leadership role with room to make a significant impact on our team and the communities we serve.

What you bring

• PE license and a degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience
• Strong leadership, communication, and client service skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired. 
• A passion for serving others and pride in producing high-quality, community-focused work

What we bring

• An unbeatable culture! An autonomous and collaborative work environment, exceptional operational support, creative and supportive co-workers, and a compassionate leadership team. Plus other fun stuff including firm-wide parties, mugshots, gold-medal virtual baking classes, fitness challenges, fantasy football league, trivia nights… and a variety of other creative ways we have found to come together and hang out, despite our offices being spread across and beyond Washington state.
• Quality projects. We pursue work that improves communities, challenges us, and makes a difference. 
• Community involvement opportunities and a charitable matching program. 
• Paid time off: paid vacation/sick time, paid holidays, and a floating holiday. 
• Retirement benefits: 401(k) & employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• Health, disability, and other insurance plan options to fit your needs. Including HSA and FSA plans. 

This is not a remote position. 

Salary : $135 - $155