Senior Project Manager - Healthcare, Education + Civic Engineering
Leads healthcare and education civil engineering projects from concept to completion, managing budgets, teams, and compliance while expanding the firm’s market presence in North Carolina.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Must have
- Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field
- Engineering Internship (EI) required
- 10+ years of civil engineering experience with significant exposure to healthcare or campus projects
- Proven track record managing complex, multidisciplinary projects and leading diverse teams
- Strong knowledge of healthcare facility design standards, site development, utilities, stormwater management, and environmental considerations
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Experience working with multidisciplinary architect teams, including building and site mechanical engineers
- Experience in various project delivery models including traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CMAR
- Ability to identify market opportunities, develop business strategies, and contribute to firm-wide growth initiatives
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or on track to obtain it
Full description
McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.
Expand McAdams’ Healthcare and Educational Impact in NC
At McAdams, we invest in growth-minded leaders who are eager to build, innovate, and elevate those around them. As the Senior Project Manager – Healthcare + Education, you’ll lead the planning design, permitting and delivery of complex site/civil projects across the Charlotte region and greater Carolina’s market. Your role will blend technical expertise, strategic vision, and client engagement to expand our presence in healthcare and education sectors, ensuring consistent excellence in project execution. You will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, a mentor to staff, and a visible representative of the firm within the Charlotte healthcare and institutional development community.
In this role, you will partner with architects and design teams to see projects from concept to construction. You will leverage established relationships and build new ones to drive pursuits, expand opportunities, and deliver solutions that align teams around shared goals. The role directly helps shape strategy, influence market direction, and expand capabilities across the Carolinas, all supported by a collaborative leadership team and a strong platform for long-term career development. This is an opportunity for a leader who is ready to create a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
Why McAdams
Joining McAdams isn’t just a career move; it’s an invitation to be part of something extraordinary. We’re growing, and our people are a big part of that. From exciting projects to a culture that embraces creativity, choosing McAdams means choosing a workplace where you’re not just an employee—you’re a vital piece of our success story.
We invest in leaders who want to build:
- Opportunities to shape strategy and grow a practice
- Exposure to high-impact projects across multiple market sectors
- A united, team-first culture
- A platform for long-term career growth and leadership development
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What You’ll Do
- Direct healthcare-focused civil engineering projects from concept through completion, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, healthcare codes and client expectations
- Develop and implement strategies to expand the firm’s healthcare market presence, leveraging industry knowledge, market trends, and client/architect relationships