Senior Project Manager/Assistant Branch Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Job Description
Dewberry’s Gainesville, VA office is seeking an Senior Project Manager/Assistant Branch Manager, who will be primarily responsible for assisting the Business Unit Manager (BUM) in the strategic development, growth, and overall operational performance of the business unit.
The successful candidate will be a Professional Engineer with a diverse background and evidence of strong advancement in management and financial responsibilities. The candidate will have clearly demonstrated expertise and success in managing and motivating multiple discipline teams, developing and executing client and business development strategies that drive revenue and profit margin growth, and partnering with internal and external partners.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
- Growing diverse architectural and engineering services through leadership and coordination of business development efforts among all Dewberry services and market segments.
- Ability to mobilize, energize, and organize cross-functional teams for success in winning and delivering complex projects.
- Strategic thinker, bringing market facing ideas, strategies, and expertise to decision-making and strategic planning.
- Highly motivated to achieve business goals while at the same time investing and building for longer term growth and stability.
- Ensure all operational activities conform to and integrate with organizations requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal compliance, and general policies and procedures.
- Enhance and develop strong relationships with decision makers in public agencies and/or relationships with public/private entities in the Southern Virginia region.
Required Skills & Required Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
- Professional Engineering License in Virginia.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience as a consulting engineer including experience working with clients and projects in Prince William County.
- Thorough understanding of the Northern Virginia market; strong relationships with decision makers in public agencies and/or relationships with private entities.
- Politically Astute.
- Strategic development and problem-solving skills plus goal driven energized by challenges.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong communicator, motivator, and influencer.
- Ability to serve as Project Manager on projects of significance.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong trusting relationships
- Ability to recruit, select, and develop staff.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.
Salary Range
The projected range for this position is $155,000-$199,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.