Project Manager Civil Design Engineer

Take the Next Step In Your Career at an Award-Winning Firm

Freyer & Laureta, Inc. (F&L) is an established full-service civil engineering consulting firm serving the greater Bay Area, with four offices in Alameda, San Francisco, Cupertino, and Novato, California. Schooled with a solid understanding of civil engineering principles and practices, we have challenged ourselves to go beyond traditional solutions to create customized solutions that help our clients reach their goals in a timely, cost-effective manner. Since 1997, our mission has been to achieve client satisfaction by delivering quality products that result in project success.

Northern California’s diverse geography and urban topography provide unique and exciting challenges. Our employees have opportunities to learn from seasoned experts in the area, including problem-solving for our region's physical, jurisdictional, and regulatory issues.

At F&L, you will have the chance to expand your horizons and provide planning, design, and construction consultation services to a diverse mix of public and private companies, nonprofits, and municipalities, including:

• Engineering planning & design for wastewater, potable water, recycled water, stormwater, roadway/highway, and site development and redevelopment
• Surveying & mapping for tentative and final maps, record of surveys, plats and legal descriptions, as well as ALTA/NSPS, boundary, and topographic surveys
• Construction management encompassing contract administration, construction observation, constructability reviews, cost analysis, claims management, and more.

We are looking for talented individuals to help us reach this expansion goal and have an immediate opening for a Project Manager in our Alameda office who can manage and execute various civil engineering services.

Benefits

• With a combined 150+ years of experience, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the best experts in the field
• Excellent benefits, including health, vision, dental, and 401K
• Personally engaging & life-balanced company culture with fun events, networking and conference opportunities, social hours, and much more!
• Flexible hybrid work schedules with offices conveniently located throughout the Bay Area

Position Overview

The Project Manager role requires an engineer capable of overseeing both simple and multi-discipline design projects. This individual should be able to make well-informed design decisions, represent the company professionally, and maintain positive client relationships.

Example Responsibilities

• Manage the development of multi-discipline engineering construction documents.
• Manage the development of minor and complex mapping documents.
• Manage engineers in preparing the conceptual and final design of projects.
• Manage the preparation of draft and final technical specifications.
• Manage the preparation of quantity summaries for bidding purposes and prepare anticipated cost schedules.
• Facilitate meetings with clients.
• Manage the preparation of reports and technical drawings.

Abilities

• Manage complex, multi-discipline projects.
• Have organizational skills.
• Manage a team of design professionals and in-house and subconsultants.
• Have leadership skills.
• Able to manage and prioritize projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Hold interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Strong problem-solving and client management skills.
• The ability to work closely with clients and public agency staff, including representing the company at public meetings and other events
• Be an active participant in the F&L business development team

Required Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or related Engineering field
• Solid understanding and experience in problem-solving.
• License in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or other related Engineering fields.

Minimum Experience

• 10+ years of experience in civil engineering or surveying and 3 to 10 years of experience in Client and Project Management.

Skills

• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Technical/engineering skillset.
• Ability to resolve civil engineering issues using sound, professional judgment.
• Exhibit the ability to prepare technical reports, display data, and prepare presentations suited for the client.