Back to jobs
New

Senior Project Manager - HEC

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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 

See what our teammates have to say about their experience at McAdams: https://youtu.be/XnX3G3m75uU?si=sPyVjCetpQi0poYd 

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 
  • Partner with architects, healthcare administrators, mechanical engineers, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver facilities that enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and sustainability 
  • Manage project budgets, schedules, staffing, and quality control to deliver successful outcomes on time and within scope 
  • Lead an engineering team to execute healthcare projects, fostering professional growth and technical excellence 
  • Lead permitting efforts, working with local agencies and municipalities to ensure timely approvals and compliance with applicable regulations. Address agency comments and facilitate site permitting processes. 
  • Coordinate and collaborate with internal disciplines, technical specialists, and subconsultants to deliver quality outcomes. Represent the firm at conferences, client meetings, and community engagements to strengthen partnerships, visibility, and thought leadership. 
  • Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and healthcare facility standards. 

What You’ll Bring 

  • Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field required 
  • EI required; PE or on track to obtaining PE strongly preferred 
  • 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 to engage stakeholders and build trust. 
  • 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, etc. 
  • Ability to identify market opportunities, develop business strategies, and contribute to firm-wide growth initiatives. 

Work Environment + Physical Demands 

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. When properly requested and when feasible (without undue hardship to the company), reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions 

  • Work will primarily be in an office setting with limited opportunities to be exposed to adverse environmental conditions 
  • Work will be primarily working with fingers by picking, pinching, typing, and grasping often with repetitive motion 
  • Must have visual acuity for viewing a computer screen, the ability to talk, hear, and sit for extended periods of time 
  • Must be able to carry, lift and push/pull up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally 
  • Additional physical duties may be required as necessary 

Ready to Lead With Us? 

If you’re ready to lead projects, mentor a team, and help deliver healthcare and education site civil projects across North Carolina, we’d love to connect.   

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with our online application system process, please contact the Human Resources Team at 919.361.5000 or hrteam@mcadamsco.com. 

Please read these notices for important information regarding applying for work with McAdams.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at McAdams? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in McAdams’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.