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About the Role

ESP Associates is seeking an experienced Senior Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Project Manager to lead SUE project delivery, client coordination, staff development, budgeting, and business development for transportation, roadway, municipal, and infrastructure projects across Texas. This role involves managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations while coordinating with various stakeholders from planning through construction.

Responsibilities

Lead SUE project delivery for roadway, drainage, bridge, transit, municipal, and civil infrastructure projects throughout Texas.
Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, deliverables, and client expectations.
Develop and manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, and coordinate corrective action when budget, schedule, or staffing risks arise.
Support marketing and business development, including client relationship development, pursuit strategy, proposal input, scope development, level-of-effort estimates, and presentations.
Train, mentor, and develop SUE staff in field procedures, documentation standards, safety awareness, client communication, and quality control.
Review plans, utility records, as-builts, survey data, and SUE deliverables to identify potential utility conflicts and guide investigation strategies.
Coordinate with utility owners, TxDOT, local governments, engineers, right-of-way staff, environmental teams, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Facilitate SUE and utility coordination meetings, document action items, maintain utility status reports, and track commitments through resolution.
Oversee utility conflict analysis, investigation planning, test hole coordination, utility mapping, relocation support, cost estimates, reimbursement documentation, utility agreements, and permitting.
Prepare, submit, track, and review RULIS applications and related documentation to support utility permitting, relocation, and project clearance.
Monitor SUE production and utility relocation coordination during design and construction, escalating schedule or coordination issues as needed.
Interpret and apply Texas utility accommodation requirements, TxDOT utility coordination procedures, right-of-way processes, and federal, state, and local requirements.
Learn and apply SUE, utility coordination, and agency criteria for other states as ESP’s market grows.
Prepare professional correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, exhibits, conflict matrices, and proposals.
Support quality control of SUE deliverables and promote consistent standards across project teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in SUE, utility coordination, utility engineering, right-of-way, roadway design, construction coordination, or related infrastructure project delivery required.
Demonstrated experience managing SUE projects, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client coordination, deliverable review, and quality control.
Experience managing multi-disciplinary SUE teams, coordinating field crews, and balancing workload across multiple active projects.
Working knowledge of SUE Quality Levels A through D, utility designation, test hole coordination, utility mapping, conflict identification, utility permitting, and right-of-way coordination.
Experience developing and tracking project budgets, including level-of-effort estimates, labor planning, and financial performance monitoring.
Experience supporting business development, including proposal preparation, scope narratives, fee development, client meetings, and pursuit strategy.
Experience training and mentoring technical staff in SUE procedures, documentation, safety awareness, and client service.
Experience preparing, submitting, tracking, and reviewing RULIS applications.
Experience supporting TxDOT transportation projects, with familiarity with TxDOT utility coordination milestones, utility adjustment processes, and Texas Administrative Code requirements for utility accommodation and right-of-way use.
Ability to read, interpret, and redline civil construction plans, utility plans, roadway schematics, and survey information; CADD experience for plan review a plus.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Bentley View, Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and KMZ/KML development for map-based utility exhibits.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead meetings and represent ESP professionally with clients and project partners.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites, client meetings, and staff training as needed.
Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.

Skills

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)
Utility Coordination
Utility Engineering
Right-of-Way
Roadway Design
Construction Coordination
Project Management
Budget Management
Client Coordination
Staff Development
Business Development
Quality Control
Microsoft Office
Bentley View
Bluebeam
Adobe Acrobat Pro
KMZ/KML Development
RULIS Applications
TxDOT Utility Coordination Procedures
Texas Utility Accommodation Requirements

Location

Texas

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
8+ years

Education Level

High school diploma or GED required
Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, planning, geography, geomatics, business, or a related technical field preferred

Benefits

Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Pet Insurance
Education Reimbursement Opportunities
Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
Referral Bonuses

About the Company

ESP Associates is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.
Celebrating 40 years of success and continual growth.
Ranked 186 on the 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings.
Ranked 53 on the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms for 2026.