Senior Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Project Manager

• 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)
• Minimum of 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.
• 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 supporting marketing or business development activities, including proposal preparation, scope narratives, fee development, and client meetings.
• Experience developing, managing, and tracking project budgets, including level-of-effort estimates, labor planning, and financial performance monitoring.
• Experience training, mentoring, and developing technical staff in SUE procedures, documentation, safety awareness, and client service expectations.
• Experience preparing, submitting, tracking, and reviewing RULIS applications, including verifying completeness and consistency with project plans.
• Ability to read, interpret, and redline civil construction plans, utility plans, roadway schematics, and survey information, including reviewing plan files in Bentley View.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead meetings, prepare clear documentation, and represent ESP professionally with clients and project partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and technical coordination tools, including Bentley View, Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and KMZ/KML development for utility exhibits.
• Experience supporting TxDOT transportation projects and familiarity with TxDOT utility coordination milestones, utility adjustment processes, and utility accommodation requirements.
• Knowledge of Texas Administrative Code requirements related to utility accommodation and right-of-way use.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary SUE teams, coordinating field crews, and balancing workload across multiple active projects.
• Experience developing KMZ/KML files and map-based utility exhibits to support coordination meetings, conflict tracking, and stakeholder communication.
• CADD experience, particularly for reviewing utility, roadway, and civil infrastructure plan files.
• Experience building client relationships, identifying follow-on work, and supporting pursuit strategies for transportation, municipal, and infrastructure clients.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites, client meetings, and staff training and stakeholder meetings 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.

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 186 on the 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings.

For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2026 ranking of 53.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 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)

• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance

• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses