Community Economic Development Jobs in Austin, TX

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If you're passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.
Your Opportunity
Our Texas team is looking for a Principal for our Community Development Team in San Antonio, Plano or Austin, TX. This role will be responsible for future business development/marketing and growth of our community development business in Texas. The selected candidate will be a local leader in providing exceptional land development and general civil engineering for public and private projects. This role will report to the Regional Business Leader.
Our Community Development team works with and support projects from other disciplines in the local area and is part of a team that works on projects across the western US. We thrive on collaboration with cross-functional teams and a client-focused environment.
Join us to be part of a highly skilled team working on the region's most critical projects.
Your Key Responsibilities

• Serve as one of the primary contact for our external clients and has overall responsibility for all aspects of, and the success of team projects. This position offers career development, the opportunity to expand the practice, and has the potential of participation in our leadership recognition program.
• Lead and mentor a team of professional and technical civil engineering staff.
• Lead the marketing and business development efforts for the local Community Development team.
• Lead the recruiting efforts necessary to build a strong team of professionals and support staff.
• Prepare proposals and coordinate with clients, team members, and sub-consultants.
• Perform planning phase activities, including project research and investigations, assessment of project feasibility, and provide input to project team on civil engineering related issues.
• Direct all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans, and related design reports.
• Oversee preparation of complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties.
• Monitor and control project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keep clients informed of progress, budget, work progress and challenges.
• Plan and execute QA/QC plan for individual projects.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• The ideal candidate will come with a background of supporting or leading the civil/site engineering aspects for a variety of major projects.
• The candidate will have led the entire project delivery process, including marketing/business development, client interaction, and project management.
• The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplined team, organize and manage/support a project, and the professionalism and skill to communicate effectively internally and externally with clients and teaming partners.
• A track record of successful projects and established network of key relationships in Texas in the land development and engineering community.
• A strong working knowledge of civil engineering design including stormwater, utilities, paving, geometric roadway design, grading and earthwork.
• Demonstrated project management and business development experience to nurture existing clients and develop new multi-disciplined opportunities to expand the practice in the geography including developing, recommending and introducing innovation to our clients' projects.
• Complete understanding of all phases of contract administration and execution, including scope definition, contract terms/conditions, negotiation, financial project management and complete contract performance (schedule and financial).
• A strong background in both private and public sector clients including commercial, residential, and mixed-use developers as well as local governmental clients with the ability to coordinate the entire project effort, client interaction and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, and build trust, rapport and effective working relationships, both internally within a multidisciplinary team and externally, including public involvement / engagements and making presentations to regulatory boards.
• Ability to travel, as required.
• Possess a valid driver's license and good driving record.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years' experience in relevant site civil or land development engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related degree.
• Texas Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is required.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties; responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Primary Location: United States | TX | Plano
Other Locations: United States | TX | Austin
Organization: BC-1720 CommDev-US Southwest
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 29/04/2026 10:04:21
Req ID: 1005666
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