--- title: 'Senior Project Manager at Walker Consultants' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-project-manager-walker-consultants-atlanta-2evg89h1ajmr' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-30' --- # Senior Project Manager at Walker Consultants - **Company:** Walker Consultants - **Location:** Atlanta, GA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/walkerconsultants/15f559cd-3507-49e6-91df-3880e6505634 ## Job description How Your Role Will Shape Our Success As a Senior Project Manager on our growing Atlanta design team, you’ll play a key role in delivering complex building and parking design projects while helping shape the future of the practice. You’ll lead projects from concept through completion, build strong client relationships, and guide multidisciplinary teams of engineers and architects. This is an opportunity for an experienced project manager who enjoys both the technical and client-facing sides of the work and wants the opportunity to help grow a developing design practice. ## What You’ll Do - Lead multiple design projects from initial planning and concept development through design, documentation, and construction. - Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, leading meetings, presentations, and project communication. - Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, including structural, architectural, civil, and MEP professionals. - Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and quality plans. - Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the design process. - Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities for continued and future work. - Support business development efforts, including proposals, interviews, and relationship building. - Mentor and support engineers and other members of the growing Atlanta design team. - Help expand Walker’s design presence and capabilities in the Atlanta market. ## What You’ll Bring - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field. - Approximately 8–10+ years of relevant design and project management experience. - Professional Engineer (PE), Structural Engineer (SE), or Architect licensure. - Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary design projects. - Strong knowledge of building design and project delivery. - Experience developing and maintaining client relationships. - Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills. - Experience with parking or functional design is highly valued. We offer a robust total compensation and rewards package designed to support our employees’ well-being, growth, and diverse needs, including: - Annual discretionary bonus program - Opportunity to purchase Walker stock – Walker is 100% employee-owned! - Medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance - Mental wellness benefits - Health Savings Account with company contribution - 401(k) with company match - Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Spending Accounts - 529 college savings plan - A minimum of 3 weeks of Paid Time Off per year - 9 paid holidays per year, including 3 paid floating holidays - 5 days of bereavement leave and PTO Donation Bank to help during difficult times - 100% compensation replacement during short-term disability leaves - Paid parental leave that allows an additional week of paid time alongside short-term disability leave and/or applicable state paid leave programs - Paid community involvement hours - Tuition and licensure reimbursement and sponsorship of professional memberships - Internal conferences and professional development opportunities - Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups Why Walker Consultants? Walker Consultants holds a storied legacy in parking design, tracing back to its inception in 1965 as a trailblazer in structural engineering and parking design. Drawing from decades of expertise, the company's position as an industry leader is firmly established. By the 1980s, Walker had risen to prominence as the premier parking consulting firm in the United States, offering employees the unique opportunity to contribute to and learn from a distinguished and successful team. With an unwavering commitment to visionary design, Walker’s team of experts focuses on creating parking facilities that remain relevant and functional for years to come, providing an intellectually stimulating and fulfilling environment. In the face of a swiftly evolving landscape driven by ride apps, novel mobility choices, autonomous and electric vehicles, and sustainability imperatives, our role at the forefront of designing adaptable, efficient, and future-proof parking structures reflects our embrace of innovation and change. As a creative professional within our ranks, you'll contribute your expertise to shaping aesthetically pleasing, technologically advanced parking facilities, encompassing the broader impact of urban planning, traffic management, and sustainability. Join Us! We know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're excited about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right person for this role—or another opportunity on our team. At Walker Consultants, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all abilities. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or in the workplace, please let us know—we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Walker Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We invite all qualified applicants to apply and do not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or age. ## NOTICE TO 3RD PARTY RECRUITERS: Any candidate information, including resumes, submitted to Walker Consultants or to any of our employees without a fully executed agreement will be considered unsolicited and non-confidential. Walker Consultants reserves the right to review and pursue such candidates independently, and no placement fees or other compensation will be owed to the submitting party. Candidates submitted in this manner will be treated as direct applicants. Submission of candidate information to Waller Consultants constitutes acceptance of this policy. External recruiters interested in working with Walker Consultants may contact Lindsey Eggerding at leggerding@walkerconsultants.com. ## About Walker Consultants ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Walker Consultants is a national engineering, planning, and consulting firm that helps clients plan, design, evaluate, and restore buildings, parking assets, mobility systems, and other built-environment infrastructure. - **Entity Type**: Private (100% employee-owned since 1983) - **Headquarters**: Portage, Michigan, USA (primary office location based on job listings) - **Founded**: 1965 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Engineering consulting, parking design and mobility, building envelope consulting, structural engineering, MEP consulting, forensic investigation, restoration, vertical transportation, due diligence. - **Target customers**: B2B – owners, developers, institutions, public agencies, and government entities. Serves markets including aviation, healthcare, higher education, commercial, municipal, mixed-use, residential, transportation, and institutional. - **Mission or purpose statement**: “The goal is not simply to solve today’s problem. It is to make the next decision clearer, protect long-term value, and help each asset perform better over time.” [walkerconsultants.com](https://walkerconsultants.com/about/firm-profile/) ## Products & Services - **Parking Design & Planning**: Full-service planning, design, and consulting for parking structures and surface lots. - **Mobility & Operations**: Traffic studies, transportation planning, parking technology, and operational strategies. - **Building Envelope Consulting**: Design, evaluation, and repair of façades, roofs, windows, and cladding systems. - **Structural Engineering**: New design, condition assessments, and repair solutions for existing structures. - **MEP Consulting**: Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems evaluation and design. - **Due Diligence & Property Condition Assessments**: Pre-acquisition and portfolio-level risk assessments and capital planning. - **Forensic Investigation**: Root cause analysis of building failures, water intrusion, structural distress. - **Restoration & Repair**: Design and construction administration for building and parking repairs. - **Vertical Transportation**: Elevator, escalator, and lift consulting, including design and modernization. - **Accessibility Consulting**: ADA and universal design compliance evaluations and planning. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (100% employee-owned private firm) - **Key Metric**: Revenue not publicly stated; recognized in ENR’s Top 500 design firms since 1965 - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors – entirely employee-owned; no specific partners listed - **Growth Signals**: National presence with offices across the US; expanding service lines (vertical transportation, accessibility); consistent recognition by ENR; employee-owned model supporting long-term stability ## Competitive Advantages - **Employee ownership** (since 1983) aligns incentives and fosters a long-term, stewardship mindset. - **Multi-disciplinary expertise** under one firm – planning, parking, structural, MEP, forensics, and restoration. - **Deep industry history** (60+ years) and extensive project portfolio across varied asset types and geographies. - **Collaborative culture** where senior experts share knowledge and mentor next-generation leaders. [walkerconsultants.com/careers/join-us/](https://walkerconsultants.com/careers/join-us/) ## Strategic Focus - Helping clients see the “full picture” on built-asset decisions – integrating planning, evaluation, design, and repair. - Continued investment in employee development, mentorship, and technical excellence to maintain leadership in multiple consulting niches. - Expansion of service offerings and geographic reach to serve a broader set of built-environment needs. ## Why Work Here - **100% employee-owned** – every employee has a stake in the firm’s success and long-term value. - **Collaborative, learning-oriented culture** – senior experts actively mentor early-career staff; internal conferences and professional development programs. - **Meaningful work** – projects range from iconic parking structures to critical building envelope repairs at airports, universities, and hospitals. - **Work/life balance**: Minimum 3 weeks PTO, 9 paid holidays (including floating holidays), paid parental leave, bereavement leave, PTO donation bank. - **Financial benefits**: Competitive base salary, annual discretionary bonuses, 401k with company match, health savings account with company contribution, 529 plan, short-term disability (100% paid), wellness benefits. - **Growth support**: Tuition and licensure reimbursement, sponsorship of professional memberships, mentorship programs, internal conferences. - **Work model**: Hybrid and on-site positions available depending on role and location. - **Hiring process**: Uses AI tools for resume screening but final decisions are made by humans. [jobs.lever.co/walkerconsultants](https://jobs.lever.co/walkerconsultants) ## Sources 1. [walkerconsultants.com](https://walkerconsultants.com/) 2. [walkerconsultants.com/careers/join-us/](https://walkerconsultants.com/careers/join-us/) 3. [jobs.lever.co/walkerconsultants](https://jobs.lever.co/walkerconsultants) 4. 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