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Lead Projects. Build Relationships. Shape Communities.
Soltesz is seeking an experienced Team Leader – Land Development Design to join our growing Waldorf office. This is an exciting opportunity for a licensed Professional Engineer to lead a diverse portfolio of land development projects while helping clients achieve their development goals throughout Southern Maryland and the surrounding region.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership, client relationship management, and business development skills. This position plays a key role in project success, staff development, and the continued growth of the firm.
What You'll Do
As a Team Leader, you will oversee projects from concept through construction while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a mentor to project teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage a portfolio of civil engineering and land development projects
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and maintain strong working relationships
- Lead project planning, execution, and delivery while ensuring client satisfaction
- Develop and prepare proposals, scopes of work, and fee estimates
- Manage project schedules, budgets, profitability, and invoicing
- Provide technical guidance and expertise to support client development objectives
- Represent clients during project milestones, agency meetings, public presentations, and hearings
- Support business development and marketing efforts to expand client relationships and grow the firm's presence
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, designers, and project staff
- Oversee quality control, workload planning, and resource management
- Collaborate with senior leadership to achieve company goals and strategic objectives
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Maryland
- 10-12 years of progressive civil engineering and land development design experience
- Minimum of 5 years managing civil/site design projects
- Minimum of 5 years supervising and developing technical staff
- Strong understanding of land development design, permitting, and regulatory processes
- Experience working on projects in Southern Maryland preferred
- Proven success building and maintaining client relationships
- Excellent organizational, delegation, leadership, and communication skills
- Commitment to quality, collaboration, and client service excellence
Why Join Soltesz?
At Soltesz, our commitment to excellence begins with talented, energetic, and client-focused professionals. We provide opportunities to work on challenging and rewarding projects while building lasting relationships with clients, communities, and colleagues.
We offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Family-friendly work environment
- Professional development and leadership opportunities
- Meaningful projects that help shape communities throughout the region
Soltesz is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing civil engineering, surveying, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services throughout the Washington metropolitan area and Southern Maryland.
If you're ready to lead projects, develop people, and help drive the future growth of our Waldorf office, we'd love to hear from you.
Soltesz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Lead Projects. Build Relationships. Shape Communities.
Soltesz is seeking an experienced Team Leader – Land Development Design to join our growing Waldorf office. This is an exciting opportunity for a licensed Professional Engineer to lead a diverse portfolio of land development projects while helping clients achieve their development goals throughout Southern Maryland and the surrounding region.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership, client relationship management, and business development skills. This position plays a key role in project success, staff development, and the continued growth of the firm.
What You'll Do
As a Team Leader, you will oversee projects from concept through construction while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a mentor to project teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage a portfolio of civil engineering and land development projects
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and maintain strong working relationships
- Lead project planning, execution, and delivery while ensuring client satisfaction
- Develop and prepare proposals, scopes of work, and fee estimates
- Manage project schedules, budgets, profitability, and invoicing
- Provide technical guidance and expertise to support client development objectives
- Represent clients during project milestones, agency meetings, public presentations, and hearings
- Support business development and marketing efforts to expand client relationships and grow the firm's presence
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, designers, and project staff
- Oversee quality control, workload planning, and resource management
- Collaborate with senior leadership to achieve company goals and strategic objectives
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Maryland
- 10-12 years of progressive civil engineering and land development design experience
- Minimum of 5 years managing civil/site design projects
- Minimum of 5 years supervising and developing technical staff
- Strong understanding of land development design, permitting, and regulatory processes
- Experience working on projects in Southern Maryland preferred
- Proven success building and maintaining client relationships
- Excellent organizational, delegation, leadership, and communication skills
- Commitment to quality, collaboration, and client service excellence
Why Join Soltesz?
At Soltesz, our commitment to excellence begins with talented, energetic, and client-focused professionals. We provide opportunities to work on challenging and rewarding projects while building lasting relationships with clients, communities, and colleagues.
We offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Family-friendly work environment
- Professional development and leadership opportunities
- Meaningful projects that help shape communities throughout the region
Soltesz is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing civil engineering, surveying, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services throughout the Washington metropolitan area and Southern Maryland.
If you're ready to lead projects, develop people, and help drive the future growth of our Waldorf office, we'd love to hear from you.
Soltesz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software project leader jobs.
- 5+ years of project management experience delivering software products end to end
- PMP, CSM, or equivalent project management certification
- Proficiency with agile and scrum frameworks in a software development environment
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project
- Strong stakeholder communication and executive reporting skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
Tips for Your Software Project Leader Job Search
Tailor your resume to delivery outcomes
Software project leader resumes get screened for concrete delivery results, not just responsibilities. Reframe each bullet around what shipped, when, and at what scope. Hiring managers want to see you drove a release, not that you attended standups.
Show your methodology credentials up front
Many job listings require PMP, CSM, or SAFe certification and filter early on these. Put certifications in a dedicated section above your work history so they clear ATS filters before a human ever reads your resume.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists software project leader openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your stack depth
Software project leader openings split between organizations that want deep technical fluency and those that prize process discipline. Read each job description for phrases like 'hands-on' or 'engineering background required' to gauge which side of that line a role sits on.
Prepare a structured conflict resolution story
Interviewers for this role almost always ask how you handled a scope dispute or a missed dependency between teams. Prepare two or three specific examples using a situation, action, result structure before your first screen.
Negotiate for scope clarity, not just compensation
When you receive an offer, ask directly how project budgets and resource allocation decisions are made and who controls them. Ambiguity at that level predicts friction on the job, and asking signals that you understand the role at a senior level.
Software Project Leader Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most software project leaders?
The most active employers for software project leaders right now are Primary Residential Mortgage, American Eagle Outfitters, and Tractor Supply, and the most openings are in Texas, New York, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in technology services, defense contracting, and enterprise software companies.
How many software project leader jobs are remote?
About 30% of software project leader openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed delivery leadership. Sub-areas like agile coaching, program coordination, and product operations tend to have the highest remote share, while roles managing on-site engineering teams or hardware-adjacent projects lean toward in-person or hybrid.
How do you become a software project leader?
Start by building hands-on experience as a software developer, business analyst, or junior project coordinator on a development team. Earn a recognized project management certification such as PMP or CSM to validate your methodology knowledge. Progress into leading smaller projects or sub-workstreams, demonstrating that you can manage scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations before moving into a full leadership title.
Can you get hired as a software project leader without direct experience?
It is possible if you can demonstrate adjacent experience leading a cross-functional initiative, managing a product launch, or coordinating a technical implementation, even outside a formal project manager title. Hiring managers often accept a strong certification, a portfolio of delivered work, and clear evidence you can hold a team accountable to a schedule as substitutes for years in the exact title.
What does the software project leader interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen focused on your methodology background and industry fit, followed by a hiring manager conversation that goes deep on a past project you led from kickoff to delivery. Later rounds typically include a panel with engineering leads, a product manager, and sometimes a finance or operations stakeholder, plus a scenario or case exercise that tests how you handle scope changes or resource constraints under pressure.
Where can I find and apply to software project leader jobs?
You can find and apply to software project leader jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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