Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

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Our Georgia Water Group, serving Atlanta, is looking for a Project Manager-Waste/Wastewater to join our growing team. Successful candidates for these opportunities will be responsible for providing technical, management, and staff support for a variety of infrastructure-related projects, primarily involving the design of water/wastewater treatment facilities, pipelines, pump stations, and wastewater collection systems. Candidates should be skilled in managing multiple priorities, organizing time and projects, tracking budgets and meeting deadlines. This position is based in Atlanta, GA and will have a hybrid work schedule. 

Your Role:

• Assist with the execution of projects from conceptual planning phases through final plans, specifications, and estimate bid packages.
• Provide technical design support for infrastructure related projects for water distribution, water and wastewater treatment and sanitary sewer collection systems.
• Maintain existing client relationships and help develop new client and project opportunities.
• Ensure technical accuracy, standard engineering practices and inclusion of appropriate documentation on various reports and design projects.
• Evaluate alternatives, resolve technical issues and interface with other disciplines.
• Provide construction support services such as bid evaluations, plan clarifications, review shop drawings, review monthly progress reports and evaluate change order requests.
• Perform engineering interpretation of specifications and drawings, recommending and documenting design modifications, and coordinating with the design team.
• Make independent assessment of engineering problems and recommend solutions to engineering discipline leads, resolve questions, plan, coordinate, and execute work in a safe, timely, cost effective and compliant manner.
• Achieve financial targets in relation to backlog, utilization, and invoicing.
• Manage and mentor technical staff.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resource Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Civil or Environmental Engineering, registered in Georgia or ability to obtain licensure in Georgia within 6 months.
• Competency in technical project execution and in writing and pricing scopes of work for proposals.
• Strong communication, report writing, organization, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with relevant codes and industry standards.

• This position could require periodic travel, approximately 15% or more