Senior Project Manager - Water Group

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Are you ready to make a positive difference for our planet and join a dynamic group of professionals who share this common value? Our engineering and project teams are focused on providing resilient engineering designs for the United States infrastructure. If this sounds appealing to you, then consider our Senior Project Manager – Water Group opportunity. The position is based in Austin, TX.  

Successful candidates will be responsible for providing technical, management, and staff support for a variety of infrastructure-related projects, primarily involving the planning and design of water/wastewater/stormwater pipelines, treatment facilities, pump stations, and storage facilities. Candidates should be skilled in managing multiple priorities, organizing time and projects, tracking budgets and meeting deadlines. 

Your Role:

• Lead and manage the execution of projects from conceptual planning phases through final design plans, specifications, and cost estimates. 
• 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. 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 project profitability and utilization. 
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering 
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Civil or Environmental Engineering in Texas, or ability to obtain licensure within 6 months.  
• 10+ years of related experience. 
• Experience in technical project execution and in writing and pricing scopes of work for proposals. 
• Valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record. 
• This position could require periodic travel, approximately 15% or more