Construction Project Manager (Water)

GHD; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Construction Project Manager for our East Water team in New York City. You will lead construction management for water infrastructure projects, coordinating with owners, designers, and contractors to deliver on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include reviewing constructability, developing schedules and budgets, overseeing field inspections, and guiding project closeout. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential, with a track record in municipal water

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required.
• New York Professional Engineer (PE) license is required.
• CCM certification is a plus.
• Minimum 12–15 years of relevant municipal water, wastewater, and infrastructure construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management during construction phase of water projects.
• Serve as liaison between owners, designers, contractors and engineering teams.
• Develop construction schedules and budgets.
• Oversee contractor compliance and field inspection activities.
• Administer project documentation and payment applications.
• Support equipment startup, testing and optimization.

Skills

PM leadership

Schedule management

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Technical report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

New York PE license

CCM certification

Tools

Primavera

Procore

E-builder

Job description

Who are we looking for?

Our East Water Business is growing and looking for a Construction Project Manager to join their team in New York City, NY.

Job Description

In this role, you will provide project management during the construction phase of our water projects throughout the region (pumping stations, dams, reservoirs, pipelines, treatment facilities, etc.). The Construction Project Manager directs all phases of water infrastructure construction projects, serving as the primary liaison between owners, designers, contractors, and engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.

Responsibilities include reviewing constructability during design, developing construction schedules and budgets, overseeing contractor compliance and field inspection activities, administering project documentation and payment applications, resolving construction issues, negotiating change orders, coordinating project closeout activities, and supporting equipment startup, testing, and optimization. The role also contributes to business development efforts through proposal preparation and client relationship management.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project, enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified.
• Project Closeout and Handover: Provide appropriate documentation and training to enable successful transition to business as usual. Identify and record lessons learned to inform future project activity.
• Project Planning: Oversee the production of project plans and approve them, ensuring that all activities are identified, are appropriately organized to deliver program and project objectives, and comply both with the organization's project and program management framework and with the organization's wider governance structure and processes.
• Project Reporting and Review: Manage the project review process; provide stakeholders with accurate and relevant information and key recommendations at established review points to enable them to evaluate progress and agree on change.
• Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
• Project Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate.
• Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.
• Project Team Management: Lead a small- to medium-sized project team; communicate the project vision and the necessary outcomes, along with guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions on project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and identify areas of improvement to build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Requirements Management: Plan and coordinate the identification and elicitation of requirements; conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment; document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project; and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the project level.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders, to develop positive stakeholder relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.

What you will bring to the team

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• New York Professional Engineer’s (PE) License
• CCM certifications a plus
• Minimum of 12-15 years’ relevant experience in municipal water, wastewater, linear infrastructure, dams, and reservoir construction projects which includes acting in a construction management and/or resident engineering role
• Experience acting in construction management and/or resident engineering on projects for NYC DEP, DDC and / or other NYC agencies
• Experience with various document management systems, including Primavera, ProCore, E-builder, and others
• Strong experience in schedule reviews and confirming compliance with the contract specifications
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including technical report writing

Other Information

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.