Project Director - Water Infrastructure

The Haskell Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Haskell Company, a top-ranked design-build firm in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Project Director for large-scale water infrastructure projects. This role entails leading projects from pursuit through closeout, managing client relationships, and driving preconstruction efforts.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in heavy civil/water infrastructure construction and strong leadership skills. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in heavy civil/water infrastructure construction.
• 5+ years in an executive Project Director or senior Project Manager role.
• PE license and/or DBIA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead large‑scale water infrastructure projects from pursuit through closeout.
• Develop winning proposal narratives and technical approaches.
• Take full accountability for safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance.

Skills

Project delivery across planning, evaluation, design, permitting, and construction

Experience with CMAR and Progressive Design‑Build

Technical depth in water treatment plants and pipelines

Building trust with public owners and design engineers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field

Job description

Haskell is a top-ranked national design‑build firm with fully integrated self‑perform capabilities. Our Water Infrastructure Group is rapidly expanding across the southern and western U.S., delivering some of the largest municipal water and wastewater projects in the market—$50M‑$300M+ programs executed through CMAR and Progressive Design‑Build.

We're hiring a Project Director to lead large‑scale water infrastructure projects from pursuit through closeout. In this senior leadership role, you'll have real autonomy‑owning the project, building your team, driving preconstruction, managing client relationships, and delivering results. You'll partner with municipalities, river authorities, and regional water authorities on transformative projects that are reshaping how communities access and treat water.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead Pursuits & Win Work
  • Drive capture planning, go/no‑go decisions, and teaming strategy for major water infrastructure pursuits
  • Develop winning proposal narratives, technical approaches, and interview presentations
  • Build and maintain relationships with owners, engineers of record, owner's advisors, and regulatory stakeholders
  • Represent Haskell at industry events (DBIA, AWWA, TWCA, AMTA, WCDA, TXWIN)
• Drive Preconstruction
  • Lead the OPCC development and GMP packaging strategy from conceptual through final pricing alongside the preconstruction manager
  • Drive constructability reviews during design development (BODR through IFC) alongside the preconstruction manager
  • Develop and defend project schedules, work packaging, procurement strategies, and self‑perform plans
  • Navigate state funding compliance requirements (e.g., TWDB SWIFT/SRF programs) and milestone commitments
• Own Project Delivery
  • Take full accountability for safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance on projects from $50M to $300M+
  • Lead the integrated project team: project managers, superintendents, field engineers, and design partners
  • Manage self‑perform work planning (~60% self‑perform) and subcontractor coordination
  • Serve as the primary client contact throughout execution, building trust and solving problems in real time
  • Oversee commissioning, startup, and closeout
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects at various stages—balancing active pursuits, preconstruction efforts, and projects in execution simultaneously
• Build People & Culture
  • Mentor and develop project managers, engineers, and emerging leaders
  • Operate with transparency, accountability, and a team‑first mindset
  • Embody Haskell's collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach to design‑build delivery

Education & Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in either Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years in heavy civil / water infrastructure construction, with at least 5 years in an executive Project Director or senior Project Manager role leading projects from pursuit through closeout
• PE license and/or DBIA certification preferred

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Demonstrated experience leading project delivery across planning, evaluation, design, permitting, and construction for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure
• Direct, hands‑on experience with CMAR and/or Progressive Design‑Build delivery – not just traditional hard‑bid Design‑Bid‑Build
• Experience leading individual projects of $50M+ with portfolio exposure to $100M+ programs
• Demonstrated ability to lead GMP development, OPCC validation, constructability reviews, and schedule development – not just oversee them
• Technical depth across at least two of the following: water treatment plants, transmission pipelines, pump stations, raw water intake structures, reservoir systems, water reclamation/wastewater treatment facilities
• Comfortable managing or integrating self‑perform concrete, mechanical piping, and process equipment installation within a design‑build framework
• Track record of building trust with public owners, owner's representatives, and design engineers in a collaborative delivery setting

Benefits:

At Haskell, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, and more.

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10‑50 pounds. Requires good hand‑eye coordination, and arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment, and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status. Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessities. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is a Drug‑Free Workplace.