Project Manager - Water Resource Design

Freese and Nichols; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins

Flexible work environment

Alternative work schedule providing a day off every other Friday

Job summary

Freese and Nichols is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Water Resources Design based in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas. The role requires 8+ years of experience in engineering of dams, levees, and hydraulic structures, and responsibilities include managing large projects, client interaction, and overseeing multidisciplinary teams. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, flexible work schedule with up to 40% remote work, and an emphasis on professional development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in engineering of dams, levees, and hydraulic structures.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
• Excellent communication skills – both technical writing and oral.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex water resources and civil projects from planning through delivery.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, including engineers and external consultants.
• Track project financial performance and prepare monthly status reports.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Team leadership

Client interaction

Education

B.S. degree in Engineering

M.S. in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Project Manager, Water Resources Design

This position is based in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas, and requires an experienced engineer to serve as a project manager in the field of water resources and heavy civil projects with an emphasis on dams and levees. The role includes client interaction and business development activities such as proposal preparation, client visits, and marketing activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex water resources and heavy civil projects from planning through delivery.
• Direct and supervise studies, investigations, and designs to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.
• Define project tasks, assign work, and provide oversight, review, and approval throughout each phase.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, CAD technicians, designers, drafters, scientists, and external consultants.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, client staff, regulatory agencies, and project teams across Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
• Evaluate design decisions for technical soundness and impact on schedule, budget, and project needs.
• Track project financial performance, prepare monthly status reports, and support design contract implementation.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and quality control plans to deliver timely, technically sound work.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and supervision to staff as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in engineering of dams, levees, and hydraulic structures.
• B.S. degree in Engineering.
• Excellent communication skills – both technical writing and oral.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Preferred

• M.S. in Engineering.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, paid overtime for salaried employees, annual bonus, access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina, flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule allowing up to 40% remote work, and an alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.