Remote Sr. Manager, Water & Wastewater for Data Centers

MRINetwork; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MRINetwork seeks a Sr. Manager, Water/Wastewater Utilities to lead planning, design, and construction of water and sewer infrastructure for data center sites.

You will oversee consultants, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration with development, engineering, and legal teams. The role emphasizes translating complex utility issues for non-technical stakeholders, driving process improvements, and delivering scalable solutions across multiple project locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience with water & sewer utility infrastructure, planning, design engineering & construction.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office product suite.
• Strong analytical, detail-oriented, creative thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to execute, process, and prioritize tasks with minimal-to-no supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate with internal staff, external consultants, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review consultant efforts with respect to various engineering, design, estimating, and construction related to water & sewer to support development of new data center sites.
• Review and approve project cost estimates and schedules related to project water & sewer needs.
• Manage relationships and discussions with water & sewer utilities as it relates to their review/oversight of site infrastructure needs.
• Review and analyze data to provide reports assessing existing upstream and local infrastructure of Water and Sewer providers in existing and future project locations.
• Support Development Team efforts in rezoning cases and Development Site Permit Applications.
• Support Development, Innovation & Engineering, and Construction teams to execute on Engineering, Procurement and Construction strategies for future on-and-off-site water and sewer infrastructure projects.
• Assist with review of agreements with water & sewer utilities.
• Work with regional utility providers to extend and capitalize on the use of reclaimed water to serve corporate data center sites.
• Identify and develop new near-term and long-term strategies in conjunction with the Utilities Team to continually improve internal processes (i.e. workflows, communications, presentation of deliverables)
• Manage budget related to water & sewer consultant activities.
• Collaborate with other business units supporting Corporate Development as necessary, including pre-construction, design and engineering, sales, legal, and tax.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Creative thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

MRINetwork seeks a Sr. Manager, Water/Wastewater Utilities to lead planning, design, and construction of water and sewer infrastructure for data center sites.

You will oversee consultants, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration with development, engineering, and legal teams. The role emphasizes translating complex utility issues for non-technical stakeholders, driving process improvements, and delivering scalable solutions across multiple project locations.