Senior Project Manager/ Project Engineer - Water + Environment Market

Energy Vault; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering and design, specializing in water and wastewater projects, is seeking a Project Manager with extensive experience. The ideal candidate will oversee project management, maintain client relationships, and lead technical design efforts to ensure successful project delivery. This role emphasizes work quality and strong technical abilities, with opportunities for professional growth in an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Professional growth and development support

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of P.E. experience with municipal water and wastewater planning and design.
• Experience in developing project plans and addressing project issues.
• Strong attention to detail in technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of project management including client management and project scope development.
• Lead master plans and detailed designs for water/wastewater facilities.
• Maintain healthy client relationships and manage project deliverables.

Skills

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Technical Design

Water/Wastewater Utility Systems

Team Leadership

Education

B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering

M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineering (P.E.) Licensure

Job description

We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you’re working with, and what you’re working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first—they’re at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you’re just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we’d love to hear from you!

Gresham Smith’s water experts navigate changing regulations, aging infrastructure and emerging technologies to address clients’ present-day challenges while providing resiliency and flexibility for the future. From maintaining clean drinking water and treating wastewater to managing stormwater, we invite you to join us in designing solutions that improve essential infrastructure to keep communities healthy and thriving.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of project management including: supporting pursuits and attending interviews for pursuits, client management, project scope development, project planning including project schedule, organizing, change management, inter-discipline coordination, production coordination, team leadership, financial management, project quality control and delivery.
• Maintain healthy client relationships and possess solid operational insight for driving projects and executing deliverables.
• Understand project goals and clearly communicate them to project teams to ensure client expectations are consistently achieved.
• Independently lead master plans, detailed planning studies, concept, schematic, and detailed designs, plans development, opinions of probable construction cost (OPCC), and technical specifications for pump stations, storage facilities, water/wastewater treatment facilities, and water and wastewater conveyance systems.
• Technical responsibilities may include performing basis-of-design analyses, asset condition analyses, design calculations, infrastructure siting, detailed design and permitting.
• Lead and support design projects, providing project planning and coordination, design method development, technical specification development, coordination of front-end documents, engineering report preparation and coordination, equipment sizing and selection, and quality control reviews.
• Roles for projects include Project Manager, Engineer-of-Record, Quality Control Reviewer, and Technical Advisor.
• Be recognized as a credible leader with strong technical experience related to the support of water/wastewater projects.â

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering with relevant experience is required.
• M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience is preferred but not required.
• Professional (P.E.) licensure is required.
• 10-15 years of P.E. experience with municipal water and wastewater planning and design.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high-quality reports and technical memoranda; preparation and sealing design plans and specifications; strong attention to detail.
• Strong technical background and experience in designing water/wastewater utility systems, pipelines, pump stations, storage, treatment plants, and control measures. Experience with stormwater systems is a plus, but not required.
• Proven experience in developing project plans, anticipating and addressing project issues, leading meetings with clients, and directing the completion of technical reports and designs.

Gresham Smith is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. Everyone is invited to apply!

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency. Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH’S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.