Senior Project Manager - Wastewater

trilongroup; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/life/disability insurance

401K profit‑sharing plan

Paid time off

Awesome work environment

Job summary

Fehr Graham in Aurora, Illinois is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead wastewater projects. You’ll coordinate firm and external resources to provide technical guidance and services, and you’ll serve as the primary client contact to ensure profitable, timely project execution.

The role emphasizes business development, building client relationships, and managing schedules, staffing and quality across complex projects while maintaining client confidentiality and high standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent with relevant experience.
• Ten years of project management experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Experience in wastewater processes and EPA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key client contact and coordinate firm efforts to deliver results.
• Provide technical guidance using firm and external resources.
• Resolve scheduling, staffing, and quality issues to deliver on time and budget.
• Develop business with clients and expand markets.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Prepare client contracts, statements of qualifications and proposals.
• Conduct root cause analysis for project write-offs.
• Ensure work quality and QA/QC across projects.
• Lead junior staff and guide CAD technicians in design.

Skills

Project management

Professional Engineer

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Engineering software

Communication skills

Business development

Team player

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Civil Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

Are you ready to lead innovative wastewater projects? Fehr Graham is looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead our wastewater projects. In this role, you’ll use firm and external resources to provide technical guidance and services. Your mission is to ensure efficient, profitable and timely project execution. As the primary client contact, you’ll play an important business development role from generating leads to building client relationships.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll help maintain client relationships and contribute to business growth. You’ll also understand and uphold the importance of client confidentiality, ensuring the trust and privacy of our clients are prioritized.

Where you’ll work

This position is located at our Aurora, Illinois office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work–life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team‑building activities and office outings. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

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What you’ll do

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll serve as the key client contact and coordinate firm efforts to deliver results. You’ll draw from firm and external resources to provide technical guidance and services and play an important role in business development. You’ll also resolve scheduling, staffing and quality issues to deliver results on time and within budget. You’ll also:

• Develop business with clients and add markets.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Communicate ideas and technical concepts to coworkers and clients.
• Invoice clients accurately and follow up on accounts receivable.
• Prepare client contracts, statements of qualifications and proposals.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis for project write‑offs.
• Ensure quality control for assigned projects and clients.
• Manage complex projects.
• Prepare documents and reports.
• Ensure work quality by leading junior staff through quality assurance and quality control efforts, offering support to structural engineers and guiding CAD techs in technical design.

What it takes

Ideally, you’ll have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or a similar degree with appropriate experience. You should have ten years of experience in Project Management. You should be a licensed Professional Engineer. Ideally, you’ll also:

• Navigate Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations with ease.
• Have proven business development and client relationship management skills.
• Be a smart worker and a team player.
• Be well‑acquainted with wastewater processes, methods, and state and federal requirements.
• Use engineering software.
• Speak and write well.
• Have strong analytical and organizational skills.

What you’ll get

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people‑first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer:

• Medical/life/disability insurance.
• 401K profit‑sharing plan.
• Paid time off.
• An awesome work environment.

Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website.