Senior Project Manager- Water-Wastewater

SolveNow Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SolveNow Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Project Manager for water and wastewater projects, with oversight of design, bidding, construction, and commissioning. You will guide multidisciplinary teams and ensure delivery within budget and schedule.

Desired qualifications include a B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Texas PE (or reciprocity within 6 months), and 15+ years of field experience in environmental consulting focusing on hydraulics and treatment processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• 15+ years of water and wastewater project experience in environmental consulting engineering.
• Texas PE registration or reciprocity within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent water/wastewater projects in the Austin area.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and quality across design, bidding, and construction.
• Direct staff engineers, drafters, and sub-consultants.
• Develop proposals and lead client negotiations.
• Foster business development and client relationships.
• Ensure effective project team communication.
• Minimal travel as required.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Teamwork

Business development

Proposal & interview experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license in TX

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Water‑Wastewater

Responsibilities

• Support our client growth and project demands in the Austin, Texas area
• Serves as a senior project manager for several concurrent water and/or wastewater projects which may include varying project size and complexity including master planning, source water, treatment, distribution and collection systems, storage, and pumping facilities.
• Work on projects related to municipal water/wastewater treatment plants, distribution/collection systems, and pumping facilities
• Applies acute technical and project delivery knowledge to advise clients throughout the project life cycle and meet or exceed budget, schedule, and quality goals.
• Plans, schedules, and conducts engineering work on water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse projects of various sizes and complexity, with full responsibility over design decisions and quality standards. Specific work will include preliminary design, detailed design, cost estimating, bidding, engineering services during construction, and project commissioning. Representative engineering tasks include the development of hydraulic calculations, treatment process evaluations and sizing, preparation and review of technical memoranda, design development and reviews, design management in coordination with discipline engineers (e.g. civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls), and QA/QC.
• Resources, supervises and coordinates the work of staff engineers, drafters, technicians, and others who assist with specific assignments.
• Participates in recruiting and hiring of potential employees.
• Identifies need for, and ability to direct and actively manage sub-consultants performing services on projects.Demonstrates high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs.
• Facilitate business development efforts including marketing and identification of new clients.
• Ability to prepare proposals and interviews, and to lead negotiating efforts with client after selection.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with client management personnel.
• Maintains a culture of effective communication among project teams, clients, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Minimal travel is required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas (or the ability to obtain it through reciprocity within 6 months of employment).
• 15+ years of water and wastewater project experience in the field of Environmental Consulting Engineering with an emphasis on hydraulics, physical, chemical and biological treatment processes and treatment plant design for water, wastewater, and reuse.
• Must have demonstrated experience with managing small- to large-sized projects during the planning, design, and construction phases of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse infrastructure and treatment projects with full responsibility for budget, schedule, contractual obligations, and quality standards.
• Familiar with a broad range of issues related to water, wastewater, stormwater and reuse systems, including master planning, conveyance, and treatment plant design.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with clients and project team.
• Business development, proposal, and interview experience.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Ability to deliver high quality services within budget and schedule constraints.
• Highly motivated, articulate, and self-starting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or Business Administration.
• Active in local professional associations, including presentations of technical papers, member of technical committees, and officer of local or national organization.