Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Services

CDM Smith; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead water and wastewater projects in the greater Austin area. This role involves managing project scope, schedule, and budget while providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineering staff. You will play a vital role in enhancing the company's water services design capabilities and will be the main point of contact for municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment projects. Join a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in water resource management, where your contributions will directly impact community infrastructure and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 13 years of related experience in project management required.
• PMP, CCM or DBIA certification needed within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Manage major municipal water & wastewater projects in Austin.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering staff.
• Ensure quality assurance and control of key deliverables.

Skills

Project Management

Water/Wastewater Engineering

Communication Skills

Business Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering

Job description

41291BR

Requisition ID: 41291BR

Business Unit: NAU

Job Description: CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with previous experience managing water and wastewater projects to join our West Central group. In this position, you will be the main point of contact for planning and design of municipal drinking water, wastewater treatment, and pump station projects in the greater Austin & central Texas areas and assist with business development activities. CDM Smith has been providing services to the Austin market for over 30 years. Our services have spanned the areas of design and construction administration of drinking water, wastewater, water resources, and storm water facilities. This position will be supporting our municipal water projects in the Central (Austin) TX region.

As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by:

1. Managing and serving as the lead Project Manager on major Austin area municipal Water & Wastewater projects.
2. Providing technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentoring engineering staff to enhance our water services design capabilities.
3. Being responsible for scope, schedule, budget development, monitoring and for projects managed.
4. Completing Quality Assurance/Quality Control of key deliverables.
5. Assisting Client Service Leaders with technical marketing including proposals and meeting clients in the central Texas region.
6. Participation in professional societies relevant to the industry.
7. Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key decision makers in our clients’ organizations.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Services

Group: WCG

Employment Type: Regular

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree.
2. 13 years of related experience.
3. PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
4. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
5. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering or related discipline.
2. Professional engineering (PE) license.
3. Previous experience working on and managing design projects for municipal drinking water, wastewater, and/or pump stations in TX.
4. Excellent communication, networking and team building skills.
5. Previous business development experience including preparation of proposals and scopes of work and fee estimates for municipal clients.

Job Site Location: Texas - Austin

Amount of Travel Required: 10%

Assignment Category: Fulltime-Regular

Visa Sponsorship Available: No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position