Senior Water Project Manager — Hybrid Work, Water Reuse

Hazen and Sawyer; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible spending plans

Disability & life insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement & training

Salary dependent on location

Job summary

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Senior Water Project Manager in Northern California to lead all phases of water projects—from concept development to construction and operations—within our design and process teams.

Your role includes project management, design, planning, operational support, and business development with a focus on water reuse and drinking water projects. You will mentor junior staff and coordinate closely with clients to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering.
• PE license and 12+ years in municipal water treatment or related fields.
• Experience delivering multi-year projects in cross-disciplinary teams.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to present complex issues to nontechnical people.

Responsibilities

• Manage, design, plan, operate and support water projects with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Support and develop proposals for new work.
• Identify, hire, supervise and mentor junior drinking water staff.
• Coordinate directly with clients and internal stakeholders for project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal technical specialists across practice areas.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations, budgets and quality requirements.
• Follow Hazen and Sawyer processes to ensure quality delivery of engineering projects.
• Provide technical leadership for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating assignments on projects of varying size.
• Lead planning, studies, design, and support through construction and operation phases.
• Evaluate progress and recommend changes to achieve project objectives.

Skills

PE license

12+ years water experience

Project management

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Self-starter

Organizational skills

Present complex issues

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering

Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Job description

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Senior Water Project Manager in Northern California to lead all phases of water projects—from concept development to construction and operations—within our design and process teams.

Your role includes project management, design, planning, operational support, and business development with a focus on water reuse and drinking water projects. You will mentor junior staff and coordinate closely with clients to ensure successful delivery.