Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Gilder Search Group; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Remote Position

Occasional Travel

Professional Development Support

Continuing Education Assistance

Leadership Growth Opportunities

High Autonomy and Ownership

100% Company-Paid Employee Benefits

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead water, wastewater, renewable energy, and resource recovery projects across North America. This remote role offers occasional travel and interfaces with clients, partners, and operators to ensure project success.

You will oversee projects from concept through design, construction, and commissioning, delivering value with autonomy and strong client relationships in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering consulting or project management.
• Experience leading complex infrastructure or industrial projects.
• Strong client-facing communication and relationship management.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to project locations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and deliver water, wastewater, and energy projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with owners, operators, contractors, and providers.
• Prepare capital cost estimates and business cases.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Support proposal development and project pursuits.
• Lead commissioning and startup activities.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Project management

Team coordination

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager (Remote)

Water, Wastewater, Resource Recovery & Waste-to-Energy

Internal Title: Senior Project Engineer

$165,000-$185,000 Base Salary + Performance Bonus

100% Company-Paid Employee Benefits

Fully Remote | Occasional Travel

Lead Infrastructure Projects That Improve Performance, Recover Resources, and Generate Renewable Energy

Are you an experienced engineering consultant or project leader looking for greater ownership, flexibility, and impact?

We’re seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of water, wastewater, resource recovery, and waste-to-energy projects across North America.

This is a unique opportunity to work remotely while helping clients solve complex infrastructure and energy challenges. You’ll lead projects from initial assessment through design, implementation, commissioning, and operational optimization while working directly with clients, technical partners, contractors, and facility operators.

If you enjoy combining engineering expertise, project leadership, and client collaboration to deliver meaningful results, we’d like to speak with you.

Why You’ll Want This Opportunity

Compensation & Benefits

• $165,000-$185,000 Base Salary
• Performance-Based Annual Bonus
• Company-Paid Employee Benefits
• Fully Remote Position
• Occasional Travel to Project Sites
• Professional Development Support
• Continuing Education Assistance
• Leadership Growth Opportunities
• High Degree of Autonomy and Project Ownership

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager, you will identify, develop, and deliver projects involving:

• Water and wastewater treatment systems
• Waste-to-energy facilities
• Renewable natural gas (RNG) systems
• Anaerobic digestion projects
• Biogas recovery and utilization systems
• Biosolids processing and beneficial reuse
• Resource recovery facilities
• Industrial process infrastructure
• Energy efficiency and facility optimization projects
• Design-build infrastructure improvements

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting facility assessments and technical evaluations
• Identifying operational, process, and energy improvement opportunities
• Developing scopes of work and conceptual project solutions
• Preparing capital cost estimates and business cases
• Leading project planning and preliminary engineering effortsManaging project schedules, budgets, and deliverables
• Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Working directly with owners, operators, contractors, and technology providers
• Supporting proposal development and project pursuits
• Evaluating treatment, process, and energy recovery technologies
• Supporting construction implementation and startup activities
• Leading commissioning and operational transition efforts
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Mentoring engineers and technical staff

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in engineering consulting, infrastructure project management, or design-build project development
• Experience leading complex infrastructure or industrial projects
• Strong client-facing communication and relationship management skills
• Experience managing project budgets, scopes, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to travel occasionally to project locations
• Demonstrated success leading projects from concept through implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Water and wastewater treatment experience
• Waste-to-energy project experience
• Renewable natural gas (RNG) experience
• Anaerobic digestion experience
• Resource recovery or biosolids experience
• Design-build project delivery experience
• Commissioning and startup experience
• Proposal development and project pursuit experience
• Experience leading client relationships and mentoring technical professionals

Ideal Backgrounds

We are particularly interested in professionals from:

• Water & Wastewater Engineering Consulting
• Environmental Consulting
• Waste-to-Energy Development
• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
• Resource Recovery Facilities
• Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Systems
• Industrial Process Engineering
• Design-Build Project Delivery
• Municipal Utility Infrastructure
• Environmental Infrastructure Development

Career Growth Opportunity

This is not simply a project management role.

We’re seeking a future leader who wants to help shape major infrastructure investments, guide strategic client decisions, mentor high-performing teams, and contribute to the continued growth of a respected infrastructure solutions organization.

Compensation Summary

Base Salary: $165,000-$185,000

Bonus: Annual Performance Bonus

Benefits: Company-Paid Employee Benefits

Location: Remote

Travel: Occasional Project Site Travel

If you’re an experienced infrastructure professional with expertise in water, wastewater, renewable energy, biogas, RNG, resource recovery, waste-to-energy, or environmental infrastructure projects, we’d like to hear from you.