Water and Wastewater Project Manager

Kingfisher Recruiting; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical/dental/vision

Paid time off

Flexible hours

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Water Resources Project Manager for a private engineering firm in northern New Jersey. The role covers water and wastewater projects from planning through construction, with a hybrid on-site schedule in Parsippany (Morris County).

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in water/wastewater consulting, a NJ PE license or comity eligibility, hands-on design authorship, and strong client relationship skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• 8+ years of water and wastewater experience in a consulting environment.
• New Jersey PE license or eligibility by comity with NJ licensure expected.
• Hands-on design authorship: drawings, specs, basis of design, permits.
• Knowledge of NJDEP regulations and permitting process.
• Experience carrying client relationships and writing fee proposals.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle project management for water and wastewater projects from planning through construction.
• Scope, schedule, budget management including proposals and scope negotiation.
• Direction of the design team producing drawings, specs, basis of design reports and contract documents.
• Front facing regulatory coordination with NJDEP (Treatment Works Approvals, NJPDES).
• Maintain client relationships with municipal and authority clients post-project.
• Coordinate funding with NJ Infrastructure Bank, NJ Water Bank and SRF programs.
• Mentor project engineers and junior staff.

Skills

Project management

Water/wastewater engineering

Regulatory coordination

Client relationships

Mentorship

Funding coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Job description

Water Resources Project Manager (Water and Wastewater)

Location: Parsippany, New Jersey (Morris County). Hybrid, three days on site.

Compensation: $120,000 to $160,000 base, depending on experience, plus a discretionary year end bonus.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is a privately held northern New Jersey consulting engineering firm, in business for over forty years, serving municipalities, utilities, authorities, county and state agencies, and private clients. Many of the municipal and utility clients the firm started with are still clients today. The firm is growing steadily and has been named a Best Place to Work three years running.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Full lifecycle project management on water and wastewater treatment, pumping station, force main, distribution and collection system projects, from planning through construction


• Scope, schedule, fee and budget on each project, including proposal development and scope negotiation


• Direction of the design team producing drawings, specifications, basis of design reports and contract documents


• Front facing regulatory coordination with NJDEP, including Treatment Works Approvals, NJPDES permits and water quality management planning


• Client relationships with municipal and authority clients that you carry after the project closes


• Funding coordination with the NJ Infrastructure Bank, NJ Water Bank and State Revolving Fund programs


• Mentorship of project engineers and junior staff

The practice spans PFAS treatment (GAC, ion exchange, membranes), BNR, SBR and MBR processes, solids handling, distribution and collection systems, pump stations, force mains, vacuum sewer, lead service line replacement, wastewater management planning and asset management.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a closely related field


• 8+ years of water and wastewater experience in a consulting environment, with demonstrated ownership of scope, schedule and budget


• New Jersey PE license, or a PE in another state with the ability to obtain NJ licensure by comity. A strong EIT with the PE exam scheduled will be considered


• Hands on design authorship earlier in your career: drawings, specifications, basis of design reports and permit applications you personally prepared


• Working knowledge of NJDEP regulations and the permitting process


• Experience carrying client relationships and writing fee proposals

WHAT IS ON OFFER

• Base salary of $120,000 to $160,000 depending on experience, plus a discretionary year end bonus based on individual, team and company performance


• Your own client relationships, in a firm small enough that the client knows your name and large enough to staff the work behind you


• 401(k) match of 4% from the company when you contribute 5%


• Medical, dental and vision coverage, 15 days of paid time off, and flexible hours


• Reimbursement for tuition, professional license and association fees


• Hybrid flexibility

Candidates must be based in the United States and must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship. Candidates should be within commuting distance of Morris County, New Jersey, or prepared to fully relocate.