Water Resources Project Lead - Strategic Delivery

Ulteig Engineers; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Workplace

Employee Ownership

Competitive Pay

Collaborative Environment

Job summary

Ulteig is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Water to provide independent direction for large water resources projects, including stormwater and watershed initiatives. You will own project strategy, planning, and delivery, coordinating engineers, planners, scientists, and specialists to meet client goals and regulatory requirements.

You will manage financial performance, lead client communications, and guide decision-making across complex programs, with emphasis on risk, scope, and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management, environmental science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent project management direction for large water resources projects from pursuit to closeout.
• Own project direction including scope, schedule, budget, and delivery commitments.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, planners, scientists, and specialists; remove delivery obstacles.
• Negotiate project approaches, staffing, and solutions under competing priorities.
• Lead proposal and contract development for complex assignments.

Skills

Water resources planning

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Client relationship management

Budgeting

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

PMI PMP

Tools

EPA SWMM

InfoWorks ICM

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

GIS

CAD

Job description

Ulteig is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Water to provide independent direction for large water resources projects, including stormwater and watershed initiatives. You will own project strategy, planning, and delivery, coordinating engineers, planners, scientists, and specialists to meet client goals and regulatory requirements.

You will manage financial performance, lead client communications, and guide decision-making across complex programs, with emphasis on risk, scope, and quality.