Senior Project Manager/ Engineer - Water + Environment Market (Finance)

Gresham Smith's water experts navigate changing regulations, aging infrastructure, and emerging technologies to address clients' present-day challenges while providing resiliency and flexibility for the future. From maintaining clean drinking water and treating wastewater to managing stormwater, we invite you to join us in designing solutions that improve essential infrastructure to keep communities healthy and thriving.

Our Water Environment Market has an opening for a senior-level Project Manager with an engineering background to work on projects related to water, wastewater, stormwater/conveyance, and treatment projects. Our team of project professionals will provide you with support and flexibility, allowing you to produce high-quality work while maintaining a work-life balance. Our projects are engaging, challenging, and have a significant impact on the communities we serve. Come join us!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all phases of project delivery, including pursuit strategy, client interviews, proposal support, project scoping, scheduling, team coordination, budget management, change management, and quality assurance.
• Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships by serving as a trusted advisor, understanding client goals, and ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality solutions that meet expectations.
• Provide clear direction to multidisciplinary teams, communicate project goals effectively, and promote collaboration to achieve successful outcomes aligned with client and firm objectives.
• Independently lead and review the planning and detailed design of infrastructure projects such as pump stations, storage facilities, water/wastewater treatment facilities, and conveyance systems. This includes production of master plans, concept through final design, and bid-ready documents.
• Execute and review design analyses including basis-of-design, asset condition assessments, infrastructure siting, system modeling, and permitting. Manage engineering tasks such as equipment sizing, OPCC development, and technical report preparation.
• Serve in key roles such as Project Manager, Engineer-of-Record, Technical Advisor, or Quality Control Reviewer to ensure technical integrity, schedule adherence, and compliance with industry and client standards.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of market drivers and resource management to support operational goals, improve project delivery practices, and contribute to business growth.
• Be recognized across the organization and industry as a credible leader with deep technical expertise and proven experience successfully delivering complex water/wastewater infrastructure projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or other related field is required.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure is required.
• 15 years of professional experience working in water, wastewater, stormwater/conveyance, and treatment projects in a consultant capacity is preferred.
• Proficient working experience with MS Office Suite, MS Project, Adobe Suite, Bluebeam, Deltek Vantagepoint, and Power BI software.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high-quality reports and technical memoranda; preparation and sealing design plans and specifications; strong attention to detail.
• Strong technical background and experience in designing water/wastewater utility systems, pipelines, pump stations, storage, treatment plants, and control measures.
• Proven experience in developing project plans, anticipating and addressing project issues, leading meetings with clients, and directing the completion of technical reports and designs.

Gresham Smith is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. Everyone is invited to apply!

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