Job Summary:
The Project Manager in Water/Wastewater Facilities will have the opportunity to apply and grow technically in the areas of water/wastewater treatment and conveyance, project management and leadership. Project Manager must be able to lead a multidiscipline design and construction team; provide expertise to both internal and external clients on water/wastewater systems; treatment strategies and evaluation; modeling; design; ensure safe practices and environmental awareness; interpret and communicate information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in writing.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage projects of small or moderate size and scope; help determine project feasibility; responsible for assuring quality, cost effectiveness and timeliness of assigned projects; identify problems and related technical issues; identify technical approach for solving problems and meeting customer/client needs.
- Provide engineering design and preparation of construction drawings and specifications for moderate to complex engineering projects.
- Procure plan approval from regulatory agencies.
- Procure permits for both water and wastewater facilities.
- Engineer consultant for MUDs.
- Conduct project meetings.
- Plan and perform tasks of larger scope and lead specific tasks within the project scope; assemble team members author/co-author reports, proposals, and presentations.
- Interact in a collaborative manner with other team members to accomplish organizational goals; provide ideas to improve organizational efficiency.
- Maintain external relationships to identify and develop new opportunities for services and ways to assist client needs.
- Stay abreast of new technologies, new regulations and changing market conditions that can impact the services provided and the need of the clients.
- Mentor assigned staff in the development of technical, project, and business development skills.
- Collaborate with design team to establish scope of work, budget and design direction for projects; maintain design and construction schedules and budgets.
- Provide project status updates throughout design and construction.
- Assist with development of company design standards by reviewing construction documents via the design review process to ensure that adopted standards of design are adhered to.
- Serve on committees as requested.
Education, Certification and Experience:
- 5+ years related experience.
- Working knowledge of relevant TCEQ rules and state regulations, understanding of MUDs rules and MUD facilities are preferred.
- Rehabilitation of water/wastewater facilities project experience.
- Understanding or Water Models and software similar to H20 Net.
- Industrial, city or county municipal facility project experience is a plus.
- Rehabilitation of water/wastewater facilities project experience.
- Large WWTP (1-100 MGD) project experience is a plus.
- Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Required Certifications, Registrations or Licensure: E.I.T Required, P.E. License Preferred.
- Valid TX Driver’s License and ability to operate a motor vehicle may be required.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and physical demands and may change at any time with or without notice.
