Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager

Description

This senior role leads large, complex capital infrastructure projects in water and wastewater, where delivery affects operations, budgets and regulatory goals. You act as the subject matter expert and coordinate cross-functional teams across business units to keep strategy and delivery aligned.

The company provides water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery to commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipal customers across North America. It is headquartered in Boston, with more than 10,000 employees at more than 350 locations.

Responsibilities

• Take projects through every stage, from concept design and funding approval to construction and closeout.
• Track key performance measures and use alternative procurement and delivery methods to deliver more efficiently.
• Manage intricate budgets, run ongoing risk and opportunity reviews, and keep financial decisions accountable.
• Bridge technical teams and leadership, and work with corporate and local business units to keep asset owners satisfied.
• Confirm that designs meet corporate technical, environmental, and health, safety and security standards.
• Work with local staff on environmental and government permitting.
• Send management monthly status reports covering performance, risks and milestones.
• Help shape engineering design and delivery processes, and give technical input on facility condition assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical or environmental engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years managing large or complex water or wastewater design and construction projects, such as treatment plants, pumping stations, and transmission or distribution systems.
• Solid working knowledge of water and wastewater processes and environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Expert ability to start, plan, run, monitor, control and close complex projects.
• Lead by example and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including budget management and basic accounting.
• Proficient in MS Project and MS Office, with experience using performance monitoring tools such as Oracle.
• Superior presentation and reporting skills, with the ability to explain complex information to varied stakeholder groups.
• Required: PMP and/or Construction Management certification.
• Professional Engineer License (PE) is highly desired.

Conditions

Travel approximately 30-40% to business units as required.

Work is split between office and field or facility environments.

Sick leave: 56 hours. Observed holidays: 11 days. Vacation: flexible time off.

Eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 15%.

Pay, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the posting date and may change subject to applicable law.

Benefits

• Paid time off, health, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement and paid volunteering.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan for retirement saving.