Engineering Project Manager Senior

Date Opened: Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:00 AMClose Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:00 AMDepartment: Charlotte Water DepartmentSalary: $0.00 - $0.00 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.

SALARY:

The salary for this position is: $98,289.00 - $109,209.99 Annually, Commensurate with Experience.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position manages and executes all phases of large water and wastewater capital projects for the City from inception to completion (programming, planning, design, bids and contract awards, and construction).  Work often involves projects with high visibility where public relations and public perception are critical.  This position serves as mentor and supervisor to project managers or other section personnel and functions as a technical expert related to specialty, both internally and externally.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned staff; assigns work, monitors status of work, and inspects completed work; participates and provides input in staffing decisions relative to hiring, firing, discipline, and promotional opportunities; evaluates performance; mentors staff; and aids with career development.
• Provides expert technical advice and information in field of specialty to consultants, contractors, engineers, City officials, and the public regarding procedures, regulations, and standards; contributes to formation of related City policies.
• Assists with planning, implementation, and administration of division and program objectives; identifies, analyzes, and prioritizes projects for maximum impact and return on investments.
• Serves as project liaison to the public, property owners, media, other government agencies, other employees, and City officials regarding assigned projects; solicits input and feedback; coordinates public relations and education activities; makes presentation to City Council and civic groups; develops press release and public information materials; answers questions from property owners and the general public; and participates in legal activities related to assigned project.
• Represents the project internally for all City concerns; reviews/resolves problems; provides direction; facilitates project meetings; and prepares executive summaries.
• Manages the administrative aspects of project; negotiates and administers budget and related expenses; updates project schedules; reviews project progress; approves invoices, work orders, and purchases; ensures compliance; approves and maintains documentation; acquires required permits; completes closeout documents; and ensures quality control.
• Conducts preliminary research, mapping, and initial field visit; coordinates locales; surveys; and creates design.
• Meets with developers about water and sewer inquiries.
• Conducts final field inspections and completes punch lists.
• Inspects construction sites on a regular basis; reads daily construction reports.
• Supervises and provides input or direction for contractors, consultants, and work crews; inspects work; monitors progress, costs, regulatory compliance, and quality control.
• Coordinates and participates in the programming phase of project (planning and preliminary design); identifies user needs, requirements, and resources; develops cost projections, budget, and specifications; and facilitates final approval of project.
• Coordinates project related bid process and contract awards.
• Manages projects during design and construction phases; assists with field decisions; approves change orders and schedule changes; and inspects quality of work and materials.
• Prepares, coordinates, and/or reviews construction and engineering plans, designs, and specifications related to projects; performs or requests modeling, testing, planning, and engineering studies in support of project analysis and design; reviews and verifies engineering calculations and analysis ensuring that specifications and standards are met; and recommends improvements, modifications, strategies, structural systems, or other aspects of project development.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited school.
• Five (5) years of related work experience in engineering or construction management preferably in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects including one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires a valid NC or SC Driver’s License.
• Must obtain and maintain a City Driver’s Permit.
• Requires certification as an Engineering Intern (or ability to obtain certification within one year of hire).
• Licensure as a Professional Engineer (or equivalent credentials in a field of specialty); may be required depending on assigned area.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of engineering and construction principles such as project initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.
• Skill in communications, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to apply fundamental project management principles.
• Ability to apply direct change control principles to project management and implementation.
• Ability to lead a project management team.
• Ability to supervise staff.
• Ability to produce technical reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefers licensure as a Professional Engineer (or equivalent credentials in field of specialty); may be required (or ability to obtain certification within one year of hire) depending on assignment.
• Prefers knowledge in water and wastewater collections, distribution and treatment process design.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is light work and requires applying 10 pounds of force frequently exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: climbing, manual dexterity, grasping, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, discriminating among sounds, lifting, mental acuity, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, expressing ideas by spoken word, shouting above noises, visual acuity in data/color/ observations/equipment, and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in a work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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