Senior Project Manager - Water + Environment Market

Our Water + Environment Market has an opening for a Senior Project Manager with an engineering background to work on projects related to water and wastewater treatment projects. The Senior Project Manager will work delivering projects but will also serve as a Market Design Leader assisting with the delivery of detailed design projects in the market and as a project executive for several clients in the Atlanta area. 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:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Oversee multiple complex water infrastructure projects to ensure all aspects of project management are fully coordinated through planning, design, procurement, construction, and delivery.
• Provide leadership and direction for the execution of water infrastructure projects, including water, wastewater, stormwater/conveyance, and treatment projects.
• Understand project goals and communicate them to project teams to ensure client expectations are consistently achieved.
• Collaborate with client personnel, public agencies, and other stakeholders to build operational insight for driving projects and executing deliverables.
• Supervise, delegate, and mentor technical staff and engineers.

Market-Wide Design Leadership

• Contribute senior-level technical design expertise to our W+E Technical Leadership Program for water, wastewater, stormwater/conveyance, and treatment projects.
• Lead and oversee design quality and innovation across projects in the assigned market.
• Establish and maintain design standards aligned with industry best practices and the firm's brand and goals.
• Work closely with the MVP to evaluate project risk for a portfolio of design projects in the market

Client Management and Growth

• Support business development by attending interviews for pursuits, developing client relationships, and facilitating presentations to internal and external teams.
• Collaborate with EVP, MVP, and Business Development Leaders to develop and implement strategies that grow our water business, with a focus on clients in the Georgia/Alabama business zone.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical, Structural Engineering, or other related fields is required.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure is required.
• A minimum of 15 years of professional experience working in water, wastewater, stormwater/conveyance, and treatment projects in a consultant capacity is preferred, as well as at least 8 years of experience as a Project Manager overseeing project delivery.
• Strong understanding/working knowledge of environmental regulations, local and state design codes and standards is required.
• Proven experience in developing project plans, anticipating and addressing project issues, leading meetings with clients, and directing the completion of technical reports.
• Must be exceptional in written and oral communication, with the ability to lead, develop, and deliver highly persuasive presentations that build client confidence and result in securing favorable design contracts.

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

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