Transmission And Utilities Senior Project Manager

Freese and Nichols is making a long-term, strategic investment in our Central Plains Division, and our Water and Wastewater Conveyance practice is a major focus area. We are seeking a Transmission and Utilities Senior Project Manager based in Rogers, AR to help lead and shape the future of one of the fastest-growing and most technically exciting markets in the country for water and wastewater infrastructure.

As a Transmission and Utilities Senior Project Manager, you will guide the growth, performance, and culture while helping advance Freese and Nichols' national Water and Wastewater Conveyance practice.

We are open to high-potential leaders who may not have held a formal manager title but demonstrate the right leadership DNA, technical capabilities, integrity, and desire to grow into a broader role.

Why This Role Matters

• Northwest Arkansas is booming: Rapid population growth is driving some of the nation's largest and most complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects

• High career visibility: This role interfaces directly with division, transmission and utilities practice, and national technical leadership.

• National impact: Beyond Arkansas, you'll serve as a subject matter expert supporting projects and teams across the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Project Manager for water/sewer transmission, distribution/collection system piping, pump stations, and storage tank projects

• Plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects using earned value management principles

• Provide supervision of multi-discipline teams of engineers, engineering technicians, GIS analysts, designers, CAD staff, sub-consultants, etc. Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.

• Design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports

• Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff

• Maintain effective communication with clients, clients' staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams

• Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation, proposal preparation, and marketing activities.  Also, interaction and a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in water/wastewater engineering and project management

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to become registered in state within 6 months

• Demonstrated technical proficiency in hydraulics, industry standards, etc.

• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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