Senior Project Manager – Water

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver independent project management oversight for large-scale, intricate, high-profile, or multi-phase water resources, stormwater, and watershed initiatives and programs, from pursuit and contracting to closeout.

• Take ownership of project direction, planning, and implementation across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risk, change, communications, and delivery commitments.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising engineers, planners, scientists, technical specialists, project controls professionals, subconsultants, and external partners.

• Facilitate and negotiate project methodologies, sequencing, staffing, deliverables, and solutions.

• Direct proposal and contract development, covering scope, work plans, fees, assumptions, exclusions, commercial terms, and delivery strategy.

• Manage project financial performance, forecasts, labor and subconsultant expenses, contingency, and invoicing processes.

• Identify and address project risks, interdependencies, scope gaps, change requests, and contractual matters.

• Act as the senior point of contact for clients, agencies, and stakeholders; communicate status and trade-offs, and guide decision-making.

• Collaborate with technical leaders to assess hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, planning studies, regulatory strategies, design concepts, and deliverables.

• Ensure technical memoranda, planning reports, specifications, standards, exhibits, and regulatory documentation receive appropriate scrutiny.

• Coordinate stormwater planning, drainage and flood-risk assessments, watershed studies, MS4 and NPDES compliance, feasibility evaluations, resilience, green infrastructure, and related water initiatives.

• Align project objectives and delivery strategies with programs, portfolios, market conditions, and business priorities.

• Enhance project management practices through lessons learned, controls, governance, and mentorship.

• Collaborate with technical leaders to refine technical approaches, specifications, standards, quality-control practices, and deliverables.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management, environmental science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Proven track record of independently managing large, complex, or high-risk professional services projects or programs, with accountability for overall delivery and financial outcomes.

• Demonstrated expertise in water resources, stormwater, watershed planning, hydrology and hydraulics, drainage, or related infrastructure and environmental services.

• Capability to interpret hydrologic, hydraulic, and water-quality model outputs, as well as GIS and CAD deliverables.

• Familiarity with stormwater BMPs, GSI, and NBS.

• Advanced knowledge of project management practices, including scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, risk management, change control, quality assurance, procurement, contracts, and stakeholder communications.

• Experience in developing and negotiating proposals, scopes, fees, schedules, contract terms, amendments, and change requests.

• Ability to interpret project financial data and identify performance trends.

• Skilled in leading multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, influencing without direct authority, resolving conflicts, and securing stakeholder commitment.

• Proficient in articulating complex technical, financial, and regulatory information clearly.

• Ability to balance technical quality, public and environmental considerations, regulatory obligations, schedule, cost, risk, and client value.

• Capability to coach and mentor project professionals.

• Willingness to apply evolving technology and AI tools.

• Must possess authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

• Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) or Project Management Professional (PMP), or another relevant credential.

• Preferred experience with municipal, utility, transportation drainage, watershed, flood-risk, or environmental water programs.

• Preferred experience with MS4, NPDES, TMDL, green infrastructure, resilience, or nature-based solutions.

• Preferred familiarity with EPA SWMM, InfoWorks ICM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, SWAT, GIS, and CAD.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace

• Employee Ownership

• Competitive Pay

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Collaborative Environment

• Innovative Culture

• Flexible working schedule

• Remote, hybrid, or in-office work options

• Drug-Free Workplace

• Military experience considered for transitioning service members