What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Project Manager - Waterway Infrastructure position at Default Board?
Join Burrow Global as a skilled Sr. Project Manager leading transformative waterway infrastructure projects. You’ll coordinate innovative shoreline stabilization, dredging, and land-mitigation initiatives while navigating regulatory landscapes, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and delivering safe, sustainable outcomes.
What you’ll do
- Lead end-to-end waterway projects (shoreline stabilization, levy structures, dredging, and related mitigation) from concept through completion.
- Drive engineering investigations, planning, budgeting, scheduling, and profitability, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and exceptional client satisfaction.
- Shape land-mitigation strategies and integrate these requirements into robust engineering designs and project plans.
- Conduct or supervise environmental assessments, field investigations, and site evaluations to inform project design and risk management.
- Manage permit strategy and execution, including preparation, submission, and tracking of USACE permits; lead regulatory coordination with federal/state agencies, landowners, and stakeholders.
- Review drawings and documents for compliance with environmental regulations and permit conditions; ensure quality and traceability across all project phases.
- Participate in public meetings and stakeholder engagements; translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable project plans.
- Monitor progress, prepare status updates, and provide visibility to project managers and leadership; identify and mitigate schedule and budget risks.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize design, constructability, and sustainable outcomes across dredging and land-management components.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Coastal Engineering, Civil Engineering, Natural Resource Management, or a related field.
- 10–15 years of project management experience on levy and channel dredging projects is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with dredging-related land mitigation and shoreline stabilization.
- Familiarity with land acquisitions on conservation easements is a plus.
- GIS proficiency or training is desirable.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work across disciplines, manage complex regulatory environments, and deliver high-quality results.