Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Linear Infrastructure

Job Description

Dewberry is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Linear Infrastructure to manage and execute strategic water and wastewater infrastructure projects for public utility clients throughout the country. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a team of energetic, highly engaged professionals in Dewberry’s Mid-Atlantic Water Group.  This position will be located in our Richmond, VA office may offer hybrid or in person work. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills to lead engineers and other professionals on a variety of projects and tasks, which may include but are not limited to: 

• Condition assessment programs 

• Pipeline rehabilitation 

• Sanitary sewer evaluation studies (SSES) 

• CSO evaluation and renewal 

• Water and sewer extensions 

• Construction Inspection and Administration Services 

With support from the enterprise, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and leading project delivery nationally while building a local team of professionals to pursue, win and execute work.  The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and be capable of pursuing new opportunities, assisting with technical proposals, and preparing project work plans and fee estimates. 

Our water practice delivers high-quality, complex projects for top-tier water clients across the country. By combining strong local relationships with national expertise, strategic market focus, and innovative delivery approaches, our people perform meaningful work while shaping the future of water infrastructure. We’re looking for professionals who want to grow with us and help improve the water infrastructure for their communities.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century. 

Responsibilities

• Lead a variety of water/wastewater infrastructure design projects for public utility clients throughout the Country. 

• Development of detailed scopes of work, fee estimates and proposals. 

• Oversee production and coordination of deliverables for multiple concurrent projects 

• Lead and mentor staff engineers through the planning and design process. 

• Contribute to the continued growth of our Water Market Segment through performing business development and client management activities, including proposal preparation and client interaction through active participation in professional associations. 

• Effectively understand and communicate project expectations to the project team and client. 

• Oversee production and coordination of deliverables for multiple concurrent project 

• Conduct QA and QC reviews of other projects. 

• Employ earned value management principles to prepare and monitor project work plans, schedules, and budgets. 

• Expand technical knowledge and professional network by attending seminars, workshops, and conferences, reviewing professional publications, and actively participating in State and/or National professional associations through committee involvement and technical presentations. 

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering. Master’s degree preferred. 

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the water/wastewater field. 

• A minimum of 2 years of project management experience.  

• Thorough knowledge and ability to apply theories, principles, concepts, and practices of civil and environmental engineering to the design and rehabilitation of water distribution and wastewater collection systems. 

• A successful track record of managing projects, including scope, schedule, and budget. 

• A successful track record in managing clients and developing new business. 

• P.E. in Virginia, Maryland, DC, North Carolina or the ability to obtain them through reciprocity within one year of the start date. 

• Must have proven and strong verbal and written communication skills. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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