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Senior Water Project Manager

Hazen and Sawyer
Sacramento, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/20/2026
Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Senior Water Project Manager in Northern California. As part of our design and process teams, you will be working on all phases of water projects from concept development, project planning, applied research, study, advising through detailed design, construction, and operations.

Why Hazen And Sawyer

  • Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
  • Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
  • We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
  • We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
  • We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70 offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
  • A flexible hybrid work schedule supports today's busy professionals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Your role will include project management, design, planning, operational support, and business development with a focus on water reuse and drinking water projects
  • Supporting and developing proposal development.
  • Helping to identify, hire, supervise and mentor junior drinking water staff.
  • Direct coordination and collaboration with clients.
  • Coordination with internal technical specialists in all practice areas and discipline design professionals for project delivery.
  • Managing projects to meet client expectations, budgets, and quality requirements.
  • Following internal Hazen processes to ensure quality delivery of engineering projects for clients.
  • Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments on small/medium/large projects.
  • Performing planning, studies, design, and support of projects through design, construction, and operation.
  • Evaluate progress of the project staff and results obtained and recommend changes to achieve overall project objective

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering
  • PE license
  • 12 years of experience in municipal water treatment, water quality, water treatment technology, or manufacturing
  • Experience in successfully delivering projects spanning multiple years in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams
  • Proficient in all MS Office based computer software
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and capable of interacting effectively with staff, clients, and regulatory agencies
  • Self-starter with attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Must be capable of presenting complex issues to nontechnical people

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in Civil/Environmental Engineering

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
  • Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
  • Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
  • Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
  • Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
  • Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
  • Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location

Salary : $185,000 - $230,000

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