Project Manager

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose: 

Under the direction of Manager of New Business, this person will develop, implement and manage capital improvement projects for transmission, distribution and treatment systems, including preliminary concept development, detailed engineering design, cost-estimations, bidding, construction supervision, start up process, as-built plans, refunds calculations, easement agreements and O&M manuals for all New Business Projects. Responsibilities will include capital project delivery from inception to completion, including preliminary conceptual development, detailed engineering design with support of external engineering consultants; construction cost estimation, procurement, construction administration, supervision and inspection, startup and commissioning, and project closeout documentation delivery, including as-built plans. The Project Manager will mainly manage all New Business projects for the Hackensack/Franklin Lakes system. Incumbent will also assist with New Business projects in the Highlands systems located in Passaic and Sussex Counties, in New Jersey as needed. This position will work on both water and wastewater networks; however, the majority of projects and responsibilities are in water. The most critical and unique aspect of this role involves managing complex coordination among diverse internal and external stakeholders and translating Veolia’s technical requirements to developers and contractors.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Manage complex coordination among diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Main point of contact for developer-funded main extensions and complicated service installations.
• Translate Veolia’s technical requirements to external stakeholders - developers and contractors.
• Prepare preliminary, engineering, and detailed cost estimates.
• Project budget development and cost tracking and expenditure forecasting. Track and report on project expenditures to ensure they are aligned with budget and prioritize projects based on available funding and risk assessment.
• Manage several projects simultaneously ranging in scope from small to very large.
• Prepare bid documents and coordinate procurement with supply chain management (SCM) department.
• Prepare material requisitions forms (MSRs).
• Prepare funding projects and updating asset data base for newly created assets.
• Manage pipe condition assessment projects.
• Provide engineering support (on and off-site) during emergencies and large main breaks and other emergencies.
• Mainly manage New Business Department new extensions projects.
• Communicate regularly in written form (email, memoranda, reports, status updates, etc.) and verbally (group meetings, virtual calls, internal presentations, external presentations).
• Prepare refund calculations for developer-funded water main extensions.
• Track developments for annual master permit updates.
• Review / approve all fire suppression calculation reports associated with any new or enlarged fire service.
• Work independently to manage all capital programs and specific projects for the New Business Department. Work directly with the Operations and T&D group to understand their needs in meeting operational, compliance, and health & safety goals.
• Manage the design (either internal or external) and construction of small and large New Business Engineering projects.
• Provide support to the Director of Engineering & Manager of Network Engineering and the Rates Department as needed during the preparation of the rate case filling, DSIC filing as well as responding to the rate case and DSIC interrogatories.
• Assist the Director of Engineering & Manager of Network Engineering in developing analysis and reports to be provided to regulators, internal or external customers as required.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• Strong experience and expertise in Network Engineering utility projects and project management is required for this role.
• Experience in managing Network Engineering utility projects projects.
• Experience in managing and adhering to project budgets and schedules.
• 6 years of engineering experience in related field.
• ESRI/GIS, PowerPlan, INFOR/Hexagon experience is a plus.
• Hydraulic Modeling experience is a plus.
• Strong experience and expertise in Network Engineering utility projects and project management is required for this role.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Possesses broad knowledge of multiple processes and/or engineering disciplines, augmented with good experience and seasoning, to the point where he/she can address complex projects or address complex challenges, such as leading a response to an emergency.
• Must be able to propose capital projects, or identify other work that will benefit VEOLIA and/or its customers, based on their expertise in one or more areas.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, computer and interpersonal skills.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Extensive Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is necessary.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: 

• Professional Engineer (PE) License is a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is a plus.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $95000 to $105000 per year.

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – Flexible Time Off

Eligible for up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

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

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.