Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Responsibilities

will vary in relative volume, and change over time, but will generally include :

• Business planning and development activities
• Client service management
• Pursuit planning
• Support proposal development efforts
• Scope, fee, and contract development services
• Program Owner’s Advisor (OA) services
• Oversee production of deliverables, including :
• Complete detailed design calculations, drawings, and specifications
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities
• Support permitting approval with regulatory agencies
• Manage quality assurance and risk management
• Facilitate workshops with clients
• Transition to construction phase (both alternative delivery and design-bid-build)
• Contractor pre-qualification and bid evaluation
• Participate in facilitated teaming activities
• Technical review of submittals and RFIs
• Construction phase engineering support
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Progress tracking and communications
• Transition to integration phase
• Manage owner training program
• Equipment, instrument, and device checkout and performance validation
• Control system and HMI integration
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Contract closeout

Travel will be required on an as-needed basis for projects, conferences, marketing, and other duties to maintain your designated service area.

The successful candidate will have a great opportunity for professional and career development while attending industry conferences as a subject matter expert on behalf of Garver and the Water Business Line.

Qualified candidates must be capable of performing the following routine functions :

• Display technical competency of water or wastewater engineering
• Develop and manage detailed project delivery assumption, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man-hour estimates
• Manage and delegate scope, budget, and schedule for a team of multi-disciplined (civil, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C) project engineers, design engineers, and CAD Technicians in the development of various Water Business Line projects
• Manage and delegate multiple projects concurrently
• Be responsible for time management and work product quality
• Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects
• Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and Team Leader. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting and billing, percent completes, progress reports, etc.
• Prepare and execute Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
• Lead internal and external project workshops
• Be an active learner responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team
• Construction management, excluding construction observation, for local projects

Teambuilding Skills

Client Focused - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients; gets first-hand client information and uses it for improvements in products and services;

acts with clients in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients and gains their trust and respect.

• Ensures Accountability and Drives Results - Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures;
• monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully;

is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

• Action Oriented and Manages Complexity - Enjoys working smart and efficient; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he / she sees as challenging;
• not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning and analysis; seizes opportunities; can effectively cope with change; is very flexible and adaptable when facing tough calls;
• balances risk; can combine seeming opposites like being compassionately tough, stand up for self without trampling others, set strong but flexible standards, act differently depending upon the situation;

is seen as balanced despite the conflicting demands of the situation.

• Collaborates and Communicates Effectively - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives;
• represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas; partners with others to get work done; credits others for their contributions and accomplishments;

gains trust and support of others. Effective in a variety of communication settings : one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels.

Attentively listens to others; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization;

encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.

Entrepreneurial Spirit The ability and desire to not only develop new and existing clients, but to build a Water Business Line practice, growing a water portfolio in a developing Garver market.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of similar technical experience with no less than three years’ experience in project / team leadership
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or the ability to obtain within a year
• Previous experience in responsible charge of planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of the multi-disciplined practices ( process, surveying, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control) required for the planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project and Outlook

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
• ENV SP Certification or ability and willingness to obtain.

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere.

Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program;

Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned multidisciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with more than 1,000 employees across the United States.

Offering a wide range of services focused on aviation, buildings, construction, enterprise solutions, federal, survey, transportation, water, and wastewater, Garver sits in the top 100 of the Engineering News-Record's prestigious Top 500 Design Firms list and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for.