Project Manager (Water/Wastewater Treatment)

GHD Group Pty Ltd•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

A seasoned engineering professional with demonstrated technical expertise aligned to professional accreditation standards. Independently leads the design, planning, management and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance. Delivers high-quality, client-focused technical solutions across civil projects such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, dams, water and sewage systems, irrigation systems and power plants. Contributes to feasibility studies, risk analysis, and pricing, ensuring compliance and technical accuracy. Supports the technical development of the team, builds commercial awareness, strengthens client relationships through consistent delivery and leadership, and contributes to winning work through client engagement and involvement in bids and tenders.

Requirements

Analyze Current State/AS-IS State – Works at an advanced level to understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Commercial Acumen – Works at an advanced level to use understanding of the business environment and objectives in developing solutions. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Customer-Focused Approach – Works with full competence to orient the organization around delivering to the key needs of customers. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Data Collection and Analysis - Engineering – Works at an advanced level to collect, process, and analyze engineering data to support design, development, and operational efficiency. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Data Management Techniques - Engineering – Works at an advanced level to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret technical data from diverse sources to support the design, development, and implementation of engineering solutions. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Define Future State/TO-BE State – Works at an advanced level to envision and document the future state of processes and products by identifying the solution scope, potential value of the future state, and the changes to the process, products, organization infrastructure, capabilities, and technology necessary to achieve the desired future state. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Document and Model User Requirements – Works at an advanced level to utilize the appropriate modeling tool(s) to diagram the requirements from data and state changes, process and process improvements, as well as use cases and user stories. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Build – Works at an advanced level to build engineering solutions. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Design – Works at an advanced level to apply appropriate method, tools, processes and software to execute engineering design activities. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Development – Works at an advanced level to apply appropriate method, tools, processes and software to achieve engineering development outcomes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Implementation – Works at an advanced level to implement, evaluate and refine engineering design outcomes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Specification – Works at an advanced level to produce technical engineering specifications and related materials. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Standards and Compliance – Works at an advanced level to ensure adherence to engineering standards and compliance within interdisciplinary engineering projects. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Technical Operations Support – Works at an advanced level to identify, diagnose and resolve operational problems through the development of engineering outcomes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Technical Practices – Works at an advanced level to integrate diverse engineering technical practices. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Technology – Works at an advanced level to exploit new and advancing technology to create engineering outcomes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Engineering Testing – Works at an advanced level to test, evaluate and replan engineering outcomes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Health and Safety – Works at an advanced level to manage and apply safe systems of work. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Negotiation – Works with full competence to obtain consensus between two or more parties who may have different interests, for the benefit of the organization. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Project Cost and Budget Management – Works at an advanced level to estimate and manage the effort and finances to complete the work within budget. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Project Schedule Management – Works at an advanced level to identify, sequence, and resource project schedules for timely completion. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Risk Management Techniques – Works with full competence to identify, assess, prioritize and manage risks. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Systems and Tools - Engineering – Works at an advanced level to effectively utilize and apply a variety of engineering software, hardware, and methodologies to solve complex technical problems across various engineering disciplines. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
Validate Requirements – Works at an advanced level to identify assumptions in order to manage risk, assess the success with measurable evaluation criteria, and evaluate alignment of requirements with solution scope to support value delivery. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Responsibilities

Manage relationships with small clients while also helping senior colleagues manage relationships with larger key clients and customers.
Participate actively in a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to build own expertise.
Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan.
Carry out inspections to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and specify the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace. Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve them, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
Gather information and resources, draft and complete proposals, and fulfill all process requirements (in terms of deadlines, documentation, etc.) in response to bid solicitations, request for proposal, and request for tender to create the best chance of being awarded the contract.