Project Manager - Water / Wastewater

Brown and Caldwell•Town of DeWitt, NY

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

Brown and Caldwell has a unique development opportunity for a mid-level professional engineer/project manager with a desire to apply and develop their project management, leadership, and business development skills. This full-time position will contribute to project delivery and client service teams in winning and executing innovative planning, evaluation, design, permitting and construction support services for a variety of advanced treatment plants, biosolids, pumping stations, pipeline, and integrated water resources projects for municipal clients in the water market. This person must have a New York PE license. This position will engage with BC New York leaders to advance our growth strategy while providing project oversight and mentorship to staff in our Syracuse office. This office is fast-growing and will provide for excellent career path advancement opportunities. Hybrid work is allowed, but it is preferred that candidates be able to frequently work out of Syracuse office. The Project Manager role involves planning, executing, and overseeing projects so that they are completed on time, within budget, while meeting quality standards and health and safety requirements. The role works closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, set objectives, allocate resources, and develop detailed project plans. The role monitors progress, manages risks and change, resolves challenges, and communicates with stakeholders to provide regular updates. The role manages moderately complex projects. This role will typically manage small to mid-size projects and is expected to independently deliver results with minimal supervision, while progressively increasing revenue responsibility.

Requirements

Solid knowledge of project management tools and techniques, including project planning, budget management and risk management.
Strong budget, quality and change management skills,
Understanding of quality and change management tools, techniques and processes.
Understanding of contract management and client service.
Strong business acumen and understanding of financial performance and revenue generation. and how individual projects fit into larger organizational goals.
Proficient in communication, client service and engagement skills.
Proficient team/staff management skills to build and maintain strong staff relationships.
Typically, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience successfully managing projects of increasing complexity.
Competency in development and monitoring of project schedules
Competency in development and monitoring of project budgets
Experience with risk management concepts
Experience collaborating with cross functional teams.
Proven experience in project planning, risk and change management, and contract management of small to mid-size projects.
A bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, or business administration or equivalent relevant experience is required.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 5 years of experience preferred in municipal water and wastewater engineering and consulting with progressively increasing responsibility
Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of New York or ability to get one via reciprocity within 6 months.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute
A Bachelor’s degree with a minor or major in project management, or business administration
M.S. degree in related engineering field with a focus on water, wastewater, and reclaimed water

Responsibilities

Project team leadership expectations: Set direction, Communicate, Support Team Motivation, Establish Trust, Create a safe environment, Embrace thought and experience diversity, Develop project team members.
Execution of BC’s project delivery requirements: Scope, Schedule, Budget, Quality Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Health & Safety, Manage external resources.
Delivery of Project and Business Performance Metrics: Lead achievement of project goals related to scope, schedule, budget and quality. Monitor profitability through routine earned value analysis and compliance, business revenue forecasting and timely invoicing/collections.
Client Service and Sales/Marketing Support and Engagement: Ability to build successful relationships with Clients, while collaborating with client service managers and project teams to assess client satisfaction. Monitor and share clients’ critical success factors for project success and client satisfaction.
Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
May provide mentorship, guidance, support and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow in their roles.