Project Manager – Water/Wastewater

Dewberry • Charlotte, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Dewberry is hiring a Water/Wastewater Project Manager for its Charlotte, North Carolina office to join the growing Water Group, with a focus on municipal or industrial treatment design. The Project Manager will support water and wastewater design projects for municipal and private clients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on pump stations, pipelines, storage tanks, and treatment facilities. The role combines technical and project management responsibilities, including leading design projects and managing client relationships to position Dewberry for large and complex work. The successful candidate will work as a peer with water and wastewater practitioners throughout North Carolina, providing technical expertise across a range of projects.

Dewberry’s water practice delivers complex projects for water clients nationwide, combining local relationships, national expertise, strategic market focus, and innovative delivery approaches. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to water infrastructure projects and apply current technology to challenging client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering.
• At least 6 years of experience with increasing levels of project management and client responsibilities.
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary design team.
• Experience developing design documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; alternatively, eligibility to obtain a license within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a multidisciplinary project design team.
• Manage project scope and budget.
• Prepare engineering reports.
• Perform or support pump station design, inflow and infiltration studies, hydraulic modeling, collection system condition assessment and design, and water distribution and storage work, with potential involvement in treatment projects.
• Develop opinions of probable project cost.
• Provide construction-phase engineering services.
• Lead water and wastewater design projects for municipal and private clients.
• Manage and leverage client relationships to position Dewberry for large and complex water and wastewater projects.
• Provide technical expertise to projects in collaboration with water and wastewater practitioners throughout North Carolina.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level