Senior Project Manager – NYC Water Asset Management, Economics & Finance

GHD • Rye, NY

25d • Hybrid

About The Position

To solve complex challenges, you need to challenge the status-quo. At GHD Advisory we are invested in creating sustainable commercial outcomes with clients driving change in water, energy and urbanization. Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability. Together, we’ll help create a future for generations to come. Who are we looking for? GHD Business Advisory is advancing its Water Asset Management and Infrastructure Finance capabilities across the Northeast. With active on-call contracts and growing opportunities in New York City and New Jersey, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager – NYC Water Asset Management (Economics & Finance) with strong expertise in utility asset management, capital planning, funding strategies, financial analysis, and economic advisory for private and public clients. This role will focus on pursuing and delivering work with clients such as NYCEDC, NYCDEP, NJDEP, NYC based financial institutions, PANYNJ Water/Wastewater programs, regional utilities such as PVSC, and municipal agencies across NYC metro . You will operate as a seller-doer within GHD’s North American Asset Management Advisory team and have close collaboration with colleagues in Water and Transportation to develop value-driven solutions for utility / infrastructure clients. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, or related field; a Master’s degree strongly preferred
• 10–15+ years of experience in water/wastewater asset management, utility finance, capital planning, or economic modeling
• Strong understanding of water/wastewater infrastructure, utility economics, rate-setting, CIP planning, and lifecycle cost analysis
• Experience with clients such as NYCDEP, NJDEP, municipal utilities, or large metro agencies
• Demonstrated seller-doer capability and experience winning advisory or AM consulting work
• Familiarity with ISO 55000, risk-based AM, utility management frameworks, and financial planning tools
• Ability to translate technical and financial data into executive-level insights

Responsibilities

• Business Development & Market Growth Assist expansion and mining of existing on-call contracts with municipal/regional water clients.
• Shape and win water AM task orders under newly awarded on-calls and future pursuits.
• Conduct market positioning, client outreach, opportunity qualification, and pursuit leadership.
• Lead proposal development, interview preparation, scope development, and pricing strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, municipal utilities, private water companies, and partner firms.
• Project Delivery & Technical Responsibilities Serve as Project Manager or Technical Lead on water AM and economic advisory projects, including:
• Asset management plans & maturity assessments
• Risk-based capital planning and prioritization
• Lifecycle costing and long-term financial modeling
• Investment strategies and rate/fee impacts
• Business case development using economic, financial, and risk frameworks
• AM program governance, policy, and organizational design
• Digital AM enablement (CMMS, EAM, GIS, analytics)
• Program management and owner advisor delivery
• Integrate engineering, economics, finance, and asset performance insights.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across advisory, engineering, and digital groups.
• Client Engagement & Leadership Engage utility executives and senior decision-makers to provide trusted advisory insights.
• Mentor early-career AM professionals in financial modeling, risk frameworks, and program strategy.
• Contribute to development of GHD AM tools, methodologies, and sector strategies.
• Consulting Project/Program Design: Design the project architecture, building on the initial proposal and the client interviews to develop a solution that meets the client's stated requirements and addresses any identified client issues.
• Client Issue Diagnosis: Collate and conduct analysis of the tactical and operational information gathered through interviews and research to support the diagnosis of underlying client issues and problems and the design of single solutions.
• Client Issue Clarification: Conduct interviews following an established framework of questions to gather information on client issues.
• Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team.
• Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Business Advice: Lead a highly complex business advisory process, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic initiatives and goals.

Benefits

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees