Senior Water Wastewater Project Manager
About The Position
GFT is seeking a Senior Water Treatment Facility Project Manager to join its Water team. This hybrid role requires regular attendance at one of GFT’s offices and is based in New York or New Jersey. The successful candidate will lead and support the design, optimization, and management of systems that treat and transport drinking water, ensuring safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance. The role includes overseeing water treatment plant and pumping station design, including CAD drawings and equipment selection; designing new systems or upgrades to existing systems; performing hydraulic analyses and pump evaluations; and ensuring treated water meets applicable municipal or industrial standards. The project manager will also conduct feasibility studies, develop cost projections, manage projects from design through completion, and supervise construction or commissioning of new technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- 15 or more years of experience in the water discipline, particularly designing water infrastructure such as treatment and pumping station projects, including studies, plans, and specifications.
- Expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
- Successful track record leading water design and plant facilities projects.
- Progressive experience in evaluating, designing, permitting, and administering construction of water treatment facilities, pumping stations, and water storage and distribution facilities.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering.
- Experience with pretreatment, granular media and membrane filtration, chemical storage and feed, UV and other advanced treatment technologies, and pumping equipment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design of water treatment plants and pumping stations, including detailed CAD drawings and equipment selection.
- Design new treatment systems or upgrade existing systems, including pretreatment, granular media and membrane filtration, chemical storage and feed, UV and other advanced treatment technologies, and pumping equipment.
- Perform hydraulic analyses of existing and new water treatment plants, pump stations, and piping systems.
- Select pumps and evaluate the performance of existing pumps.
- Ensure treated water meets municipal or industrial regulatory standards to protect public health and the environment.
- Conduct feasibility studies and manage infrastructure upgrade projects from design to completion.
- Develop cost projections.
- Supervise construction or commissioning of new technology.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including wellness programs, parental leave, pet insurance, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
- Paid time off (PTO) accrual.
- Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
- Professional development, internal and external training programs, and support for participation in professional organizations.
- Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
