Sr Project Manager - Water / Wastewater

Dewberry • Lakeland, FL

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About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Water/Wastewater to join our Lakeland or Orlando, FL office. This role centers on leading municipal water treatment engineering efforts and serving as the primary technical expert for a diverse portfolio of water treatment plant projects across Florida. The ideal candidate has experience with municipal drinking water projects and a broad understanding of various design aspects, though engineers with any level of relevant experience are encouraged to apply if they are motivated to focus on water treatment work. In this position, the engineer collaborates within a multidisciplinary team and plays a key role in directing technical efforts, including performing calculations, contributing to modeling, preparing technical proposals and reports, conducting research and pilot studies, providing QA/QC, and mentoring junior engineers and designers. Projects span many types of water treatment challenges—such as iron and manganese removal, PFAS treatment, filtration, disinfection byproducts, reverse osmosis, ozone systems, and water softening—and often incorporate innovative technologies supported by the company’s extensive engineering expertise. Dewberry’s water practice and brand is focused on delivering high-quality, complex projects for top-tier water clients across the country. By combining strong local relationships with national expertise, strategic market focus, and innovative delivery approaches, we’re creating opportunities for our people to do meaningful work while shaping the future of water infrastructure. We’re looking for professionals who want to grow with us and help lead our Water practice forward. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering.
• 10+ years experience with progressive responsibilities for public sector water and wastewater projects.
• FL FE required.
• Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft office is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, coworkers, sub consultants, and county/agency review staff.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering (preferred).
• Familiar with Modeling and GIS software.
• Water/Wastewater infrastructure experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and managing water/wastewater projects with a focus on treatment, collection, and distribution systems.
• Work includes the development of studies, design and construction observation for treatment plants, collection systems, and distribution systems; including, but not limited to, process evaluations and troubleshooting, feasibility studies, bench scale and pilot scale studies, master planning, design, plant operation, and regulatory negotiation/permitting.
• Work with design team across multiple offices and multiple disciplines to generate detailed design documents for construction plans.
• Meet client deadlines and project budgets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees