Water/Wastewater Project Manager

CHA • Columbia, SC

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About The Position

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join its Water Team in Columbia, South Carolina. The role leads water, wastewater, and sewer projects from proposal development through design, permitting, construction support, and closeout, delivering practical and cost-effective solutions. The Project Manager partners directly with clients and coordinates multidisciplinary teams responsible for essential water and wastewater infrastructure.

The position owns project scope, budget, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and client satisfaction across the project lifecycle. It also oversees project financial performance and documentation, prepares project-specific health and safety plans, and ensures work complies with applicable quality management and QA/QC requirements. The role provides timely updates to clients, leadership, and project teams, identifying and resolving risks and issues.

CHA describes a culture that values technical quality, accountability, continuous improvement, inclusion, equality, and community engagement. The role offers a flexible environment and opportunities to engage directly with clients, project sites, and local communities. The salary range is $95,000–$110,000, based on factors including qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair-market evaluation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 4 years of water/wastewater engineering experience, including at least 2 years managing projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Demonstrated success managing project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations.
• Proficiency with relevant engineering, design, computational, and modeling software, such as Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, as well as Microsoft Office.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC procedures, project delivery best practices, and applicable engineering laws and regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead teams, build client trust, organize competing priorities, and follow through on commitments.

Nice To Haves

• Active participation in relevant professional engineering or industry organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead water, wastewater, and sewer projects from proposal development through design, permitting, construction support, and closeout, focusing on practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate contracts, purchase orders, subconsultants, and project documentation with clients and internal teams.
• Monitor project financial performance, including forecasting, invoicing, subcontractor payments, and monthly operational reviews.
• Develop project-specific health and safety plans and ensure deliverables comply with applicable Quality Management Plan and QA/QC requirements.
• Provide clear, timely updates to clients, leadership, and project teams; identify risks early and drive issues to resolution.

What This Job Offers

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