Water/Wastewater Treatment Project Manager

Freese and Nichols • Lubbock, TX

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

Freese and Nichols’ thriving Lubbock office has a tremendous opportunity for a talented individual to lead our growing Water and Wastewater Treatment Practice across the West Texas region. If you’re seeking an exciting chance to be a part of a Water and Wastewater Treatment team in a way that allows you to consistently provide innovative and sustainable solutions to communities, work side-by-side with a team of the brightest minds in the industry, and know that you’re part of a group that strives to provide outstanding client service and quality deliverables, Freese and Nichols is where you should be. This position primarily focuses on managing, leading, and supporting teams of engineers focused on delivering water and wastewater treatment solutions for municipal clients in West Texas, but with the ability to also work on treatment projects throughout the south central and southeastern United States. Working together with our talented teams in West Texas, North Texas, and throughout the firm’s Treatment Practice in the southeastern United States, this position would be responsible for producing quality technical work, managing and developing staff, and growing client relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or in Environmental Engineering
• 4+ years of related water and wastewater treatment experience with emphasis on plant process evaluation, design and construction with a preference on municipal treatment experience
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, and strong presentation and sales skills needed.
• Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license (or the ability to become licensed in Texas within 6 months).

Nice To Haves

• A track record of successful project execution and growing business in the water/wastewater treatment field is a plus.
• Experience with projects in the $1M+ fee range is a plus.
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering (concentration in Environmental) or Environmental Engineering

Responsibilities

• The candidate must have a proven ability to build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients, both internal and external, as well as representatives of local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
• The candidate will oversee the analysis, design, construction administration, and preparation of technical reports, plans, and specifications for various water treatment, wastewater treatment, reuse, and resource recovery facility projects.
• The candidate must have experience in managing project teams and coordinating workload and sales efforts of internal teams to serve clients.
• The individual must have proven project management skills in managing complex projects, multi-discipline treatment plant projects.
• The candidate must have a mix of technical experience including but not limited to water or wastewater process design, treatment plant civil/structural/mechanical/electrical design, treatment process studies, and construction contract administration and management.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• paid overtime for salaried employees
• annual bonus
• access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.
• flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
• alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

What This Job Offers

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