Senior Project Manager (water/wastewater)

Brown and Caldwell (BC) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our project delivery team in Denver and along the Front Range of Colorado. When you join our team, you will be immediately engaged in a variety of drinking water &/or wastewater treatment related projects in our Central Area business and clients. Additionally, you will also be made part of our client service teams that are strategically positioning for projects we aim to capture in coming months and years. In collaboration with the local office leader, Client Service Managers, Area Practice Leaders, and the Marketing Manager, you will maintain and develop client relationships, connect BC solutions to client needs and lead project teams in quality project delivery.

This position may be remote from within Colorado but will ideally be located near our Denver/Lakewood, CO office. Periodic travel along the Front Range will be required.

Examples of PM opportunities include:

• Medium and large design projects for wastewater plant rehabilitation in Southern Colorado.
• Medium and large drinking water plant projects (engineering services during construction).
• Small infrastructure projects (three separate projects) in construction in Southern Colorado.
• Large pumping station and pipeline pursuit and design.
• Large drinking water plant project in design & ESDCs in construction.
• Planning, design, and ancillary services as part of future task orders for various on-calls along the Front Range.
  • Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Metro Water Recovery, Thornton, Aurora, Loveland.
• Program management support for large infrastructure program for Colorado Springs.
  • Scope: portfolio management, project controls, risk management, permitting support, etc.

The successful candidate will apply knowledge of project delivery requirements, business acumen and metrics, project processes, management, resources, tools, and techniques for the purpose of planning, executing, monitoring, and delivering quality to our clients. Together with technical skills in project management and business acumen our ideal candidate will require interpersonal and personal effectiveness skills. The effectiveness of our project delivery teams begins with the leadership of the project manager. Therefore, our ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership, communication mastery, organizational aptitude, problem-solving and the ability to motivate and manage diverse project teams and develop new and existing clients.

While the primary role and focus of this candidate’s assignments would be managing projects, this is an opportunity for growth into possible areas such as client service management, sales leadership, area practice leadership, and design management.  BC has established programs to aid in various growth and development tracks.

Detailed Description:

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager with experience leading, managing, empowering, and overseeing projects and projects teams in delivering complete, quality projects that meet objectives and business performance goals for our clients and BC.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Project team leadership expectations:
  • Set direction – Support defining objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets and success factors. Assist team in providing clarity on what the objectives are for an assignment, how decisions will be made, schedules and budgets, and what critical success factors the client trying to achieve are important components to setting team direction.
  • Communicate – Help establish effective communication methods for team standups, technical/design decisions, and client interactions.  Share how communications will be delivered, this includes team standups, technical/design decisions, client changes, etc.   
    Support Team Motivation- Assist in empowering team members, resolving conflicts, providing feedback and celebrating success.
  • Establish Trust – Demonstrate integrity, competence, consistency, loyalty, and transparency. 
  • Create a safe environment – Support and assist in providing atmosphere where ideas and creativity thrive.
  • Embrace thought and experience diversity – Support an environment where diverse backgrounds, geographies, different perspectives are all heard, respected and considered.
  • Develop team members – Support team development by contributing to continuous learning and skill development.  

• Execution of BC’s project delivery requirements:
  • Scope: Collaborate and prepare detailed scopes of work to set clear expectations and prevent project overruns.  Ensure accurate scope with clear assumptions and limitations and set realisti