Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join our Henderson, NV office.

The Senior WI Engineer/PM will serve in the capacity of leading water infrastructure projects. The candidate must demonstrate experience in potable water and wastewater projects with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in the successful evaluation, planning, design, and execution of water and wastewater infrastructure.  In addition, the candidate must have a desire to be hands-on involved in the mentoring and development of the team with a focus on junior and mid-level staff. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and be able to effectively carry out designs, work with diverse specialties and be able to supervise a team of mid- and entry-level engineers and designers.  Effective organizational and interpersonal skills are essential.  The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of experience.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

Executes complex assignments relating to planning, designing, and preparing plans related to water and wastewater infrastructure.  Design capabilities and technical expertise with conveyance projects, lift stations; pump stations; and/or water and wastewater treatment facilities and systems is required.

As a Senior Water Infrastructure Engineer/PM, the candidate will apply standard engineering practices and techniques which may include the following:

• Developing Technical Engineering Documents including Reports, Specifications, Permits, Cost Estimates, Engineering drawings, Schedules etc.
• Participating in conducting engineering investigations and planning work by completing well-defined tasks. These tasks may include collection and analysis of data using established procedures, performance of routine calculations, and participation in evaluating the feasibility of alternate solutions.
• Identifies new business opportunities for the firm, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.
• Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and in the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.
• Coordinates communications between internal and external associates and client, and between firm and regulatory agencies. Maintains frequent contact with clients and regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary.
• Supervises other project managers, technical professionals and other design staff including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting.
• Conducts project management training workshops and serves as mentor to associate project managers and project managers.
• Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.
• Directing project team compliance with contract terms, monitors subcontractors' progress, performance, and compliance with contractual commitments; reviews and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices and resolves payment disputes.
• Communicating and managing project quality control and assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements.
• Monitoring schedules, billings and reports; ensuring appropriate charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects; assisting in obtaining payment from clients; resolving client disputes; communicating project progress/status to senior management and alerting them of project production, quality control or financial performance problems.
• Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, and drafts very complex professional service agreements, arranging for their review and execution by senior management. Conducts QCAP reviews of less complicated professional services agreements.
• Directs project team compliance with contract terms, monitors subcontractors' progress, performance, and compliance with contractual commitments; participates in