Senior Project Manager
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We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
Direct and coordinate work of multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
Responsible for all aspects of large complex planning and engineering projects with high degree of technical and political complexity, involving a large project team
Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently.
Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with contractual, planning, and engineering meetings
Responsible for quality and all deliverables to the client
Responsible for client relations and serves as the primary point of contact
Direct all work associated with the projects
Responsible for the overall financial health of the projects
Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule.
Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule.
Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
Implement quality assurance and quality control procedures.
Perform risk management and mitigation procedures.
Supervise large project teams and act as mentor
- Perform other duties as needed
Master’s degree
PMP Certification
California Professional Engineer (PE) license or Professional Geologist (PG) license
Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members located in various locations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable facilitating teams and presenting to client and in a public setting.
Familiar with the various types of tools used to manage programs – Project Management Information System (PMIS), scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, dashboard analytics, etc.
Experience with water resources planning and management, XM Planning, water supply reliability studies, climate resiliency plans, or other related studies.
May require the ability to travel