Senior Project Manager / Office Lead (Water/Wastewater; Water Resources; Civil Infrastructure)

Position Title: Senior Project Manager / Office Lead (Water/Wastewater; Water Resources; Civil Infrastructure)
Department: Engineering Services
Location: Palm Beach County– Client office
Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Position Overview

This is advanced professional, technical, and administrative work involving the planning, management, and oversight of civil engineering; water and wastewater infrastructure utility projects, and water resources projects, including new facilities, expansions, and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure.
An employee in this position serves as a senior-level project leader, design manager, and/or owner’s representative responsible for managing all phases of project delivery—from planning and design through construction and closeout. Work includes extensive coordination with consultants, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders. This role also requires forward-facing client engagement.
This role requires significant independent judgment and decision-making and includes responsibility for reviewing, managing, and directing engineering design and facility construction efforts for water and wastewater infrastructure facilities. The position may be filled by a Professional Engineer or a highly experienced Project/Construction Manager with extensive background in Civil infrastructures and water resources.
Work is performed under general administrative direction and is reviewed through reports, conferences, and results obtained.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversees design and construction management of civil infrastructure and water related projects, including new upgrades, expansions, and/or rehabilitation of infrastructure projects.
• Acts as the Sr. PM/PE or company representative for all project phases, including planning, design review, permitting, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Provides technical oversight and review of engineering designs, plans, specifications, and reports for CES projects.
• Coordinates with staff, stakeholders, and SMEs, as well as contracted consulting engineers, construction managers, and contractors to ensure compliance with project requirements, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
• Leads project development activities including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Oversees permitting and regulatory coordination with agencies such as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), SFWMD, FDOT, and other applicable entities.
• Conducts constructability reviews and value engineering analyses to optimize project delivery.
• Monitors project schedules, budgets, and performance; identifies and resolves issues impacting cost, schedule, or quality.
• Reviews and approves invoices, contractor pay applications, change orders, and consultant service authorizations.
• Leads or participates in pre-design, pre-construction, and progress meetings.
• Ensures compliance with contract documents, technical specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepares and presents design and construction drawings, proposals, reports, recommendations, and project updates to senior leadership, client’s boards, owners and stakeholders.
• Lead Business Development/marketing efforts for the Palm Beach County area market.
• Identify strategic client and upcoming projects to target with the assistance of our marketing team.
• Performs related work as required.