Municipal Project Manager (Water / Wastewater)

Job Description

Job Description

Are we the road to your future?

We are currently searching for a motivated and experienced Municipal Project Manager who has a known track record of winning work. This position will work out of our Rockwall, Round Rock, or Tyler, TX offices .

This is an exciting opportunity to help continue to expand our services across the Southwest Region and help drive growth and increase our win rate. This position will serve as a project lead / manager, client contact, technical specialist, and consultant in the municipal water and wastewater discipline. This position provides technical experience for water and wastewater projects including preparation, scope, process and design development, lead planning and design, resolution and documentation of design conflicts, constructability reviews, etc. You will be responsible for completing and leading design efforts and managing projects.

What you’ll be doing :

• Responsible for the scope development, scope management, and performance of the project to meet project goals and meet financial and technical requirements.
• Prepares improvement plans for major utility infrastructure such as pump stations, and lift stations, transmission and interceptors, water and wastewater treatment facilities and unit processes.
• Develops in depth knowledge of client objectives
• Develops, implements, and administers project-engineering procedures.
• Proven leadership, oversight, mentoring and overall management of projects
• Oversees, reviews, revises, and certifies engineering reports, specifications, and drawings.
• Strategize development of new business with new and existing clients
• Attract new clients, ensure customer satisfaction and build strong market relationships
• Prepare and review cost proposals
• Participating and / or leading interviews
• Performing contract negotiations
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations
• Plan, schedule, coordinate staffing levels needed for projects, and coordinate work-sharing opportunities with other offices
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight and mature engineering judgement, and successfully managing multiple projects and task assignments
• Serve as the lead with key client and contract management
• Recruit, develop and retain staff

What you need to have :

Why Volkert?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work / life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.

Key Benefits :

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“ For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference .”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EOE- Race / Sex / Vets / Disabled

Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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