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Project Manager/Design Manager, Major Water Infrastructure; Pumped Storage/Hydropower/Dams
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Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, 28001, USA
Listed on 2026-07-06
Listing for:
AECOM
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-06
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Project Manager / Design Manager, Major Water Infrastructure (Pumped Storage / Hydropower / Dams)
We are in search of a skilled and experienced Water Infrastructure PM/DM to lead our design team within a dynamic consultancy environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the design and management on complex infrastructure, ideally hydropower or pumped storage, dams, heavy civil, underground works or major conveyance systems.
This role demands a professional who is adept at overseeing complex design processes, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality infrastructure solutions on major multi-disciplinary water infrastructure programmes in support of end clients and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design process for civil infrastructure projects, focusing on hydropower or pumped storage, dams, heavy civil, underground works or major conveyance systems, from project planning to execution and closure.
- Mobilise a multi-country delivery team across civil, structures, geotech, hydraulics/hydrology, tunnelling/underground plus digital/BIM. Confirm discipline leads, interface owners plus handoffs.
- Define scope plus control it. Convert programme needs into executable work packages with clear assumptions, exclusions plus deliverables. Manage change control.
- Develop project strategies and plans that align with project objectives and client needs.
- Build the delivery plan. Maintain staffing forecasts plus milestone tracking aligned to programme dates. Own action tracking plus weekly status reporting.
- Guide the project team through complex technical challenges, ensuring innovative and practical solutions.
- Manage and inspire multidisciplinary design teams, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment across civil, structures, geotech, hydraulics/hydrology, tunnelling/underground plus digital/BIM.
- Ensure seamless integration of various engineering disciplines in the design process, coordinating across grading, drainage, structural systems plus seepage control. Coordinate underground geometry plus access constraints to reduce rework plus short-notice .turnarounds.
- Coordinate with other department heads to allocate resources effectively and meet project demands.
- Coordinate with various EC offices for Multidisciplinary and/or Multicentre projects.
- Confirm digital tools plus workflows, including CDE/ACC, model standards, drawing standards, file structures plus review cycles. Maintain predictable model production plus drawing production.
- Oversee the design stages from concept to final delivery, ensuring adherence to project timelines and specifications.
- Manage technical interfaces across packages. Confirm alignment on design criteria, key inputs, geometry tie-ins, modelling exchanges plus quantity basis to prevent downstream clashes.
- Monitor the progress of design work, identifying and resolving any issues that arise.
- Conduct regular review meetings to assess design progress and make necessary adjustments.
- Implement and maintain high standards of design quality, ensuring compliance with AECOM's quality principles, industry regulations and client specifications.
- Implement the QA/QC approach plus technical governance. Plan checks plus reviews, confirm close-out plus verify submissions are package-complete plus ready to issue.
- Regularly review and assess design outputs for technical accuracy and innovation.
- Act as a primary point of contact for internal teams and external stakeholders regarding design matters.
- Provide expert advice and support to project teams, enhancing design outcomes and efficiency.
- Provide clear status updates that translate technical issues into schedule plus cost impacts. Manage expectations with internal stakeholders plus external stakeholders.
- Manage project budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and identifying opportunities for savings.
- Optimize the allocation of design resources to maximize efficiency and project success.
- Change management – Proactive in initiating, recording, assessing in terms of design impact/ budget/schedule.
- Identify and maintain key delivery risks, technical risks plus mitigations. Escalate early when inputs, criteria or interfaces threaten outcomes.
- Address and resolve design-related issues proactively to prevent project delays or cost overruns.
- Maintain comprehensive and accurate project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare and present regular design reports to internal teams and stakeholders for informed decision-making.
- Adapt to the AECOM Project Delivery Procedures and standards.
Requirements:
- Engineering degree in civil, structural or related discipline.
- PMP certification would be an added…
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