Senior Project Manager - Wastewater

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Summary

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Potable Water and Wastewater group in Denver-a leader ready to guide impactful projects from concept through completion. Our team designs and delivers solutions that move communities forward: from treatment plant planning and design to collection and distribution systems, pump and lift stations, process modeling, and rehabilitation efforts.

In this role, you'll manage diverse, technically challenging projects while mentoring team members, fostering client relationships, and driving business growth. You'll have the opportunity to lead with purpose-solving critical infrastructure challenges that safeguard water resources and improve everyday life.

If you're passionate about making an impact, ready to lead multidisciplinary teams, and eager to shape the next generation of water infrastructure, HR Green is where you can do your best work-and make it matter.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management

* Prepares scopes of services, detailed project budget, and contract.

* Uses professional judgment to independently complete engineering tasks within federal, state and local established criteria.

* Is responsible for completing each project on time and on budget. Regularly monitors project schedules and budgets throughout the project life. Responsible for leading formal Project Reviews for his/her projects.

* Assigns and manages tasks, schedules, and budgets to project team members (including any sub-contractors). Coordinates project scheduling and conducts "kick-off" and interim project status meeting with the project team.

* Documents the performance of project team members through completion of Project Staff Reviews. Communicates significant performance issues to team members and Practice Leaders so that appropriate action may be taken.

* Ensures the accuracy of completed tasks through the use of established HR Green QA/QC processes established for each project.

* Completes major design tasks that meet the needs of internal and external customers.

* Monitors and pro-actively identifies or corrects technical, schedule or financial issues through effective communication with staff.

* Assists the Client in bidding or contractor selection.

* Monitors construction and supervises field personnel assigned to a task, data collection or a specific project.

* Serves as primary client contact for selected projects. Responds to contractor questions and issues and prepares and issues project addenda as needed.

* Recommends and prepares change orders.

* Signs and seals engineering documents as an authorized representative of the company.

Business Development

* Provides input into the creation of marketing plans, and maintains regular and accurate record of marketing activities with individual clients. Identifies project opportunities and provides input to the Go/No Go decision.

* Participates in the preparation of engineering services proposals, including the interviews, calculation/estimation of time schedules, and costs of the proposed work.

* May present projects to clients on a regular basis, and may present the proposal to the client and/or take a lead role in the interview.

* Cross markets other firm services as appropriate to his/her clients. Participates in profession society activities related to water and wastewater professionals.

Communication

* Independently communicates on technical matters with the client.

* Responsible for coordinating the timely…