North Texas Facilities Team Leader

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North Texas Facilities Team Leader

Frisco, Texas

The Garver North Texas Water Team is seeking an experienced Water Facilities Team Leader in Dallas, Fort Worth or Frisco, Texas to focus on Client Services, Business Development, and Project Management. The successful candidate will be responsible for the hands‑on management of exciting water and wastewater projects through all phases of delivery. This role involves developing and leading diverse and custom water and wastewater projects, building and maintaining outstanding client relationships, participating in industry activities and events, and learning and mentoring as part of a growing full services team.

The North Texas Water Team is an established engineering consulting firm that is rapidly growing.

Project Types

• Water distribution, including pumping and storage
• Sewer distribution, collection, and pumping
• Water and wastewater treatment plants
• Improvements and retrofitting of existing water infrastructure facilities

Responsibilities (may include but not limited to)

• Support of business development activities
• Lead and support conceptual planning studies
• Support proposal development efforts
• Scope, fee, and contract development services
• Display technical competency of water or wastewater engineering and civil engineering
• Develop and manage detailed project delivery assumption, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man‑hour estimates
• Manage multiple projects concurrently
• Be responsible for time management and work product quality
• Keep accurate and up‑to‑date project accounting on all assigned projects
• Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and Team Leader. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting, percent completes, progress reports, etc.
• Prepare and execute Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
• Lead internal and external project workshops
• Be an active learner responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team
• Construction management, excluding construction observation, for local projects
• Periodic travel will be required on an as‑needed basis for projects, conferences, marketing, and other duties.
• Professional and career development while attending industry conferences as a subject matter expert on behalf of Garver and the Water Business Line.

Constructible Document Production

• Complete detailed design calculations, drawings, and specifications
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities
• Obtain permitting approval with regulatory agencies
• Manage quality assurance and risk management
• Facilitate workshops with clients

Transition to Construction Phase (both alternative delivery and design‑bid‑build)

• Contractor pre‑qualification and bid evaluation
• Participate in facilitated teaming activities
• Technical review of submittals and RFIs
• Construction phase engineering support
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Progress tracking and communications

Transition to Integration Phase

• Manage owner training program
• Equipment, instrument, and device checkout and performance validation
• Control system and HMI integration
• Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
• Contract closeout

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, biological, or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program
• 10+ years of water and wastewater technical project experience and 3+ years’ experience in team leadership
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE)

Preferred Skills

• Master’s Degree in civil, biological, or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program
• 15+ years of water and wastewater technical project experience and 3+ years’ experience in team leadership
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas
• Software proficiency in water industry hydraulic or process modelling
• Previous experience having been in responsible charge of designs, including detailed plans and specifications, for water and wastewater collection, distribution, pumping, and/or treatment projects
• Strong understanding of the…