Water​/Wastewater Project Manager

OVERVIEW

Merrick & Company is seeking qualified applicants for a full‑time Project Manager position in our Water and Wastewater practice in our San Antonio, TX, Denver, Greenwood Village, Colorado Springs, or Loveland, Colorado offices. This position requires an experienced project manager with a history of successfully winning and delivering projects. A part‑time schedule may be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Typical salary range for this position is $ – $. Base pay offered may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Work on exciting, challenging, and innovative water resource projects.
• Collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about water, community, and recreation.
• Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Engage in a mid‑sized, multi‑discipline, employee‑owned consulting engineering firm that prides itself on building deep relationships with its customers.
• Our growth in Colorado involves strengthening ties with internal and external customers, establishing networked business partnerships, and leading key resources to differentiate our services. You'll be supported by our team of over 120 water professionals at Merrick.

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us and lead the charge in creating sustainable, impactful water solutions for our communities!

• Direct and manage a multi‑discipline team of design engineers or technicians on water and wastewater projects.
• Provide input to and participate in strategic planning for the team, working with Business Unit management to identify growth, project delivery, staffing, and financial performance.
• Adopt and apply all Merrick policies and procedures on assignments.
• Work closely with clients to effectively describe and deliver scope of work.
• Prepare and oversee fee proposals for water and wastewater design work.
• Lead design teams and perform independent planning and design tasks, review others' designs, prepare construction documents, and manage the successful delivery of assigned projects.
• Exercise initiative, judgment, and knowledge commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and effectively interface with clients and community members.
• Travel may be required.

• Demonstrate experience, in‑depth knowledge, and understanding of water treatment and conveyance, wastewater treatment and conveyance, and associated infrastructure. Preferred: demonstrated design experience, familiarity with applying State and Federal regulations, and some experience with construction observation.
• Show a long‑term successful record of Business Development, project management, managing schedules and budgets for medium to large, complex civil engineering design efforts, and demonstrated skills for effectively working in multi‑discipline engineering teams.
• Be proficient and have successfully demonstrated capabilities with client development, preparing successful proposals in collaboration with marketing and business development teams and interviews. Colorado experience is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrate successful management of design teams, including design engineers, CAD technicians, and subconsultants as part of project teams.
• Foster positive relationships with clients, government agencies, and community representatives.
• Be expected to provide input to and participate in strategic planning for the team.
• Perform independent design tasks, peer reviews, prepare construction documents (i.e. design drawings, general and technical specifications), prepare both design and construction cost estimates, organize all project deliverables, and generally manage the efforts of a project design and permitting team.
• Demonstrate experience successfully working with team members who may be in different offices or different geographies from the candidate’s home office.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an A.B.E.T. accredited school.
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Colorado or capable of registration within six months of appointment.
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