Water​/Wastewater Treatment Project Manager

Water / Wastewater Treatment Project Manager role  opportunity is in Kleinfelder’s Ohio offices (McClure, Hilliard, and Defiance) with flexible remote work arrangements. Heavy travel to client sites or offices as needed. A flexible 40-hour workweek is available, such as four 10-hour days. The ideal candidate will thrive as part of a collaborative water practice, working across projects, markets, and offices, with potential to grow into technical leadership or a senior project manager role.

The role will mainly serve as project manager, design/treatment consultant, and client contact for projects in our Industrial and Commercial Water and Wastewater Division. You will lead and manage a multi-discipline team for projects that include ultra-pure water and drinking water systems, wastewater treatment, water reuse, system integration, permitting, and client-specific projects. You will expand your professional network via collaboration with peers in water practices, and further develop your career on both technical and business development fronts by leveraging our diverse portfolio of public/private water/wastewater work and clients across multiple geographies.

Our water practice is a highly integrated group of professionals performing high-quality work for diverse clients by providing services including community/regulatory engagement, planning, design, and construction administration. The role will include working in a team-oriented environment, primarily providing professional engineering services for water/wastewater infrastructure projects, including studies, design, and construction administration.

• Strong experience with the design and construction of water and wastewater conveyance and treatment systems;
• Leading technical efforts for planning, studies, budgeting, technical management, coordination of multi-discipline engineering efforts, quality assurance, subcontract management and contract administration.
• Supervising staff, and subcontractors to successfully deliver technical projects and build/mentor staff in the group;
• Ability to effectively communicate water and wastewater design concepts to clients, participating in project scoping activities and proposal presentations, and coordinating with clients to ensure an ongoing positive relationship; and
• Establishing strong, productive internal collaborative relationships with senior management.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience providing technical management of water/wastewater treatment projects.
• B.S. in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering license with ability to obtain Ohio license within 6 months of start date.
• In-depth knowledge of water/wastewater conveyance and treatment processes and experience coordinating the various engineering disciplines involved in the design of treatment plant and distribution/conveyance system improvement projects.
• A strong work ethic with excellent organizational, communication, computer and technical writing skills.
• Strong team building and communications skills.
• Solid written and verbal fluency in English.

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia.

Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the…