Water Lead Designer – Project Manager

What Your Day Will Look Like:

As a Water Design Lead — Project Manager, you will lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal infrastructure projects from concept through construction. This role is aligned with either our Stormwater Design Team or our Water / Wastewater Design Team, depending on your technical background and experience. You will serve as a technical and project delivery leader within your specialty, while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team that supports roadway, structural, geotechnical, and utility components as needed.

Salary Range: $120,000 — $160,000, dependent on experience. Compensation for candidates with significant experience beyond the minimum requirements may be considered above this range.

• Serve as Project Manager for municipal infrastructure projects within stormwater and drainage, or water and wastewater conveyance and treatment systems.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and staffing to meet contractual and client expectations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, agencies, and stakeholders.
• Support business development efforts, including proposals, interviews, and ongoing client engagement.
• Identify project risks early and proactively develop mitigation strategies.

• Hydraulic and hydrologic (H&H) modeling and drainage studies.
• Stormwater management systems and municipal drainage infrastructure.
• Floodplain analysis and FEMA coordination.

• Water and wastewater conveyance systems, including pipelines, pump stations, and lift stations.
• System planning, condition assessments, and capacity evaluations.

• Review and approve plans, specifications, engineering reports, and technical memoranda.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Prepare and review probable construction cost estimates.

• Coordinate closely with roadway, structural, geotechnical, and utility disciplines.
• Support construction administration activities, including RFIs, submittals, and field coordination.
• Assist with resolving construction-related issues as needed.

• Mentor and supervise engineers and designers within your project teams.
• Perform technical reviews and uphold quality control standards.
• Foster professional development and knowledge sharing within your design team.

• 8 years of experience in stormwater, water & wastewater, or water resources engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Construction Management, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (required).
• Strong technical foundation aligned with your design team focus: hydrology, hydraulics, and drainage or municipal water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Open Roads, Civil 3D, and/or AutoCAD (Open Roads preferred; training available).
• Experience with HEC‑HMS, HEC‑RAS, SWMM, StormCAD, or similar tools (preferred, not required).
• FEMA floodplain mapping and agency coordination experience (preferred).
• UDOT or Mountain West municipal project experience (a plus).
• Proven ability to lead teams, communicate with clients, and manage projects effectively.
• This job operates between an office environment and some project site visits. It routinely requires the use of standard office equipment and exposure to varying environmental conditions. Physical demands include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, sensing. The job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle and lifting or carrying up to 35 lbs.

• Career Growth & Development — Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment — Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options as…