Water​/Wastewater Conveyance Group Manager; Dallas​/Frisco, Texas

Position Overview

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Water/Wastewater Conveyance Group Manager in Dallas or Frisco, Texas. As Water/Wastewater Conveyance Group Manager, you will lead a growing team responsible for project delivery, client development, staff development, and operational performance while helping shape the long‑term success of the group.

• Lead day‑to‑day group operations, including project execution, workload planning, hiring, staff development, performance management, and team communication.
• Build and strengthen client relationships while guiding opportunity strategy, pipeline management, and strategic pursuits.
• Partner with division leadership, Practice Leaders, National Technical Leaders, Account Directors, and Client Reps to support growth initiatives and booking goals.
• Develop the group’s annual operating plan, budget, and performance goals, and monitor key indicators tied to utilization, revenue, and overall group health.
• Support Project Managers to keep projects on track for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Forecast workload and staffing needs to align team capacity and technical capability with current and future demand.
• Promote a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and staff engagement through regular coaching, feedback, and succession planning.
• Serve as a senior advisor and QC reviewer while supporting quality management practices and technical excellence across the group.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 7+ years of experience with emphasis in technical design, project management, personnel leadership and management, and organizational leadership.
• Proven track record of client service, relationship building, sales, and technical project delivery.
• Experience leading teams, managing performance, and developing staff for increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to guide project and group decisions related to staffing, budget, quality, and client service.
• Preferred:
  Master’s degree in a technical field.
• Preferred:
  Professional Engineering license.
• Preferred:
  Experience in the consulting industry.
• Preferred:
  Experience supporting strategic pursuits, SOQs, shortlist presentations, and client development initiatives.
• Preferred:
  Experience serving as a senior advisor, QC reviewer, or technical leader on complex conveyance projects.

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and more.

We offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.