Senior Water​/Wastewater Project Manager at HDR Ventura, CA

Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Location:

Ventura, CA

The Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager will plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of medium or large multidisciplinary water/wastewater pipeline, reservoir, pump station, and infrastructure projects with high technical complexity. Responsibilities include establishing project teams, schedules, and responsibility assignments; developing project design criteria, schematics, and methodologies; performing or overseeing process design sizing and hydraulic calculations; preparing preliminary design and engineering reports; determining and writing engineering specifications;

overseeing the production of design drawings; developing and executing QA/QC plans; and working directly with owners to ensure the project meets or exceeds expectations. The manager will also mentor less experienced Project Managers and Junior Engineers, train engineering personnel, supervise large staff, act as a technical authority, and assist in marketing and managing major projects and clients.

• Master’s degree
• PMP certification
• Existing relationships with large water clients in the Los Angeles area (Metropolitan Water District, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Orange County Water District) a plus.
• BS Engineering in Civil, Chemical, or Mechanical
• California PE license with five or more years of experience in charge
• Project engineering and management experience in a consulting firm
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the planning and design of municipal and/or industrial water/wastewater treatment systems
• Proven project leadership, project management (staffing, schedule, and budget), and mentoring skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Software knowledge:
  Microsoft Office, Excel, Microsoft Project, basic AutoCAD experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Broad knowledge of water/wastewater design processes and technologies
• Strong business development and strategic planning skills
• Existing relationships with local and statewide municipal and private clients
• Excellent team player with ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 10 years of related experience
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be a plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to be an active participant of our employee‑owned culture

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short‑term and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation range: $133,000 – $190,000 annually, based on skills, experience, education, and location.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest, and conviction records.

Schedule:

Full‑time. Employee Status:
Regular. Industry: Water. Business Class:
Pump Stations and Pipelines. Primary

Location:

United States‑California‑Irvine. Other Locations:
United States‑California‑Ventura.