LVI Associates are currently partnered with an international engineering firm that specializes in the planning and design of water and wastewater faciiltieis. They are currently searching for a Project Manager with a background in Water/Wastewater to join their established Austin team. They work on a number of exciting projects related to municpal water and wastewater treatment plants including treatment plant expansions, regional water quality studies and water reuse projects.
This opportunity will allow this individual to join an organization that does meaningful work and fosters a collaborative team culture. You will be working alonside a dynamic team of professionals that are truly passionate about heir work in the water and wastewater industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans, schedules, and conducts engineering work on projects, for multiple Texas clients, of medium to large sizes of moderately complex nature
- Responsible for budget, schedule, contractual obligations and quality standards
- Directs several subordinate supervisors or team leaders
- Responsible for training and monitoring internal staff
- Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organisations and companies
- Has full technical responsibility for interpreting, organising, executing, and coordinating assignments
- Plans and develops projects concerned with unique or controversial problems that have an important effect on major organisation programs
- Develop standards and guides for diverse engineering activities
- Determine program objectives and requirements and organise programs and projects
- Involved in exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation, and development of novel concepts and approaches
- Responsible for acting independently and making authoritative decisions on technical matters
- Involved on team that prepares proposals, conducts interviews and negotiates contracts with clients after selection
- Develops significant relationships with new and existing clients and has responsibility for client maintenance
- Supports firm's relationships with client management personnel
- Responsible for identifying and directs sub consultants performing services on projects
- Active in professional associations, including presentation of technical papers, member of technical committee, officer of local or national organisation
- Identify needs for recruitment of new employees and participates in selection process
- Minimal travel is required
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
- Registration as a Professional Engineer
- 12+ years of professional experience (exclusive of any advanced degree)
- Experience includes water and/or wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater collection systems, water transmission/distribution projects, pipeline rehabilitation projects, and pump stations
- Ability to deliver high quality services within budget and schedule constraints
- Experience in the design and construction phase of small, medium, and large sized water and/or wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects with full responsibility for budget, schedule, contractual obligations and quality standards
- Ability to evaluate progress of staff and results obtained, and recommends major changes to achieve overall objectives
- Ability to communicate effectively with multiple clients and project teams
