Senior Project Manager - Drinking Water​/Wastewater Treatment

Senior Project Manager – Drinking Water/Wastewater Treatment Responsibilities

• Managing water/wastewater design, permitting, and construction services from early concept development through construction.
• Serving as a leader of project teams and mentoring junior staff, including coordination and reviewing of project assignments.
• Effectively working with key technical specialists, project team members, and delivery managers.
• Assisting with preparation of design drawings and specifications on large, complex, multi‑discipline design projects.
• Preparing, monitoring, and managing project budgets and schedules while managing the firm’s risk.
• Providing high‑level planning and program analysis work, including preparation of technical documents/reports.
• Being active in the water/wastewater industry, keeping abreast of emerging technologies, research/development opportunities, and conference/committee participation in professional societies.
• Assisting in new business development by contributing to strategic planning, marketing, and business operations planning.
• Collaborating with sales staff to create proposals in response to client requests for proposals (RFPs).
• Reviewing draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local, and federal regulations and best practices.
• Interfacing with clients and government officials to clarify technical questions and providing updates to upper management as necessary.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 10 years of related experience.
• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required (10% of the time).
• Equivalent additional directly related experience considered in lieu of a degree.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental or chemical engineering.
• Professional engineering (PE) license.
• Project management experience on water/wastewater infrastructure design projects in South Carolina.
• Alternative project delivery experience.

CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

South Carolina – Greenville