Project Manager, Environmental Engineer, Water Management

Overview

Sherwood is a civil and environmental engineering firm that is committed to investing in and embracing people, communities and the environment. Our team has delivered net zero energy and net zero carbon systems, net positive water systems, resilient coastlines, natural resource protection, green streets, living roofs and more for thousands of clients in the region and across the globe. We specialize in sustainable infrastructure, water management strategies, green building design, and systems based solutions for infrastructure and landscapes.

Our focus is on the conservation and management of the consumption of all site resources — carbon, energy, water, and waste. We’ve worked on over thirty award-winning projects, and our work has been published locally and internationally. Founded in 2003, our award-winning projects include Hudson Yards in New York (the largest private real estate development in U.S. history), San Francisco Better Streets Plan, Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan, revitalization of the iconic waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the 35 square-km Baietan Urban Area Plan in the heart of Guangzhou, China.

Our mission is to engineer an environmentally and socially regenerative planet.
Will you join us?

The Project Manager (PM) role is a client-focused position for which the candidate must have extensive project management experience for engineering design services. Working with the team, the PM will lead a variety of project types including site development incorporating best practices related to grading, utility systems, drainage and stormwater design, master planning from campus to district scales, and helping drive entitlement and planning approvals through creative and innovative implementation of infrastructure development.

The successful candidate will have a passion for sustainable design, building client relationships and maintaining quality management processes to ensure work remains on track, within scope and on budget. This role includes mentorship of direct reports and will leverage and promote each team member’s strengths as a unique value add.

• Typically 8+ years experience delivering engineering and construction projects with solid technical knowledge and skills across the civil industry, including a strong background in condition assessment, planning, rehabilitation, and design
• Typically 2+ year leading engineering teams through the successful completion of construction, master planning, and entitlement projects
• Develop and manage client relationships and project delivery to ensure scope, schedule, and budget adherence
• Lead project teams through design, coordination, and construction phases with attention to quality management
• Mentor direct reports and leverage team strengths as a value add

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, sanitary, environmental, chemical or mechanical engineering, or related degree
• Professional Engineering (PE) Registration in California or ability to obtain a PE within one year after starting the role
• Ability to travel to other offices/sites as needed
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information, to motivate and influence others
• D edication to recruit, build, mentor, and foster a diverse engineering team

• Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering - Civil and/or Environmental
• Knowledge of civil programs (Civil 3D, LDT, Storm and Sewer Analysis, Hydro CAD, Flowmasters, Storm
  
  CAD, etc.)
• Design Build project management experience, especially those with civil industry experience or those with experience in industrial (process) oriented construction fields
• Relevant certifications or other sustainability-oriented accreditation (iLEED , Envision, Living Building Challenge, Eco Districts, DBIA)
• Knowledge of GIS principles

• Develop and implement innovative design techniques that enhance projects and productivity within assignments
• Directly oversee and manage engineering efforts from project inception through completion of construction in coordination with Design Team, Client, and construction teams
• Execution of all work professionally, safely, and ethically…