Senior Project Manager (Linear Infrastructure - Water)

The importance of water to the health of our world can’t be overstated.

As the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and storms increases, the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front.

Together with our clients, we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for what's next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive change for your community.

You’ll be able to apply our powerful global network of skills and decades of experience to create positive water outcomes that respect nature and nurture communities.

Who are we looking for?

In response to continued growth within our Water/Wastewater business, GHD’s Water group in Charlotte, NC is looking for a Senior Project Manager to help shape the future of our Water Business across the Carolinas and the Southeast Region of the US. This is a unique opportunity to lead the delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects—ranging from master plans and conveyance systems to pump stations and storage facilities—while providing technical leadership and strategic direction.

As a key member of our team, you’ll foster strong relationships with clients through business development, sales, and marketing initiatives, and play a pivotal role in developing pricing, scoping, and win strategies for new work. You’ll also guide project delivery by establishing job management plans, QA protocols, and resource strategies, while overseeing budgets and schedules to ensure successful outcomes.

Beyond project leadership, you’ll mentor and grow your team, participate in recruitment efforts, and collaborate with Service Line Leaders and Project Managers across regions to drive innovation and excellence. If you're passionate about water infrastructure, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready to make a lasting impact, this is your chance to lead with purpose at GHD!

Our Hybrid Work Model:

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues.
• Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units
• Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
• Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
• Knowledge Management: Develop policies and processes, create best practices, set up case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice.
• Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet project needs.
• Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice.
• Feasibility Studies: Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
• Product and Solution Development: Analyze and evaluate the feasibility and relevance of proposed complex products and services and develop and amend, as necessary, with guidance from senior colleagues. May also be responsible for supervising activities performed by a product development or specialist team.
• Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in North Carolina; licensure in other states is a plus
• Minimum 15 years of experience in planning, design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure and/or treatment facilities
• At least 5 years of experience serving clients in North Carolina and surrounding states
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with proven ability to develop, mentor and lead professional technical staff
• Strong business development, proposal preparation, and marketing skills. Flexible and able to meet challenging deadlines

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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