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GHD · 4 days ago

Senior Project Manager (Water/ Wastewater Treatment)

Columbia, SC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

GHD is a global professional services company focused on engineering, architecture, and construction. They are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead major water and wastewater treatment initiatives in South Carolina, overseeing project delivery and managing client relationships while also contributing to business development and team mentorship.

ArchitectureCivil EngineeringConstructionConsultingEnergyEnvironmental ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringProfessional ServicesTransportationWater

Responsibilities

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

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)

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

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 users’ needs

Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee project team to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports team members' professional development

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

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

Qualification

Civil EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) LicenseProject ManagementWater/Wastewater InfrastructureClient Relationship ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipMentoring

Required

Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license (in South Carolina a plus)

Minimum 15 years of experience in planning, design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure and/or treatment facilities (with at least 5 years serving clients in South Carolina and surrounding area a plus)

Excellent written and oral communication skills with proven ability to develop, mentor and lead professional technical staff