Project Manager- Water/Wastewater

At Verdantas, our people-focused culture is the heartbeat of our success. We believe in fostering a workplace where collaboration and shared ideas thrive. Working closely with a diverse team, from executives to department leaders, you'll be encouraged to contribute your unique perspective. The work you do will directly contribute to maintaining and enhancing our people-focused culture through effective communication strategies, developing key resources for employees and developing engaging social media content. Your innovative approach to social media will be instrumental in showcasing Verdantas as an employer of choice and a thought leader in the industry.

We are seeking a Project Manager, Water/Wastewater to join our dynamic team. The person will lead project procurement and delivery within our Water/Wastewater Departments These projects will be focused on the planning and design of water and wastewater projects, including planning, conveyance, pumping, storage, and treatment. ensures that projects remain on track towards project objectives, including delivering results of the expected quality on time, and on budget. This position directly and indirectly supports staff development by engaging and mentoring staff. The Project Manager receives only general direction toward accomplishment of major project objectives and operates with independence and discretion in making decisions.

Responsibilities:

Lead project delivery as a Project Manager responsible for technical design, project financial performance, scope and schedule management, project staffing, and quality control.

Lead technical and price proposal development.

Assist with the implementation of the Department’s business strategy.

Foster relationships with key existing and target clients within Southern California, and specifically within the Inland Empire.

Collaborate with other regional water/wastewater teams for project resource management, workshare, and pursuits.

Directly supervise and mentor staff

Independently schedules and attends job meetings, coordinates field visits, reviews and approves change estimates and change orders, keeps all relevant parties apprised of project status on an ongoing basis.

Manages projects and teams through the design process from the beginning of the projects, through approvals and permitting, final design, and construction phases.

Ensures that projects remain on track towards project objectives, including delivering results of the expected quality on time, and on budget.

Ensures that support staff are tracking towards timely project completion and are in budget.

Responsible for making sure projects remain on track towards target budgets. Works with Regional Managers to monitors scoped work and identify when an amendment(s)/addendum(s) is needed to address out of scope tasks.

Collaborates with other PM’s and Managers to monitor design team members timecards to keep them up to date daily so projects track towards timely on budget completion.

Provides review support on technical documents developed by other staff and design teams. Responsible for company standards and ensures the use of the standards in the design and document development by all staff members and design teams.

Directly and indirectly supports staff development by engaging and mentoring staff.

As a leader on a project design team, identifies and engages staff with less experience to help develop their skills.

May be asked to lead/manage specific staff members to help develop specific design/discipline departments within the company.

Oversees a team and/or a project through the construction phase.

Oversees a design team and/or project through the design process and independently executes engineering tasks in support of a specific project, including advanced design capabilities, report writing, research, etc.

May perform other duties as needed.

Travel to and from project sites as needed

Qualifications:

Requires a Professional Engineer License in the State of Oregon or ability to obtain one within a year.

Requires a minimum of 8 or more years of experience, preferably in the municipal water, wastewater, stormwater, or transportation engineering field.

Ability to motivate team members.

Ability to independently manage a project and/or team.

Experience developing engineering cost opinions, technical memorandums, and design reports.

Solid knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.

Ability to develop clear action plans and drive processes with many interdependencies.

Must have a commitment to quality and be customer-focused.

Must be able to work independently with minimal support from other staff members.

Demonstrates strong organizational skills.

Results-oriented and self-driven to find success.

Requires good judgment and the ability to positively influence team decision making.

Advocates for a team-based approach to solving problems while being capable of solving problems independently.

Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work effectively with diverse communities.

Effective oral and written communication skills at all levels of the organization. Ability to effectively present information in formal and informal settings to peers, customers and others in the industry.

Must demonstrate professional and ethical business practices, adherence to company values, and a commitment to personal and professional development.

Family Focused Benefits:

Flexible Work Environment

Paid Parental Leave

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off + Holidays

Pet friendly workplace policy

Career development opportunities including: Paid memberships in professional organizations, Opportunities to attend industry conferences, Financial support for continuing education, Reimbursement for professional licensure and registration expenses

The opportunity to live and work in beautiful western Oregon where you are just a short drive from big cities, small towns, snowy mountains, and sandy beaches.

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

Where is the work?

Most of our work occurs throughout Oregon, at one of our four office locations on the North Coast (Newport), Willamette Valley (Albany), South Coast (Coos Bay), and Rogue Valley (Medford). We have work on projects outside of Oregon including projects in Hawaii, Washington, California among a few other states. We are always looking for new and exciting projects to support no matter their location.

We have openings for licensed engineers at all our locations.

All offices give our employees access to the great outdoors including fishing, hiking, biking, camping, and many other activities, alongside the ability to engage in projects and the communities where our projects occur.