Water Resources Project Manager
Our client is a growing water resources and environmental engineering consultancy delivering complex stormwater, drainage, flood mitigation, coastal resiliency, waterfront, and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout the New York metropolitan area. Their team is involved in helping public-sector clients address urban flooding, ageing infrastructure, shoreline resiliency, storm surge impacts, and long-term climate adaptation challenges.
They are seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of water resources and coastal projects while serving as a technical resource for hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, stormwater design, drainage infrastructure, and waterfront resiliency initiatives. This position offers a blend of technical engineering, client management, project leadership, and business development responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Manage water resources, stormwater, drainage, flood mitigation, coastal, and waterfront engineering projects from planning through final design and construction support
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate project delivery, schedules, budgets, staffing, and client communication
- Oversee hydrologic and hydraulic modelling studies for stormwater systems, watersheds, drainage networks, coastal flooding, and resiliency projects
- Lead the design of stormwater management systems, drainage improvements, conveyance infrastructure, shoreline protection measures, and flood mitigation solutions
- Support planning and design efforts related to waterfront infrastructure, climate resilience, sea level rise adaptation, and coastal restoration projects
- Review engineering calculations, technical reports, plans, specifications, drainage studies, and modelling analyses
- Coordinate directly with municipal agencies, utility owners, regulatory authorities, and project stakeholders
- Develop innovative solutions to address urban flooding, storm surge impacts, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and resiliency challenges
- Support proposal development, fee preparation, client relationship management, and business development activities
- Mentor junior engineers and support the growth of the water resources and coastal engineering practice
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Coastal, or Water Resources Engineering
- PE licence required
- 8+ years of relevant experience in water resources, stormwater, coastal, or civil infrastructure engineering
- Demonstrated project management experience delivering water resources or coastal infrastructure projects
- Strong background in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling
- Experience with stormwater management, drainage design, flood mitigation, and resiliency planning
- Familiarity with coastal processes, waterfront infrastructure, shoreline protection, or climate adaptation projects is highly desirable
- Proficiency with software such as InfoWorks ICM, HEC-RAS, SWMM, HydroCAD, PCSWMM, InfoDrainage, GIS platforms, or similar tools
- Strong communication, leadership, client management, and project delivery skills
Project Types
- Stormwater management systems
- Watershed and sewershed studies
- Flood mitigation and resiliency programmes
- Urban drainage network improvements
- Coastal resilience and adaptation projects
- Waterfront redevelopment initiatives
- Shoreline and flood protection infrastructure
- Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions
- Pump stations and conveyance systems
- Climate resilience and sea level rise planning
Why Join?
- Lead impactful projects that improve community resilience to flooding and climate-related challenges
- Play a key role in shaping a growing water resources and coastal engineering practice
- Work on a diverse portfolio spanning H&H modelling, stormwater design, drainage infrastructure, waterfront improvements, and coastal resilience
- Maintain hands-on technical involvement while advancing your project management career
- Collaborate directly with senior leadership and major public-sector clients
- Clear progression pathway into senior management and practice leadership
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonus opportunities
This is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager who enjoys combining technical H&H expertise, stormwater and drainage design, coastal and waterfront engineering, client relationship management, and project leadership while helping to deliver critical infrastructure and resiliency projects throughout the New York region.
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