GHD Group

Project Manager (Water) - NYC Metro

GHD Group$141K — $235K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering or closely related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license in NY or ability to acquire it
  • At least 10 years of relevant water engineering experience
  • Experience with NYCDEP on design/construction projects is a plus
  • Knowledge of water regulations including wastewater treatment and conveyance
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel to project sites and client meetings as needed

Responsibilities

  • Drive project investigations, design development, and execution for water and wastewater systems
  • Conduct feasibility studies and economic evaluations for design decisions
  • Lead team performance and foster mentorship for emerging professionals
  • Oversee multi-disciplinary treatment facility design and project delivery
  • Identify and implement improvements in business practices
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to shape project outcomes
  • Manage important client relationships and ensure effective supervision

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model combining in-office collaboration and flexibility.
  • Energetic, high-performing team environment.
  • Opportunity to lead and shape water initiatives in a dynamic urban setting.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Who are we looking for?

Our US East Water business is growing and we're excited to expand our footprint into the NYC Metro region! We're seeking a Project Manager to help lead this strategic growth and support high-impact water initiatives across New York City and surrounding areas. In this pivotal role, you'll drive investigations, design development, and project execution for water and wastewater treatment, distribution, and collection systems, with a strong focus on the NYC Metro market.

You'll play a key role in shaping our Water business in one of the nation's most dynamic urban environments. As Project Manager, you'll oversee multi-disciplinary treatment facility designs, conduct alternatives analyses and economic evaluations, and manage collection and distribution projects-including linear and pumping systems. You'll also lead treatability studies such as bench testing and pilot plant evaluations and contribute to financial and operational reviews. Your leadership will extend to managing team performance, utilization, and engagement, while mentoring emerging professionals and collaborating with senior business leaders to drive positive outcomes.

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.
  • 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 users' 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.
  • 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'll bring to the team:
  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering or closely related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license in NY or ability to acquire it
  • At least 10 years of relevant water engineering experience
  • Working experience with NYCDEP on design / construction projects is a plus
  • Knowledge of water regulations including wastewater treatment and conveyance, surface water treatment, lead and copper and disinfection byproduct rules
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work both within a team and independently
  • Willing and able to travel to project sites and client meetings as needed

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.

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Salary Range: $141,000 - $235,000 based on experience and location.

About GHD Group

GHD Group is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm that provides services to clients in the water, energy, environment, property and buildings, and transportation sectors. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. GHD has more than 10,000 employees in over 200 offices worldwide, and it operates in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America. The company's services include engineering design, project management, asset management, environmental consulting, and digital services. GHD's clients include governments, private companies, and non-profit organizations, and its projects range from small-scale local initiatives to large-scale international infrastructure projects.
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