Senior Water Resilience Project Manager

3 months ago


New Orleans, United States Dewberry Full time

Job Description

Dewberry has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Water Resilience Project Manager with 10-20 years of experience with an emphasis on the design, and project management of large stormwater structures. Some coastal design experience is also desired. A candidate local to the Virginia Beach office is preferred, with some flexibility offered. The Senior Project Manager will serve as a technical lead and/or as a Project Manager on planning, engineering, and construction of large-scale projects to address stormwater flooding, habitat restoration, marine/waterfront structures, sea-level rise, and mitigation studies or projects. The Senior Project Manager will also participate in the development of proposals, lead business development, present at conferences, participate in professional organizations, and will have the opportunity to grow nationally.

This position will require relocation to the Virginia Beach, VA area in approximately one year, depending on schedule of projects. Dewberry offers relocation assistance as well as a competitive compensation package.

Dewberry has been providing engineering services to the Hampton Roads region since 2010 and has built a robust portfolio of projects and clients. Our diverse service offerings have included providing resiliency planning, water/wastewater engineering, and large transportation design projects. Some marquee projects have included: City of Virginia Beach Sea Level Wise, Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, Norfolk Southern Living Shoreline, VDOT I-64 Capacity Improvements, and Hampton Roads Sanitation District Boat Harbor James River Crossing Subaqueous Force Main.

Dewberry is a privately held, family-owned business with a proven history of providing professional services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Established in 1956, Dewberry is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Responsibilities

Develop strong client relationships in a Project Manager and Client Manager role. Lead multi-disciplined teams of professionals on large design projects. Lead strategy and capture planning on pursuits of large design projects. Candidate should be able to perform engineering analysis; develop preliminary and detailed designs of stormwater facilities; and write specifications and construction documents. Manage, lead, execute, and/or provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects within the municipal, regional, and Federal markets. Communicate with clients, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinatie resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client.

Required Skills & Required Experience

BS or MS degree (with an emphasis in Water Resources or Stormwater Engineering). At least 10 years of experience in stormwater engineering. Virginia PE License, or ability to obtain a VA PE through comity. Progressive experience conducting business development and project delivery for stormwater and resilience projects in coastal communities, including Stormwater Pump Stations, flood control channels and tide gates. Knowledge of USACE, Virginia DOT, FEMA, AWWA standards and procedures for design. Knowledge of coastal engineering design, such as revetments, groins, beach nourishment, marsh creation, bulkheads, breakwaters, and dredging is a plus. Candidate must have strong technical writing and communication skills. Experience using ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation. Knowledge of hydrodynamic modeling programs such as PC-SWMM, MIKE, HEC-RAS and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), is a plus. Extensive experience in Virginia tidewater region is desirable, but experience in a similar coastal region will also be considered a plus. A clean driving record is required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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