Water/Wastewater Project Lead CM

Creighton Manning Engineering and Surveying, a GAI Company is seeking a Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in water/wastewater engineering to join our talented and energetic team in Upstate New York with the flexibility to work out of our Albany, Poughkeepsie, Syracuse or White Plains offices. This is an opportunity to build the water/wastewater business in New York working with our existing clients with the support of GAI’s water/wastewater team. An ideal candidate has planning, design, permitting, and construction experience as well as client relationships in the New York municipal water/ wastewater market. We are looking for a motivated person to join our team to build our business with technical, project management, and business development abilities. This position is an excellent opportunity to grow into a leadership position as the New York Water Division expands its portfolio and range of services. The successful candidate will be eligible for a sign‑on bonus. Job Duties Independently perform and guide multi‑discipline teams on the completion of water and wastewater planning, evaluation, design, and construction projects related to collection, conveyance, and distribution systems, pump stations, storage and treatment facilities, and asset upgrade/rehabilitation. Plan and manage projects from inception through construction and start‑up, including client coordination, team chartering, scope, schedule and budget development and management, safety, quality assurance/quality control, project profitability, and staff workload coordination. Provide technical execution and oversight of design projects including schematic/preliminary design, design development, final design, specifications, permitting, construction contract document production, bid‑phase services, and construction‑phase services. Lead water/wastewater consulting tasks, including flow projections, hydraulic modeling, master planning, detailed design calculations, alternative analysis and selection, cost estimating, equipment selection, and project prioritization. Hire, mentor and develop junior staff for both technical and project management knowledge, skills, and abilities. Contribute to business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development, interviews/presentations, and client relationship cultivation. Serve as a primary doer/seller for the New York Water Division, growing into a “go‑to” Creighton Manning representative to clients, key contractors and design partners, professional organizations, and in the communities we serve. Minimum Qualifications Required Minimum 10 years of experience in the municipal water/wastewater market involving master planning, hydraulic modeling, technical reports, design of distribution and conveyance systems (including pipelines in public rights‑of‑way), treatment process/facility design, regulatory permitting, services during construction, and/or other technical services. Minimum 2 years of experience serving as a Project Manager leading and directing multi‑discipline project teams, both internally and externally, with a track record of delivering on time and on budget while meeting or exceeding client expectations. Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and leadership skills working in a dynamic team environment. Sense of urgency and self‑initiative to meet deadlines and develop new business opportunities. Experience in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, ArcGIS, and industry hydraulic and design modeling software. Integrates solutions to complex problems across specialty areas. Demonstrates leadership. Preferred 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 of those years serving in an engineer‑of‑record capacity for water and/or wastewater projects. Experience with the delivery of cross‑market projects. Trenchless pipeline design, permitting, and construction experience. Facility and pipeline condition assessment field and data management experience. Pay Range Albany/Syracuse – $55/hour – $68/hour Poughkeepsie – $59/hour – $73/hour Westchester– White Plains – $63/hour – $78/hour Benefits To Working at Creighton Manning Include Competitive salary – Creighton Manning is committed to paying market‑based salaries. Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, company paid Long Term Disability and Short‑Term Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire). Generous Paid Time Off and 7 paid holidays. 401k company match. Tuition Reimbursement. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr GAI Consultants Inc