Senior Project Manager - NYC Water Asset Management, Economics & Finance

Job Description

To solve complex challenges, you need to challenge the status-quo.

At GHD Advisory we are invested in creating sustainable commercial outcomes with clients driving change in water, energy and urbanization.


Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability.

Together, we'll help create a future for generations to come.

Who are we looking for?

GHD Business Advisory is advancing its Water Asset Management and Infrastructure Finance capabilities across the Northeast. With active on-call contracts and growing opportunities in New York City and New Jersey, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager - NYC Water Asset Management (Economics & Finance) with strong expertise in utility asset management, capital planning, funding strategies, financial analysis, and economic advisory for private and public clients.

This role will focus on pursuing and delivering work with clients such as NYCEDC, NYCDEP, NJDEP, NYC based financial institutions, PANYNJ Water/Wastewater programs, regional utilities such as PVSC, and municipal agencies across NYC metro .

You will operate as a seller-doer within GHD's North American Asset Management Advisory team and have close collaboration with colleagues in Water and Transportation to develop value-driven solutions for utility / infrastructure clients.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Business Development & Market Growth
  • Assist expansion and mining of existing on-call contracts with municipal/regional water clients.
  • Shape and win water AM task orders under newly awarded on-calls and future pursuits.
  • Conduct market positioning, client outreach, opportunity qualification, and pursuit leadership.
  • Lead proposal development, interview preparation, scope development, and pricing strategies.
  • Build and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, municipal utilities, private water companies, and partner firms.
• Project Delivery & Technical Responsibilities
  • Serve as Project Manager or Technical Lead on water AM and economic advisory projects, including:
    • Asset management plans & maturity assessments
    • Risk-based capital planning and prioritization
    • Lifecycle costing and long-term financial modeling
    • Investment strategies and rate/fee impacts
    • Business case development using economic, financial, and risk frameworks
    • AM program governance, policy, and organizational design
    • Digital AM enablement (CMMS, EAM, GIS, analytics)
    • Program management and owner advisor delivery
  • Integrate engineering, economics, finance, and asset performance insights.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams across advisory, engineering, and digital groups.
• Client Engagement & Leadership
  • Engage utility executives and senior decision-makers to provide trusted advisory insights.
  • Mentor early-career AM professionals in financial modeling, risk frameworks, and program strategy.
  • Contribute to development of GHD AM tools, methodologies, and sector strategies.
• Consulting Project/Program Design: Design the project architecture, building on the initial proposal and the client interviews to develop a solution that meets the client's stated requirements and addresses any identified client issues.
• Client Issue Diagnosis: Collate and conduct analysis of the tactical and operational information gathered through interviews and research to support the diagnosis of underlying client issues and problems and the design of single solutions.
• Client Issue Clarification: Conduct interviews following an established framework of questions to gather information on client issues.
• Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Business Advice: Lead a highly complex business advisory process, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic initiatives and goals.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, or related field; a Master's degree strongly preferred
• 10-15+ years of experience in water/wastewater asset management, utility finance, capital planning, or economic modeling
• Strong understanding of water/wastewater infrastructure, utility economics, rate-setting, CIP planning, and lifecycle cost analysis
• Experience with clients such as NYCDEP, NJDEP, municipal utilities, or large metro agencies
• Demonstrated seller-doer capability and experience winning advisory or AM consulting work
• Familiarity with ISO 55000, risk-based AM, utility management frameworks, and financial planning tools
• Ability to translate technical and financial data into executive-level insights

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Benefits :

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off - Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.-Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

Salary Range: $225,000-$300,000 based on experience and location.

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.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.