Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our El Paso office to support and grow our West Texas practice. This role offers a unique opportunity for a seasoned professional with expertise in either stormwater engineering or water/wastewater transmission and utilities to lead impactful infrastructure projects that improve communities across the region.

Responsibilities

• Leverage your technical prowess to lead the analysis, design, and preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, and reports for our valued clients
• Cultivate strong client relationships and become a trusted advisor and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Manage, lead, and oversee projects through the full project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/control, and closeout) for design engineering and engineering/construction projects.
• Manage project performance, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk management, with accountability for meeting project financial and delivery objectives while optimizing client service and technical quality.
• Share your expertise and passion by guiding, training and mentoring junior engineers.
• Provide independent leadership and oversight for project teams, including engineers, analysts, and technical staff.
• Depending on background and interest, the position may emphasize stormwater planning and design or water/wastewater pipelines, pump stations, and utility infrastructure. Regardless of focus area, this role is integral to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and advancing Freese and Nichols' commitment to excellence and community impact.

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role managing complex projects, mentoring staff, and building strong client relationships. Depending on background and interest, the position may emphasize stormwater planning and design or water/wastewater pipelines, pump stations, and utility infrastructure. Regardless of focus area, this role is integral to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and advancing Freese and Nichols' commitment to excellence and community impact.

Freese and Nichols supports this position with a strong backlog of work, established client relationships, and access to a multidisciplinary team of industry-leading professionals across the firm.

Stormwater Focus

• Managing and delivering stormwater capital improvement projects (CIPs), FEMA floodplain studies, watershed master plans, and regional flood mitigation projects.
• Overseeing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses and modeling.
• Experience with software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D/2D/unsteady), ICPR4, StormCAD, ArcGIS, and AutoCAD.
• Overseeing preparation of stormwater design plans, technical specifications, and opinions of probable construction cost.

Transmission & Utilities Focus

• Managing the planning, design, and construction of water pump stations, wastewater lift stations, stormwater pump stations, and large- and small-diameter pipelines.
• Performing or directing complex engineering studies and investigations and preparing technical reports.
• Selecting equipment and materials and reviewing or approving shop drawings.
• Coordinating with construction managers and responding to issues during construction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience of relevant engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or comparable engineering or applied science degree)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) (for stormwater-focused candidates).
• Experience working with municipal clients in Texas or the Southwest.