Senior Water & Wastewater Engineering Project Manager

What Your Day Will Look Like: As a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager, you will lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex municipal and industrial water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. You will oversee projects from concept development and regulatory planning through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, ensuring successful outcomes that align with client objectives, technical requirements, budgets, and schedules. In this leadership role, you will manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams of engineers, planners, technical specialists, and construction professionals while serving as the primary point of contact for clients, utility agencies, regulatory stakeholders, and project partners. You will drive project performance, foster strong client relationships, identify opportunities for business growth, and provide strategic guidance on infrastructure investments that enhance system reliability, resilience, sustainability, and operational efficiency. Projected Compensation: $170,000-$200,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Candidates whose experience, business development track record, or technical expertise significantly exceed the minimum requirements may be considered for compensation above this range. Eligibility for stock equity participation may also be available based on experience and level. What You’ll Do: Lead and manage the full lifecycle of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects, overseeing project scoping, planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction support, and closeout while ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, quality, and performance objectives. Direct multidisciplinary project teams consisting of engineers, planners, scientists, environmental specialists, and technical staff in the development of studies, master plans, design documents, technical specifications, and engineering reports that meet client expectations, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements. Serve as the senior client relationship manager and trusted advisor, fostering strong partnerships with municipal utilities, public agencies, and private‑sector clients through proactive communication, strategic guidance, and consistent delivery of high‑quality project outcomes. Provide leadership in project governance, quality assurance, and risk management, conducting design reviews, managing technical oversight, identifying project risks, and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and successful project execution. Coordinate and collaborate with subconsultants, contractors, utility stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and permitting authorities to align project objectives, resolve complex technical and operational challenges, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Drive project financial performance and operational efficiency by managing project budgets, forecasting revenue and resource needs, monitoring key performance metrics, negotiating scope changes, and ensuring overall project profitability and client satisfaction. Mentor, develop, and inspire engineering and project delivery teams, providing technical guidance, leadership coaching, and professional development opportunities that support employee growth, succession planning, and organizational excellence. Support business development and strategic growth initiatives by identifying new opportunities, participating in client engagement activities, leading proposal efforts, and contributing to the expansion of water and wastewater infrastructure services across the Seattle region and broader Pacific Northwest. Champion innovation, sustainability, and resilience in infrastructure solutions, helping clients address emerging challenges related to aging systems, regulatory compliance, climate adaptation, water resource management, and long‑term asset planning. Represent the organization in client meetings, industry conferences, public presentations, and stakeholder engagement efforts, strengthening market presence and reinforcing the firm’s reputation as a trusted leader in water and wastewater infrastructure delivery. What You’ll Need: 15+ years of progressive experience delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams and complex municipal utility projects. Proven success developing client relationships, winning new work, and contributing to business growth. Strong understanding of project delivery methods, permitting requirements, regulatory compliance, and utility infrastructure planning. Established relationships with municipal utilities and agencies in the Pacific Northwest preferred. Bachelor of Science in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline. Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain Washington PE reciprocity. This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements. While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs. Get to Know Us: What Benefits You’ll Enjoy: We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full‑time work status; part‑time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on‑demand learning center, and paid professional memberships. Work‑Life Alignment – Industry‑competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities. Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options. Life – Employer‑paid STD and LTD, employer‑paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match. Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups. How Your Career Will Grow: We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow. Why You’ll Love Consor: You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together. Consor’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment in which employees and prospective employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where the uniqueness, perspectives, and experiences of individuals are valued. Consor is an equal opportunity employer and maintains employment practices designed to provide equal employment and development opportunities for all employees and applicants, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consor also maintains an affirmative action program across its offices and worksites. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD. If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Notices: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre‑employment substance screening and background checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr Consor