Project Manager- Water/Wastewater

Ghd

The Role

Overview

Senior Project Manager leading water/wastewater projects, business development, and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • project planning
  • requirements management
  • resource management
  • risk management
  • quality assurance
  • stakeholder engagement

Tasks

-Lead a small project team; communicate the necessary outcomes and the direction required to achieve them; coordinate team actions on project tasks; request additional team member support when needed; and identify areas of improvement to build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring. -Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective working relationships for projects and to ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and met. -Ensure project deliverables meet or exceed GHD’s internal and external client quality objectives. -Liaise with other disciplines, professionals, clients and third party as needed. -Conduct assurance reviews within the project, facilitate the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified, so that senior stakeholders have confidence that the project can deliver according to time, budget, and quality. -Produce workstream or project plans, ensuring that all activities are identified, are appropriately organized to deliver project objectives, and comply with the organization's project management framework. -Coordinate the identification and elicitation of requirements; conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment; document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project; and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the level of project phases. -Manage the deployment of project resources, proactively managing project costs, providing forecasts, and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization. -Manage projects with direct communication with clients, sub consultants, and contractors. -Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports. -Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines. -Work directly with senior engineers and technical teams in leading the execution of various ongoing projects. -Draft project review reports and presentations, including key information, commentary, and recommendations, to support the review process and enable stakeholders to evaluate progress and agree on change. -Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating matters where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns. -Support our Water Practice Business Development group to continue our expansion of water infrastructure market share in Ontario. Activities will involve participating in client relationship development, project capture planning and preparing proposals. -Manage the delivery of research, workshops, and other activities to support the specification and agreement of project deliverables. -Draft elements of product documentation and user training to support handover to business as usual. Contribute to post-project reviews and identification of lessons learned. -Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. -Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.

Requirements

  • water treatment
  • project leadership
  • pmp
  • p.eng
  • cost estimating
  • 10+ years

What You Bring

-In depth knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes is required -Proven experience in leading and managing technical and business aspects of water and wastewater treatment projects, including pumping stations, guiding project teams through the study, design, and construction phases. -Excellent verbal and report writing skills. -Familiar with cost estimating & scheduling related to treatment infrastructure -Excellent problem solving, decision making and teamwork skills. -Proven track record in business development, project capture planning, and proposal writing. -Project Management Professional (PMP) Designation considered an asset. -Experience in preparation of detailed design reports & construction reporting. -Professional Engineer Designation P.Eng. -Experience in risk management analysis, evaluation and presentation to the client. -Demonstrate strong knowledge of construction methods, logistics, equipment & methodology selection. -10 - 15 years post-graduate experience - minimum 10 years in multi-discipline water and wastewater treatment projects. -Bachelor’s degree Civil Engineering

The Company

About Ghd

-With a focus on innovation, it integrates expertise across various sectors to deliver world-class solutions. -The organization is known for tackling large and complex projects, such as designing bridges and tunnels and constructing energy-efficient buildings. -Notable projects include infrastructure development for major cities and energy-efficient solutions for industrial facilities. -The organization continues to expand its digital and technological capabilities to ensure solutions are cutting-edge and sustainable.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Energy

Resources

Environment

Property and Buildings

Transportation

Hydrology and Hydrodynamics

Digital Technologies

Engineering

Architecture

Environmental Services

Construction Services

Geological Engineering

Energy Management

Water Management

Dams

Mining Solutions

Asset Management

Hydrogen Projects

Water Operations

Sustainability

Automation

Disaster Response