Description

• Work collaboratively with sales leaders to evaluate potential new work and support the scoping and fee development effort.
• Collaborate across CDM Smith with experts in treatment, communications, conveyance, permitting, modeling, and construction services to bring holistic solutions forward.
• Develop new, reliable water sources to utilities, industries, and regions that need them
• Apply advanced treatment technologies responsibly
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk with a focus on predictable delivery and high-quality outcomes.
• Foster and enhance client relationships by serving as a reliable and trusted point of contact, consistently delivering clarity and dependability throughout complex projects.
• Support clients in developing and implementing reuse strategies that balance technical feasibility, regulatory requirements, and long-term community needs.
• Mentor and develop emerging project managers and technical staff, helping build the next generation of water leaders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, and delivery of water reuse and reclamation projects—ranging from early feasibility to full implementation.
• Enable sustainable economic growth for communities
• Improve receiving water quality by reducing nutrients
• Identify opportunities to expand our role in water reuse, both with existing clients and new ones who are ready to explore more resilient water supply options.
• Support compliance with Florida’s Senate Bill 64 Surface Water Discharge Elimination requirements
• Contribute to the visibility of the firm’s reuse industry recognition by attending and presenting at local and national related conferences and events.
• Strengthen drought resilience
• Reduce pressure on limited freshwater supplies

Requirements

• Demonstrates superior organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.
• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning
• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
• 13 years of related experience.
• Previous experience managing multi-discipline project teams
• Current professional engineering license, strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous experience working on and managing water reclamation and reuse projects
• Significant experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent personal computer skills including expert knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• Possesses deep knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities
• Prior experience with southeastern US communities preferred
• We are open to candidate working in any of our North Carolina offices within a commutable distance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Civil, or Chemical Engineering
• Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to interact with many people, and process a large volume of requests as necessary
• Prior experience managing treatment related projects greater than $1M
• Excellent communication, networking and team building skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance