Project Manager - Wastewater Engineering

About the role

As a Project Manager, you’ll help guide project teams in technical guidance, maintain client relationships, and contribute to business growth. You’ll also understand and uphold the importance of client confidentiality, ensuring the trust and privacy of our clients are prioritized.

Where you’ll work

This position is located at our Champaign, IL office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage wastewater solutions projects.
• Resolve scheduling, staffing, and quality issues to deliver results on time and within budget.
• Design and develop wastewater treatment systems, collection systems, and related infrastructure.
• Prepare engineering plans, specifications, and technical reports for municipal and industrial wastewater projects.
• Perform hydraulic modeling, process design, and system optimization.
• Apply expertise in anaerobic digestion of biosolids, including system design, evaluation, and optimization for treatment efficiency and energy recovery.
• Support and guide projects involving biosolids management strategies, including anaerobic digestion processes, regulatory compliance, and operational best practices.
• Business development with clients in existing and new markets.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Effectively communicate ideas and technical concepts to co-workers and clients on sensitive and complex matters.
• Lead projects utilizing staff and sub-consultant resources to successful completion on schedule and on budget.
• Prepare client contracts, statements of qualifications, priced proposals, and contracts.
• Quality control for assigned projects and clients.
• Work on complex projects.
• Prepare documents and reports.
• Perform work that involves non-conventional planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a similar degree with appropriate experience.
• 8 years of experience in engineering with 2+ years of project management experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Navigate Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations with ease.
• Proven client relationship management skills.
• Strong understanding of wastewater processes, methods, and state and federal requirements, including biosolids treatment and anaerobic digestion systems.
• Proficiency with engineering software.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401K Retirement Plan.
• Profit-sharing bonus plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional growth opportunities at a progressive firm established in 1973.