Project Manager (Water Technologies)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to support Veolia Water Technologies’ Technology & Product organization. The successful candidate will lead the execution of water and wastewater technology projects from engineering and procurement through construction, commissioning, and start-up. This role requires a strong technical project management background, excellent customer and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution from contract handoff through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up, and closeout.
• Define and manage project scope, schedule, budget, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Communicate project goals, responsibilities, priorities, and dependencies to the project team.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, project controls, construction, vendors, subcontractors, and start-up activities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer regarding process, scope, equipment, schedule, and project status.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers, engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance, including cost versus budget, schedule, percentage complete, risks, opportunities, and forecasted costs.
• Prepare monthly project reports and communicate status, issues, and required actions to management.
• Identify, document, evaluate, and manage scope changes and change orders.
• Support negotiations with suppliers and customers through Procurement and Sales.
• Review and interpret internal and external contracts, including scope, payment terms, schedule, changes, and risk.
• Prepare internal costing, tax, legal, insurance, and risk assessment documentation and obtain required approvals.
• Escalate issues that may affect project cost, schedule, scope, quality, customer satisfaction, or profitability.
• Support commissioning, start-up, customer handover, project closeout, and lessons-learned activities.
• Ensure project documentation, decisions, risks, and deliverables are organized and accessible.
• Share best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of project execution processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical or science discipline.
• Five or more years of hands-on experience in project engineering and project management.
• Experience managing engineering, construction, equipment, technology, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating internal teams, vendors, subcontractors, and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with water or wastewater treatment systems, environmental technologies, or industrial process equipment.
• Experience with commissioning, start-up, or operational handover activities.
• Experience with project controls, cost forecasting, risk management, and change-order administration.
• Familiarity with project management or enterprise systems such as Microsoft Project, SAP, or equivalent.

Skills

• Strong project planning, organization, and execution skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and delegate work to cross-functional team members.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Understanding of engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operational project activities.
• Ability to interpret contractual language and assess commercial and project risk.
• Strong customer service, negotiation, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project scheduling, reporting, or project controls tools.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance starting Day 1
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan with 3% default contribution plus matching
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $115,000 USD annually. The actual offer will be based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.

Note: The salary, compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting and is subject to change.