Senior Project Manager - Stormwater

About the role

BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. This position is equivalent to a Principal Engineer or higher level at similar consulting firms and represents experience beyond the mid-level in technical expertise, design, project planning, project engineering, management, client relations, and/or business development.

Essential Duties And Accountabilities

• Serve as a project manager on larger design and construction projects
• Serve as a technical leader or management leader within the Water Resources sector
• Perform and oversee complex engineering tasks including engineering designs, preparing reports, construction drawings, specifications, and calculations for water distribution systems with focus on pump stations, tanks, and transmission mains
• Review product designs and drawings for compliance with engineering principles, firm standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications
• Develop proposals and budgets for larger engineering efforts
• Meet with clients to determine recommended project scope, estimate staffing requirements, and fee for review and prepare for signature
• Cultivate client relationships through industry groups and by direct contract
• Maintain three-month workload projections for all projects under personal management
• Mentor and train Senior Project Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Project Managers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering
• 14+ years of relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• 4+ years of project and staff management
• Experience with CAD and GIS
• PE licensure in CA

Preferred Education and/or Experience

• Experience and expertise in pump station and storage tank engineering design
• Master's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering
• Presentations to industry groups and/or leadership in industry groups at the local/regional level
• Capabilities and interest in municipal sewer collection system, water master planning and advanced modeling