Senior Project Manager - Stormwater

About the role

The Water Resources Business Sector at BKF is experiencing growth to expand service capabilities, client base, staff development, and water industry engagement and leadership. This growth creates multiple career growth and leadership opportunities for experienced engineers and planners in areas such as water systems, recycled water, wastewater, and stormwater/flood.

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
• 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

Benefits

The typical base salary range for this position is $169,041 - $206,606 annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is a salary position paid biweekly. Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k are offered. Generous paid time off packages and 9 Paid Holidays are provided. Flexible schedules are also available. Education reimbursement and paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations are included. BKF Engineers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. BKF Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF Engineers, BKF Engineers reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.