Sr. Water / Wastewater Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Water and Wastewater Project Manager to join our Water Practice in Charlotte, NC to support the development of new business and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure planning and design projects, primarily for municipal water authorities. This role will manage design tasks on large, interdisciplinary projects and be project manager for local projects/studies. There are also opportunities to provide program management services to key clients. This role is structured to leverage seller‑doer strengths while positioning for expanded leadership, as AtkinsRéalis continues building one of the strongest, most forward‑leaning water practices in the region.

Responsibilities

• Help shape, win, and deliver the next generation of water and water infrastructure projects across North Carolina, Mid‑Atlantic, and the Southeast.
• Cultivate and sustain relationships with priority clients across the Charlotte area and communities, and within the state.
• Maintain a hands‑on role in project execution while leading multidisciplinary teams delivering water infrastructure projects.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of our Water Hub structure, including hub strategy planning and delivery.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers in the development of design concepts.
• Coordinate with clients and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with other disciplines.
• Plan and review the production of engineering investigations, models, planning work, reports, drawings and specifications.
• Develop and evaluate plans and criteria for new projects, weighing alternatives and selecting the most cost‑effective solution.
• Analyze technical problems, assess the feasibility of proposed techniques and procedures, and devise new approaches and alternative solutions.
• Analyze project dimension and scope, and prepare or oversee the preparation of cost and manpower estimates, schedules and job budgets.
• Coordinate work with other project and task managers, guide others on drafting and design of preliminary and final plans, guide others on water infrastructure planning and engineering and preparation of studies/reports.
• Provide quality control and maintain quality standards, check work performed by others.
• Manage projects.
• Perform other duties as necessary.
• Uphold engineering ethics and professional standards of conduct.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering. This level may be achieved by Engineers with minimum 11 years of experience since B.S., 10 years' experience since M.S. Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina, or in another state with reciprocity possible to North Carolina within a 6‑month period. The typical incumbent has minimum 15 to 25 years' experience since Bachelor