Water Facilities Team Lead

About the role

The successful Water Facilities Team Leader will build and maintain a portfolio of profitable water / wastewater projects. Responsibilities include planning, design, and managing a variety of projects related to water and wastewater treatment facilities. This role also involves working closely with the Kansas City, MO Water Business Team Leader to grow the firm’s practice.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, develop, mentor, and oversee a highly motivated team
• Prepare scope-of-work and level-of-effort estimates for contract proposals
• Lead and manage team for successful execution of contracted scope, budget, and schedule
• Execute planning, design, bidding, and construction administration phases of water and wastewater infrastructure projects
• Develop, capture, and maintain workload for the team throughout Missouri
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with clients
• Leverage Garver’s established, nationally respected Water Services Team and concentrated, industry experts to support business development initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri
• 8 or more years of similar experience in the water/wastewater utilities market with a focus on treatment
• 5 or more years of project management experience
• Working knowledge of presentation software such as MS PowerPoint or Keynote
• Strong communication skills and public speaking ability

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in civil or environmental engineering from an ABLE accredited program
• 5 or more years of similar experience in supporting municipalities in Missouri
• Experience with state and or national conference technical presentations on water/wastewater treatment topics
• Strong existing client relationships with multiple Missouri municipal water and wastewater utilities