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Water Lead Designer - Project Manager

Consor · Draper, UT · 6 days ago
HybridProject Management$120k–$160k/yrFull-time

What Your Day Will Look Like

As a Water Design Lead – Project Manager, you will lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal infrastructure projects from concept through construction. This role is aligned with either our Stormwater Design Team or our Water / Wastewater Design Team, depending on your technical background and experience. You will serve as a technical and project delivery leader within your specialty, while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team that supports roadway, structural, geotechnical, and utility components as needed.

This role operates between an office environment and some project site visits. Routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

What You'll Do

  • Serve as Project Manager for municipal infrastructure projects within:

    • Stormwater and drainage
    • Water and wastewater conveyance and treatment systems

  • Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and staffing to meet contractual and client expectations

  • Act as the primary point of contact for clients, agencies, and stakeholders

  • Support business development efforts, including proposals, interviews, and ongoing client engagement

  • Identify project risks early and proactively develop mitigation strategies

Technical Oversight & Engineering Excellence

  • Provide senior-level technical oversight within your assigned design team.

    • Responsibilities may include:
    • Stormwater Design Team Focus:
      • Hydraulic and hydrologic (H&H) modeling and drainage studies
      • Stormwater management systems and municipal drainage infrastructure
      • Floodplain analysis and FEMA coordination
    • Water / Wastewater Design Team Focus:
      • Water and wastewater conveyance systems, including pipelines, pump stations, and lift stations
      • System planning, condition assessments, and capacity evaluations

  • Avoid performing detailed design across every discipline

  • Coordinate closely with roadway, structural, geotechnical, and utility disciplines

  • Support construction administration activities, including RFIs, submittals, and field coordination

  • Assist with resolving construction-related issues as needed

  • Mentor and supervise engineers and designers within your project teams

  • Perform technical reviews and uphold quality control standards

  • Foster professional development and knowledge sharing within your design team

What You'll Need

  • 8+ years of experience in stormwater, water & wastewater, or water resources engineering

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Construction Management, or a related engineering discipline

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license (required)

  • Strong technical foundation aligned with your design team focus:

    • Hydrology, hydraulics, and drainage or
    • Municipal water and wastewater infrastructure

  • Proficiency in OpenRoads, Civil 3D, and/or AutoCAD (OpenRoads preferred; training available)

  • Experience with HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, StormCAD, or similar tools (preferred, not required)

  • FEMA floodplain mapping and agency coordination experience (preferred)

  • UDOT or Mountain West municipal project experience (a plus)

  • Proven ability to lead teams, communicate with clients, and manage projects effectively

Benefits You’ll Enjoy

  • Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships

  • Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities

  • Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options

  • Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match

  • Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups

Why You’ll Love Consor

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.

Consor’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

We welcome and celebrate equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment in which employees and prospective employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where the uniqueness, perspectives, and experiences of individuals are valued. Consor is an equal opportunity employer and maintains employment practices designed to provide equal employment and development opportunities for all employees and applicants, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

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