What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Resources Project Manager position at OHM Advisors?
Come work for OHM Advisors, the community advancement firm.
With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, our diverse team of professionals works collaboratively across multiple service areas, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering, to create better places for people.
We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward—advancing the whole, today and well into the future.
What You’ll Contribute to OHM Advisors
As a Project Manager in the Environmental and Water Resources Group (EWRG), you will support a range of water resources projects in Tennessee. The EWRG is a diverse 40 person team looking for a talented project manager with a passion for water resources. EWRG works on a variety of water, wastewater, and stormwater projects including modeling of distribution and collection systems, asset management, stream restoration, green infrastructure, and a range of facility designs.
A successful candidate for the Water Resources Project Manager position is team-oriented, with strong analytical skills. The candidate takes initiative and is willing to stay current with software, regulations, and technology. This position is full-time with semi-flexible working arrangements available.
Your Responsibilities
- Client management and development
- Lead and delivery municipal water resource facilities planning and design projects
- Project manager on studies, reports, design, and/or construction of water distribution systems, sewage collection, storage facilities, control vaults, pumping stations, booster stations, water and wastewater treatment, stormwater systems, and green infrastructure.
- Bidding phase services and Construction administration and management for linear and facility projects.
- Effectively communicate project goals, alternatives, recommendations, and outcomes to project team, client, and public.
Train and mentor entry-level staff.
Program planning and management for water system replacement and SSES efforts.
Perform various water resources-related calculations and analyses using a variety of software tools.
Understand funding programs at the state and federal levels (USDA RD, SRF, CDBG).
Understanding of GIS and able to apply to project/program workflows
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Fieldwork and site visits from planning through construction may be required with occasional travel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Your Team
As a trusted member of OHM Advisors’ Water Resources Group, you will join a growing, mission-driven team of innovative thinkers who collaborate daily, using our combined gifts and talents to continually advance the communities we serve.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or related field required.
- The ideal candidate will have at least four years of water resources-related experience State of Tennessee Professional Engineer license preferred.
- State of Ohio, Kentucky, and/or Michigan Professional Engineer license desirable but not required.
- Experience with water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure analysis, planning, and design.
- Experience with water and wastewater infrastructure design considerations
- Experience working with ArcGIS PRO, AutoCAD, Revit, Matlab, hydrologic, and hydraulic design programs, such as PC/EPA-SWMM, EPA-Net, Infowater, HEC-HMS, or HEC-RAS preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to take the initiative to solve challenging problems
- Self-directed and able to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
- Team-oriented mindset and strong listening and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Growth at OHM Advisors
Advancement isn’t just for our clients. We’re committed to moving our team forward, too. At OHM Advisors, you’ll enjoy challenging, meaningful work at a growing company creating innovative solutions for forward-thinking clients. But there’s not just cool work on big projects. You’ll be empowered to create your own career path in a culture that supports your individual professional development goals and encourages your pursuits through continued opportunities for growth. Read about some of our opportunities for career growth and enrichment on our website.
OHM Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Experience
Required- 5 year(s): Progressively increasing responsibility experience in water or wastewater design
Education
Required- Bachelors or better in Civil Engineering or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Required- Prof. Engineering License
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
