Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 16,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

 

Our New York City Portfolio is currently looking to add a Project Manager with experience in water or wastewater to join our team. Mott MacDonald’s water/wastewater team is actively growing its water practice in New York. In this position you will be tasked with the overall project management of a number of water / wastewater projects at one time.

The position offers excellent potential for professional growth and the opportunity to collaborate not only with water resources personnel, but with our many practices including dams, geotechnical, energy, and transportation. The qualified candidate must have strong leadership and program management experience and direct business development experience during their career, with the ability to generate project leads, build client relationships and win work.  This position requires direct interaction with clients and the ability to manage and mentor Mott MacDonald professionals. The role will require managing design teams comprising Mott MacDonald’s supporting technical disciplines and specialty sub-consultants. 

Responsibilities of the position will include, but not be limited to:

 

Interacting with clients and regulatory agencies. Client contact, business development, identifying and generating project opportunities. Provides administrative and technical management over more than one water resources, water treatment or wastewater project.Responsible for establishing and periodically reviewing time-and-hour budgets and meeting those budgets on the projects.Periodically reviews project schedule and progress on the projects.Outlines more difficult problems and methods of approach for other engineers.Supervises or coordinates several varied assignments simultaneously.Identifies potential business development with existing clients and takes an active or lead role in the proposal process.Maintains continued relationship with client after project is finished to assure securing future work the client may have.Performs non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more-diverse project.Applies intensive/diversified knowledge of engineering/scientific principals/practices in broad areas of assignment and related fields.Calculates cost and determines feasibility of project based on analysis of collected data

We invite applications from candidates with the following experience:

B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering required.8+ years' experience in water engineeringBoth design and management of water related projectsMentoring of less experienced engineersPE in the state of NY requiredSelf-starter with ability to lead and manage people and projectsCommercial approach to delivering projectsSkilled in technical writing