Civil Project Manager - Water Resources

Description

The Wooten Company’s Columbia, SC office is seeking a team-focused, innovative Project Manager with strong water wastewater utilities background to join our expanding Water Resources Practice. 

ABOUT THE WOOTEN COMPANY

We are a multi-disciplinary firm dedicated to providing engineering, geomatics and architectural services to municipalities, counties, water and sewer authorities, educational institutions, and private industry across the Carolinas. We provide our clients with consulting for civil / environmental engineering, mechanical / electrical / plumbing engineering, architecture, and GIS / surveying services. These departments work together with our team of funding specialists to provide financing assistance for many local government projects and we pride ourselves on having helped raise over $600 million in grants and loans for infrastructure improvements and community enhancements.  As communities across North and South Carolina face ever changing environmental and economic challenges, we remain dedicated to providing and improving the infrastructure necessary to remain one of the country's best places to live, work, and raise a family.

COMPANY BENEFITS 

• Medical, dental, vision options to fit your needs - High Deductible Health Plans as low as $16 per paycheck, traditional PPO plans as low as $125 per paycheck, both with exceptional 80% coverage and great provider networks.
• Prescription drug plans
• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance - you're covered!
• Company paid short and long term disability - you’re covered!
• Paid Holidays to spend time celebrating - 10 per year!
• Generous paid time off - 5 days available immediately on date of hire!
• Up to 4% 401(k) company matching - Free $$ for your retirement!

PERKS & TOOLS TO SUCCEED 

• Lunch and Learn Seminars
• Continuing Education / Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Professional Registration and Organization Reimbursement Program
• Employee referral bonus program - know someone who’s a potential future Wootenite?  Refer someone and if they’re hired, you get a bonus!
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — Health Care and Dependent Care Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance options for you and your dependents at our low rates.
• Summer Hours - flexible work schedules so you can enjoy the sunshine!
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan - we share our profits and deposit the cash right into your 401(k) annually.
• Profit-based Annual Bonus - another way we share our profits with the people who make our world go around!
• Branded clothing reimbursement program - wear our cool SWAG at 50% cost
• Employee Appreciate Events - we love to gather (safely) together and hang out or have friendly competitions with prizes!

 Who are you? The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated civil engineer with a strong background in successfully completing water, wastewater and / or stormwater projects for local governments and private clients. You are responsible, work well with a team and communicate well with people of varying backgrounds and experiences. You are eager grow professionally in your field and help The Wooten Company grow our presence in South Carolina in the municipal water resources field. 

What will you be doing? Candidates can expect to work with utility owners, such as local municipalities and utility authorities, in the delivery of critical water and sewer services, along with other community facilities. The person in this role can make a significant community impact by supporting our clients as they carry out their mission to efficiently own, operate, and maintain public utilities on behalf of their customers and residents. In this role, the Water Resources PM will be responsible for growing and managing their own team, working with existing clients, and growing Wooten’s water / wastewater utilities presence in South Carolina. Candidates can expect to be continually challenged to independently manage design projects (i.e. develop scopes, budgets, maintain client relationships, QC and design functions, etc.)  and help develop and lead their own team of colleagues to create solutions that meet our client’s needs, using the right mix of advanced technology and historically successful measures, while working within the financial boundaries of the project stakeholders. 

Who will you be working with? The Water Resources Project Manager can expect cross functional collaboration across all teams and specialties, providing an opportunity to interact with The Wooten Company colleagues in both North and South Carolina. Additionally, this person will regularly work with municipal and private clients, as well as state and federal regulatory  and funding agencies. For the right person with a desire to grow professionally, this role is a good opportunity to obtain a depth and breadth of civil engineering ability and to contribute to the growing presence of Wooten, in both the North and South Carolina regions. 

Where will you be working? Our Columbia office is located in a desirable area of  the South Carolina state capital, home of the University of South Carolina’s fighting Gamecocks, the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, the historic downtown’s wide array of restaurants and brewpubs, and a host of outdoor parks.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintain effective liaison and relationships with clients on a variety of water and wastewater utilities projects.
• Proactively engage in the development of new business, with a focus on existing clients.
• Develop project scope, budgets, and work plans and manage project adhering to these items.
• Consult with project team to provide technical guidance; outline work plan; assign duties and responsibilities; and resolve problems.
• Direct, coordinate, and supervise activities of project personnel and team members to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Provide leadership and direction by mentoring and motivating staff for team work and their career growth.
• Preparation of necessary calculations, reports, specifications and other project materials.
• Motivate team personnel toward performance excellence in all assigned tasks.
• Assist Practice with achievement of Financial Goals.
• Perform QA/QC functions to help ensure projects meet client expectations and engineering excellence.
• Take an active role in the preparation of proposals including development of work, schedules, fees, and overall content.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. Civil/ Environmental Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited program
• Minimum of 10-14 years of experience as a Professional Engineer (PE) in a consulting engineering environment 
• SC licensed Professional Engineer (or if licensed outside SC, ability to obtain SC license within one year)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• A foundational knowledge of Project Management techniques, and a desire to expand these skills.
• Strong experience with engineering design and construction administration for municipal utility projects. 
• Familiarity with federal, state and local agency regulations, primarily concerning municipal water and wastewater treatment plant projects.
• Experience with public infrastructure project financing and SCDOT is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (O365) applications (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Experience with hydraulic modeling and with Civil 3D is preferred.
• Strong understanding of engineering project process from inception to completion through construction.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present to clients and plan/conduct meetings.
• Ability to work in a team environment.