WaterWastewater Senior Project Manager

Ardurra is looking to hire an experienced Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager to join our team in our Phoenix, AZ office.

Ardurra’s innovative water and wastewater engineers collaborate closely with clients to plan, design, permit, and construct systems that address their needs comprehensively. This approach allows our clients to make smarter investments, resulting in lower life cycle costs and additional benefits.

Primary Function

The Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager will play a crucial and strategic role in leading our water/wastewater engineering staff, supporting, and delivering water infrastructure and treatment projects in the Phoenix, AZ area. Key responsibilities will focus on project execution and delivery, providing exceptional client service, business performance, and leading and mentoring the Phoenix Water/Wastewater team. Innovation and collaboration will be highly valued.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Ability to monitor and evaluate the operations of the Phoenix Water/Wastewater team Coordinating tasks, motivating team members, fostering positive communication, and resolving conflictsActively involved in monitoring the budget, schedule, and quality of projects within the groupSuccessful experience in proposals and scope & fee writing to obtain workProvide technical leadership for projects as a mentor to all levels of the teamSupervising Project Management staff and recruitment of new staff when neededResponsible for monthly group level performance to align with overall group objectives/targets for growth and profitabilityBe available to team members to mentor junior staff and consult with the Practice Director for guidanceResponsible for delivering service to the client and for client relationsResponsible for risk management and proactive change managementDevelop innovative solutions to add value to our clients that differentiate Ardurra from competitorsResponsible for marketing to existing clients through project performance, expanding the scope of existing contracts, and identifying new project opportunities

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering requiredProfessional Engineer (PE) License in the state of ArizonaMinimum of 10 to 15 years of related experienceAbility to guide, direct, and coordinate with multiple professionals involved in water/wastewater type projects and to manage the performance of various personnel in other departmentsAbility to effectively communicate, in English, both verbally and in writing

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.