Water / Wastewater Project Manager Position Available In Cumberland, Maine

Water / Wastewater Project Manager
ID
2025-8308

Category Operations Position Type Regular Full-Time Location :

Location US-ME-Portland Additional Locations US-NH-Manchester
Job Description Step Into Your New Role As a Water/wastewater Project Manager, you will lead and manage complex projects, ensuring successful delivery through expert technical guidance, client management, and team leadership. You will collaborate with a skilled team of engineers, scientists, and planners to provide innovative solutions while fostering long-term client relationships and driving operational excellence in water and wastewater systems. Our teams enjoy a hybrid schedule, which allows us to offer this role in in Manchester, New Hampshire or Portland, Maine offices.

Responsibilities:

Lead Projects:

Manage complex water/wastewater projects from planning through execution, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and exceeding client expectations.

Technical Leadership:

Provide technical direction to project teams, ensuring high standards of design, process engineering, and quality.

Client Management:

Build and foster relationships with municipal and utility clients, ensuring long-term contracts and ongoing project success.

Team Development:

Mentor and develop staff, providing guidance in their technical and professional growth.

Business Development:

Participate in proposal presentations and scoping activities with clients, identifying new opportunities and expanding service offerings.

Project Delivery:

Oversee scheduling, cost management, and resource allocation for water and wastewater systems projects.

Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:

Work closely with engineers, scientists, and planners in a team-oriented environment.

Mentoring & Thought Leadership:

Contribute to technical conferences, committees, and internal development programs.

Qualifications:

B.S. in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
8 + years of experience in water/wastewater engineering and design.
3+ years of Project Management experience, including managing municipal and utility projects.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
Strong expertise in the technical aspects of water/wastewater systems, including design, planning, and construction.
Excellent communication, organizational, and technical writing skills. Move Forward with Kleinfelder Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver. Progress with an Employer that Values You Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits:

 Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development:

 We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity:

 Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.