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Senior Project Manager

Michael Baker International's Water Group provides innovative consulting, planning and engineering solutions for the entire spectrum of the water cycle. We have proven experience in providing a full range of professional services from scientific and technical analysis, concept through design, and construction support services. Protection and management of water resources starts at the watershed level and follows the movement of water through urban and agricultural areas, streams, lakes and reservoirs, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and water/wastewater treatment plants.

Our Senior Project Manager will be based in our Water/Wastewater Department in Santa Ana, CA supporting our many public and private sector clients in Southern California with their next challenging projects. The successful candidate will have a track record of completing technically sound and financially profitable projects and will join a growing team of water/wastewater engineers, designers, and drafters that is well funded and stable. It is a highly visible position growth and leadership in consulting for municipal and private clients, leveraging a strong corporate resume. This position will:

• Be involved with a variety of water-related projects such as water and sewer master plans; hydraulic modeling; and the design of pipelines, pump stations, reservoirs, wells, lift stations, and treatment facilities.
• Work as part of a project team and be responsible for planning, design development, calculations, presentations and overall project development for a variety of projects.
• Interact with clients and be responsible for positioning on upcoming projects.
• Lead business development activities, such as networking groups, proposal preparation, pursuit strategy and fee proposal development.
• Be an industry leader in professional organizations such as ASCE, APWA, WEF, CWEA, and AWWA.
• Actively participate in the water/wastewater group at Michael Baker, interacting productively with the larger office and regional team environment.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to staff.
• Perform project management duties, such as invoicing, project budgeting and forecasting and monthly reports
• Prepare and oversee design calculations, cost estimates, and development of construction documents for water and wastewater facilities.
• Lead technical evaluations to support planning and design related to water and wastewater systems.
• Prepare and review technical memoranda, reports, drawings, specifications, and miscellaneous contract documents.
• Assist technical marketing during the procurement of key projects.
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with project team members including other disciplines (cost estimators, GIS, designers, and other engineers).

Professional Requirements:

• Possess a bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering, with an emphasis on environmental and/or water resources engineering, or related engineering field.
• Minimum of 15 years' experience in performing planning and design services for water and wastewater infrastructure facilities.
• Minimum of 5 years as a Project Manager.
• Highly motivated self-starter, versatile and interested in working on a variety of projects supporting the Water/Wastewater Field.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration in California.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite including Word, Outlook, Project, Excel and PowerPoint.
• A proven track record of increasing levels of responsibility and experience interfacing with clients.
• Demonstrated financial acumen with insight and effectiveness with project accounting, financials, and billing.
• Established effective relationships in the Southern California Market.
• The ideal candidate is recognized in Southern California as someone who can leverage a strong corporate resume to win work, deliver work, and generally grow as a leader within a strong organization.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $185,000 - $235,000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
• Generous paid time off Professional and personal development
• Commuter and wellness benefits
• Project Manager Bonuses