Freese and Nichols is searching for a Transmission and Utilities Senior Project Manager to lead innovative and impactful water infrastructure projects in our Atlanta/Columbus, Georgia offices or our Charlotte, North Carolina office. In this vital role, you will command full-spectrum project management and technical oversight across all phases—from comprehensive studies to detailed design and construction—focused on advancing critical water and sewer distribution, collection system piping, and pump station projects. Your expertise with design-build and collaborative project delivery approaches will empower you to drive excellence, deliver superior client solutions, and help shape resilient, sustainable water systems that serve communities today and for generations to come.

• Serve as senior project manager for water/sewer distribution/collection system piping, pump stations, and treatment plant projects
• Plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects using earned value management principles
• Provide supervision of multi-discipline teams of engineers, engineering technicians, GIS analysts, designers, CAD staff, sub-consultants, etc. Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.
• Design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports
• Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff
• Maintain effective communication with clients, clients’ staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams
• Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation, proposal preparation, and marketing activities.  Also, interaction and a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in water/wastewater engineering and project management
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to become registered within 6 months
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in hydraulics, industry standards, etc.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred

• Experience in design-build and collaborative project delivery

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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