Arcadis

Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Arcadis
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeLittle Rock • United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive project management capabilities in water and wastewater engineering, including design, construction oversight, and client relationship management. Proficient in managing project lifecycles, budgeting, and mentoring junior staff while ensuring compliance with engineering standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Project Management ExperiencePE LicenseConstruction InspectionPMP CertificationWater/Wastewater Design

Tech Stack

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PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work with multiple engineering disciplines on water/wastewater-related projects
  • Manage the full project lifecycle, including conceptual-level planning, permitting, detailed design development, and construction support
  • Participate in business development activities
  • Manage contracting, planning, scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, design supervision, progress reporting, construction-services procurement, and construction administration
  • Keep projects on task, on time, and on budget
  • Evaluate plans and technical designs for completeness and constructability
  • Support permitting and professional engineering services during construction
  • Perform construction observation, shop drawing reviews, RFI responses, and permit closeouts
  • Oversee development of design calculations, technical report sections, design drawings, and specifications
  • Prepare construction packages for water, wastewater, and stormwater systems
  • Develop cost estimates and project schedules
  • Supervise and support staff and mentor junior engineering and design/drafting staff
  • Leverage work experience and client relationships to win new projects with Principal-level staff
  • Prepare and present project information at weekly and monthly client progress meetings
  • Travel for project site visits, client meetings, and other project activities

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering or related field
  • 12 years of relevant engineering project management experience
  • PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • At least 6 years of project management experience involving design and construction engineering for water and wastewater projects (preferred)
  • Demonstrated project leadership experience as a Task Manager, Design Lead, or Technical Lead (preferred)
  • Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (preferred)
  • Experience in construction inspection and management, asset management, and condition assessment (preferred)
  • Process mechanical design experience (preferred)
  • Active participation in regional or national professional associations (preferred)
  • PMP certification (preferred)
  • Ability to travel for project site visits, client meetings, or other project-related activities

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401K
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Reward & recognition program
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Nine paid holidays
  • 20 days PTO accruing per year

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Hard Skills
Project Lifecycle ManagementDesign DevelopmentCost EstimationTechnical Report PreparationConstruction Package PreparationDesign CalculationsSchedulingBudgetingContract ManagementConstruction Administration
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringClient Relationship ManagementCommunicationTeam Collaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
PE LicensePMP Certification
Industry Keywords
Water ProjectsWastewater ProjectsStormwater SystemsConstruction SupportPermittingDesign SupervisionConstruction ObservationAsset ManagementCondition AssessmentProfessional Associations