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Southland Industries Senior Design Project Manager – Water/Wastewater in United States
Position Summary
Southland Industries is seeking a Senior Design Project Manager – Water/Wastewater to support the delivery of complex municipal water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects.
This role is ideal for an experienced treatment plant design leader who wants to work at the intersection of engineering and construction. You will provide technical leadership from early project development through design, construction, and commissioning to deliver complex treatment plant upgrades, expansions, and rehabilitation projects within active operating facilities.
This position plays a key role in expanding Southland’s municipal wastewater capabilities and offers the opportunity to influence project strategy, improve constructability, and deliver real-world infrastructure solutions.
Position Details
Technical Leadership
Provide senior engineering leadership for water and wastewater treatment facility projects, including plant upgrades, expansions, rehabilitation, and greenfield facilities.
Ensure treatment strategies and solutions are appropriate, sound, feasible and will satisfy the operational goals and regulatory requirements.
Ensure treatment process requirements are translated into practical civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, and operational design solutions.
Lead development of basis of design documentation, process layouts, and technical design strategies for complex treatment facilities.
Guide engineering teams toward technically sound and constructible solutions that maximize project value for municipal clients.
Design Management
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines.
Manage internal and external design partners to deliver engineering packages from conceptual design through construction documents.
Review engineering calculations, drawings, and specifications to ensure technical quality, completeness, and alignment with project objectives.
Support preparation of technical proposals, engineering reports, and project development deliverables.
Constructability & Risk Management
Evaluate constructability, sequencing, and operational constraints for treatment plant upgrades and expansions.
Develop phasing strategies, temporary works plans, and bypass strategies to maintain treatment operations during construction.
Identify technical and construction risks during early project development and collaborate with construction teams to develop mitigation strategies.
Apply lessons learned from prior treatment plant projects to improve project delivery and reduce execution risk.
Project Development & Delivery
Partner with project development, estimating, and construction teams to align engineering scope with project budgets, schedules, and delivery strategies.
Contribute to cost estimating, procurement strategies, and subcontractor coordination during preconstruction.
Support field engineering activities including site investigations, existing condition assessments, construction technical oversight and support.
Interface with clients, regulators, and project stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet operational, regulatory, and project objectives.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.
12+ years of experience in municipal water and wastewater engineering for construction projects.
Experience delivering treatment plant construction projects including upgrades, expansions, and new construction.
Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Strong understanding of treatment requirements, strategies and processes, treatment systems and equipment, regulatory requirements, hydraulic systems, plant infrastructure and plant operations.
Experience collaborating with and/or being a member of construction teams to deliver projects in design-build, CMAR, or other collaborative delivery environments.
Benefits
As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:
401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
Disability income protection insurance
Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
Paid parental leave
Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
Wellness benefits
About Southland Industries
As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you’re engaged, challenged, and valued, apply now to join our dynamic team.
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Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For (Colorado/New York City/California/Washington/Maryland) this ranges from $143,000.00 - $214,000.00 plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above.
Contingent Employment: All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.
External Agency Announcement : Its Southland Industries' policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
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