Water Resources Project Manager

VHB is seeking a Water Resources Project Manager in Providence, RI, to lead water resource engineering projects. Responsibilities include managing budgets and schedules, assisting clients with stormwater compliance, conducting studies, and preparing reports. Candidates should have a degree in civil/environmental engineering, project management experience, and proficiency in AutoCAD and GIS. The role involves collaboration with a team on diverse environmental and transportation projects.
About the position

VHB's Water Resources group is expanding across New England, and we are seeking a Project Manager/Water Resources Engineer to join our dynamic team of water resource engineers and water quality specialists in Providence, RI. In this role, you will assist clients in developing strategic, cost-effective, and innovative solutions to address their water resource, ecological restoration, transportation, and environmental challenges. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, from site-specific initiatives to watershed-scale efforts. These projects may include stormwater designs, bridge hydraulics and scour assessments, stream restorations, flood mitigation and management strategies, and coastal resiliency planning. As a Water Resources Project Manager, you will be responsible for identifying both short-term deadlines and long-term client goals, tracking budgets and schedules, and ensuring that both internal and external deadlines are met. You will assist in identifying and pursuing new clients while leveraging existing relationships to provide valuable services to VHB's current clientele. Your role will also involve assisting clients with stormwater regulatory compliance and developing comprehensive, efficient, and sustainable approaches to their water resource challenges. You will conduct or lead staff in a variety of water resources-related studies and analyses, support integrated water resources planning, resiliency planning, watershed management, and stormwater control planning, and prepare reports for stormwater analyses and designs. Working collaboratively within a team of professionals, you will develop site civil engineering plans and specifications for a multitude of environmental, land development, transportation, and water resources projects.

Responsibilities
• Identify both short-term deadlines, deliverables, and tasks as well as long-term client goals
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• Track budgets, schedules, staff availability, and ensure internal and external intermediate and final deadlines are met
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• Assist with identifying and pursuing new clients and leverage existing relationships to continue to provide valuable services to VHB's existing clients
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• Assist clients with stormwater regulatory compliance and initiatives to develop comprehensive approaches that are efficient and sustainable
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• Conduct, or lead staff who are conducting, a wide array of water resources related studies and analysis
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• Support related water resources work such as integrated water resources planning, resiliency planning, watershed management and stormwater control planning, stormwater master planning, and NPDES permitting-related tasks
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• Prepare reports for stormwater analyses and designs
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• Work within a team of professionals in developing site civil engineering plans and specifications for a multitude of environmental, land development, transportation, and water resources projects

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental/water resource engineering or related discipline
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• Master's degree a plus
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• P.E. licensure expected or ability to obtain within 6 months
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• 5-8 years of stormwater, water quality, and/or regulatory experience, including project management experience
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• 8-11 years of experience preferred
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• Experience supervising or mentoring desired
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• AutoCAD and GIS experience strongly desired
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• Superior project management skills on water resource projects
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• Familiarity with stormwater management design, Low Impact Development/green infrastructure design, floodplain management, storm sewer design, grading, and site design
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• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
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• Team-oriented with strong capability to motivate others
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• Highly motivated self-starter
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• Detail-oriented and highly organized
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• Superior ability to collaboratively problem solve with stakeholders, clients, and teammates
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• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling programs
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• Understanding of local, state, and federal permitting

Nice-to-haves
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling programs
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• Understanding of local, state, and federal permitting

Benefits
• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
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• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
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• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
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• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
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• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace