Principal Project Manager – Municipal Water/Wastewater (Client Lead, SAWS)

Job description

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future. Weston has an opportunity for a Principal Project Manager to play a prominent role in the continued expansion of our municipal water and wastewater engineering practice in the San Antonio area. This position would serve as the client lead for San Antonio Water System (SAWS), with responsibility for pursuing and winning new work, mentoring staff, and driving the ongoing growth and profitability of the SAWS account. We currently have six contracts with SAWS with a backlog of $1M+. This is a client-focused seller-doer position for which the candidate must have both business development and project management experience for municipal water/wastewater design services in the San Antonio area. The successful candidate will be responsible for networking with clients to identify and define projects, developing and negotiating proposals, building teams of technical staff and subconsultants to execute work, maintaining quality management processes to ensure that the work remains on track, and delivering according to scope, schedule, and budget. Fast career track advancement to more senior Principal Project Manager or Client Service Manager roles will be commensurate with business development and management ability. Only candidates possessing a Professional Engineering (P.E.) license in Texas with the experience above will be considered. Three independent references verifying experience will be requested. Location: San Antonio, TX Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Bachelor’s degree in civil, chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering Current Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Texas 20+ years of experience in the field of water/ wastewater engineering design, preferred. 15+ years of experience project managing water/wastewater, preferred. Municipal wastewater collection/treatment design engineering experience in STX. Municipal wastewater collection/treatment client relationships in STX. Demonstrated selling and proposal development success to local clients. Demonstrated project management experience, including financial responsibility. Strong passion to engage client organizations to identify and win new projects. Excellent communication skills, including ability to convey technical presentations. Ability to recruit, build, mentor, and foster an engineering team as a leader. Expected Outcomes: Successful capture of $3M or more gross sales for new wastewater design work annually Successful project management of $3M or more design/construction projects annually. Execution of all work professionally, safely, and ethically according to company values. Highly competent technical leadership resulting in successful project delivery. Regular client engagement resulting in continually expanding trust relationships. Project management leading teams to meet scope, schedule, budget requirements. Meticulous project financial management resulting in consistently profitable work. Staff engagement through recruiting and mentorship to build and strengthen the team. Diligent and timely compliance with and implementation of company business practices. Regular participation in local professional societies and associations for networking. Maintenance of a Professional Engineer license in Texas for employment duration. We fully invest in our people : Weston provides a generous, comprehensive benefits package program that offers employees high value options with solid financial protection, meeting the personal needs of its people and their families. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions. Paid time off plus holiday and parental leave. Life and disability plans. Critical illness and accident plans. Work/Life flexibility. Professional development opportunities. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.