Senior Water Resources Project Manager

RES is looking for a Senior Water Resources Project Manager with at least 15 year of experience for our Orlando, FL or Fort Lauderdale, FL office.

The mission: the Senior Project Manager will assist the corporate team and region in developing and executing its mega-projects (with Contract Value exceeding $20M+). These projects frequently entail both civil and ecological elements within a unified scope of work. The role will contribute to the implementation of WUC projects with a construction value of around $30M, necessitating a seasoned professional capable of overseeing construction subcontractors.

What your day-to-day might look like?

Project Leadership: Lead the planning, execution, and management of large-scale ecosystem restoration projects, ensuring alignment with environmental sustainability goals and compliance with the permit and contract requirements. Manage and monitor third-party engineering and contractors to ensure quality engineering and implementation decision-making for scheduled deliverables and management within budget.

Team Management: Direct multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement innovative nature-based solutions for water quality improvement and ecosystem resilience, including hydrological restoration of degraded landscapes to improve wetlands and their performance, habitat restoration and dynamic conveyance systems.

Technical Support: Be part of the procurement process by issuing project material requisitions, answering technical questions, evaluating technical and commercial offers, and recommending purchasing and receiving material.

Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of your time within Florida as priorities require.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities that this position entails.

Qualifications

We would love to speak with you if you have many of the following:

BS in Civil Engineering with emphasis in hydrogeology, water resources or agricultural engineering.

Experience in managing projects with high degree of complexity and over $25M in value that spans planning, design, construction, monitoring, operations and maintenance.

Experience with relevant environmental regulations and permits/approvals(e.g. CWA Section 404/401/402,7,10, 10, 62-330 F.A.C, Environmental Resource Permit Applicant’s Handbooks, ESA, MBTA)

Experience managing engineering and construction contractors.

Experience in negotiating and managing various construction contract structures such as Design Build, Design Build Operate and Maintain, P3, CMAR.

Experience developing and maintaining schedules using scheduling software typical of the industry (ie: MS Project, Primavera, ProCor)

Existing relationships with regulatory stakeholders, including USACE, FDEP, FWS, FWCC, WMDs

Direct working experience and relationships with the private sector, including energy, oil, gas, transportation, developers, or utilities, and existing connections with channel partners, such as consulting, design, and engineering firms

What will make you stand out?

Licensed Professional Engineer

Existing relationships with State, County, and City government officials in Florida.

Existing relationships with regulatory stakeholders, including: USACE, FEDP, FWS, FWCC, WMDs.

Project management certification

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

RES is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Regular Full-Time