Design Manager (Water/Wastewater)
GHD

Job Description

Help us build the future and we'll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career.

Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal.

Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we'll provide you unlimited space to grow.

Who are we looking for?

GHD has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Industrial / Municipal Water and Wastewater Process Design Manager to join our team in Syracuse, NY! Working with our Engineering Design Organization (EDO), you'll manage and coordinate our skilled multi discipline technical team within a project to deliver design delivery documents, ensure quality, on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, team coordination and team performance measures within the project.

We are seeking a process design skilled individual who can speak the language of disciplines, coordinate well, and help guide a project team throughout the design process.

You'll support Project Managers and Project Directors in all aspects of the project with a primary focus on organizing the technical team to complete the task, controlling the design path, solving problems, and ultimately being responsible for the design achieving the result. This role is commonly referred to as a Senior Project Engineer in the consulting engineering industry, especially on large multi-disciplinary projects.

In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.

We're seeking the curious, those who are stimulated by fresh thinking and a desire to shape our communities in new, positive ways.

As part of a truly global team, working on complex and rewarding projects, you'll be at the forefront of driving change.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Responsibility for coordination of the technical team leads of the different design disciplines
• Carrying out projects in accordance with the policies of GHD to meet the needs of the client and comply with all applicable laws and regulations
• Responsibility for executing with the support of other the technical scope of a project
• Coordinating the preparation of a project methodology or project Work Plan as it relates to the technical scope in coordination with the Project Manager and Project Director
• Verifying that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project
• Ensuring Team Leads are getting the resources they need to meet project objectives and completing check-ins on progress and ensuring adequate time is planned for internal processes, QA/QC, client reviews, etc.
• Working closely with the engineering group to facilitate decision-making related to design, the choice of process and equipment and day-to-day problems
• Complete final review of technical procurement documents in tender packages, coordinating review by GHD Legal team where required
• Ensures that all proposed changes whether approved or not are recorded and properly filed
• Participation in site visits, client coordination and review meetings, and assisting in the proposal development phases of a project.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Engineering or other technical discipline
• At least 7 years of technical, administrative and project experience, managing the design delivery for larger, multi-discipline projects specifically for municipal/industrial water and wastewater treatment plants, facilities, or buildings
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional Engineering License with ability to obtain in multiple states
• Process modeling such as bio-win a plus.

Interested in this role? Please submit your application!

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Salary Range: $101,600-$152,400 based on experience.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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