Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately-held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast.

GMC is seeking a Senior Project Manager for water and wastewater infrastructure projects to join our Atlanta, Augusta, or Savannah, GA team. This individual will serve as project manager and/or technical lead on municipal drinking and wastewater projects.

Foundational

Builds on extensive technical foundations with expectation to make significant contributions to the team efforts for the benefit of the client

Demonstrates ability to evaluate, select, and apply standards, techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features

Understands technical requirements needed in the design of a project and how various disciplines are integrated to meet the needs of the client

Independent performer on most assignments

Technical

Lead multidisciplinary teams to provide studies

Provide planning and design services for water/wastewater utilities

Provide technical design for water/wastewater treatment projects and technical support to the design team to ensure efficiency, quality, and performance to fulfill project requirements

Deliver engineering calculations, project coordination, write engineering specifications, establish appropriate design methods, report preparation and coordination, equipment sizing and selection while working directly with clients

Drive profitability of projects and satisfaction of clients through quality work and on-time / on-budget delivery

Coordinate with leadership on staffing and workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule

Conduct QA/QC of all documents and reports, verifying accuracy of data, information and calculations

Prepare and oversee detailed construction document packages and provide technical leadership for all deliverables for client

Support marketing efforts through client engagement, responsiveness and strong delivery of projects

Assist with proposals to provide professional services, including preparation of scopes, budgets and schedules for assignments

Professional Competencies

Client and Customer Focus

Assist in learning the needs of assigned clients

Understand the profession’s ethical obligation to Client and the public welfare

Assist with reviewing and defining scope of work issues with Consultants and Contractors

Team Orientation

Work across disciplines and office locations to fully utilize firm experiential knowledge

Ability to coordinate work with professional engineers, surveyors, survey field personnel, city code enforcement officials and construction crews

Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of engineering work

Ability to work with multiple individuals in a team environment

Coordinates work with entry-level engineers, technicians, surveyors and administrative staff

Contributes to Client Services team

Company Perspective

Represent the firm in all aspects of projects and assignments to prospective employees, clients, and the communities we serve

Reinforce GMC standards and Core Values to others

Communication

Ability to respond to common inquiries from contractors, surveyors, survey field personnel, city code enforcement or regulatory agencies

Ability to effectively present information in oral and written format

Receives general supervision on assignments and thorough review of all aspects of work

Receives instruction on specific objectives, and direction on unconventional and/or complex problems

Continuous Improvement

Assist with developing standards and guidelines

Provide input towards improving operational procedures

Able to perform tasks in support of Staff Professionals and Engineer Interns

Performs more advanced drafting tasks

Continually participate in Individual Development planning and program

Leadership

Trains and mentors other CADD / Revit technicians

Collaboratively uses judgment to determine adaptations in methods for non-routine aspects of assignments

Service

Actively participate in local professional society

Participate in community service activities and understand implications of involvement

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering required

Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in water and/or wastewater engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required (Georgia or ability/plan to obtain)

Master’s degree, BCEE, PMP, or LEED AP certifications preferred

Strong technical background in municipal water/wastewater systems

Working knowledge of technical specifications and design standards

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and AutoCAD

Active involvement in professional and industry organizations

Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with industry trends and best practices

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills

Travel requirements:

Ability to travel as needed based on project or client requirements

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.