Water / Wastewater Project Manager

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Job Description Take Your Design Career to the Next Level Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Key Responsibilities

Lead Projects: Manage complex water/wastewater projects from planning through execution, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and exceeding client expectations.

Requirements Summary

B.S. in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field. 8 + years of experience in water/wastewater engineering and design. 3+ years of Project Management experience, including managing municipal and utility projects.

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Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Our collaborative, multidisciplinary group spanning architectural, structural, civil, electrical, mechanical, process engineering, pipeline design, and integrity management works together to deliver integrated, high‑impact solutions.

 

Step Into Your New Role  

As a Water/wastewater Project Manager, you will lead and manage complex projects, ensuring successful delivery through expert technical guidance, client management, and team leadership. You will collaborate with a skilled team of engineers, scientists, and planners to provide innovative solutions while fostering long-term client relationships and driving operational excellence in water and wastewater systems.

 

Our teams enjoy a hybrid schedule, which allows us to offer this role in in Manchester, New Hampshire or Portland, Maine offices.

 

Responsibilities

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  • Lead Projects: Manage complex water/wastewater projects from planning through execution, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and exceeding client expectations.
  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction to project teams, ensuring high standards of design, process engineering, and quality.
  • Client Management: Build and foster relationships with municipal and utility clients, ensuring long-term contracts and ongoing project success.
  • Team Development: Mentor and develop staff, providing guidance in their technical and professional growth.
  • Business Development: Participate in proposal presentations and scoping activities with clients, identifying new opportunities and expanding service offerings.
  • Project Delivery: Oversee scheduling, cost management, and resource allocation for water and wastewater systems projects.
  • Cross-disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, scientists, and planners in a team-oriented environment.
  • Mentoring & Thought Leadership: Contribute to technical conferences, committees, and internal development programs.

Requirements

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  • B.S. in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
  • 8 + years of experience in water/wastewater engineering and design.
  • 3+ years of Project Management experience, including managing municipal and utility projects.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
  • Strong expertise in the technical aspects of water/wastewater systems, including design, planning, and construction.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and technical writing skills.

Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

 

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:  

 

What We Offer

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Please note that Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.   

 

 

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Where is the job
Us-Me-Portland
On-site at the office
Who can apply
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Posted
May 7, 2026
First seen
May 14, 2026
Last seen
May 15, 2026

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