Job Category:  Engineering

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Senior Project Manager – Water Services

Interested in working for the industry leader? Interested in having a substantial stake in an employee owned firm? Looking to help your neighbors and impact your local community? RJN Group employees can answer yes to all of those and more. Currently we are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join the RJN family.

Position Summary:
Provide technical, managerial, and market guidance to expand RJN’s water pipeline inspection services. RJN is looking to duplicate its success as a leader in the condition assessment of wastewater pipelines with the expansion of its water pipeline condition assessment services. With a host of products and partnerships established, our strong base of existing clients provides a springboard for an experienced leader to help expand these accounts into water services.

The ideal candidate will have the background to serve as the subject matter expert providing expertise, leadership, and support to account managers within each of our operating units. The individual will be involved in developing and implementing marketing strategies, introducing new inspection technologies, developing new service offerings and executing projects.

As a leadership position, the Senior Project Manager will be provided the autonomy to lead teams of engineers to execute condition assessment services for water pipeline and pressure pipeline projects.

Position Responsibilities:
Technical Support
• Complete technical reviews of condition assessment and pipe assessment data. Responsible for the technical quality of core service offerings within proposals and client reports.
• Attend industry trade shows and remain informed of new methods and developments affecting the water and pressure pipe business. Develop and implement best-in-class products and services solutions through continuous improvement and investment
• Promote technical excellence on project, ensuring established Quality Control and Assurance objectives are met. Analyze contractual and financial performance and direct activities to improve efficiency, production and performance.
• Interface with our internal software development team to integrate water service applications for project management, efficiency, quality control and client deliverables.

Managerial Support
• Oversee execution, quality control and deliverables for condition assessment services, leak detection surveys, valve exercising, flow and pressure meter installation and other field inspection services.
• Coordinate with product vendors and partners for the delivery of contracted services.
• Prepare work plans, supervise project teams and manage project scope, budget and schedule.
• Create project teams capable of completing the work through effective liaison with support departments and other operations offices.
• Assist in the hiring and development of engineering and technical staff. Participate in developing and implementing corporate training programs.

Marketing Support
• Partner with RJN Account Managers to meet regional bookings, revenue and profit margin goals
• Provide technical support to Account Managers including educating clients in formal and informal presentations to drive sales
• Cultivate client relationships and work with Account Managers to identify new clients
• Promote marketing of services through trade shows, workshops, webinars, social media and client meetings
• Assist in the development of the corporate and local marketing strategies and resource materials

Minimum Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• Minimum of 10 years-experience in municipal water projects
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• A successful track record of managing projects scope, schedule and budget compliance.
• Experience in the condition assessment of water pipelines. This experience may include evaluations, inspection technology selection and implementation, leak detection, corrosion surveys, water audits, as well as condition data analysis.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to convey information effectively; understand ideas and information presented in writing and verbally; including presentations
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred Skills & Experience:
• M.S. degree in Engineering or related from an accredited institution
• 20+ years’ consulting experience
• Successful track record of building client relationships in the municipal water field
• A successful track record building a highly efficient technical team
• Strong leadership qualities and ability to coach and mentor staff

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
• Personal Protective Equipment: None required in office.

RJN is an Employee Owned professional engineering and specialty field services firm providing sustainable collection system solutions for infrastructure owners. RJN is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm as well as a Top 50 Trenchless Technology Design Firm.

Since 1975, RJN Group Inc. has provided our customers with value-driven engineering solutions to enable them to meet their service demands. Our employee-owned firm is capable of tackling projects of almost any scale; from small studies to multi-million dollar, total plant rehabilitations.

Our customers are also our neighbors.
We have offices from Colorado to Massachusetts. This means that our staff are supporting the communities they live in. We are locals and take pride in keeping our communities and sister cities running. Those we work for have come to associate our name with creativity, reliability and quality.

We let innovation take the lead.
We perform critical services for wastewater and water systems, relying on technology and key partnerships — such as our recent venture with MTA — to keep costs down and efficiency up.

RJN provides a very competitive benefit package including:
• Company-funded employee stock ownership plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability insurance benefits
• 401K matching retirement plan
• Flexible work arrangements and schedule
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off
• Holiday time off
• Casual dress code

RJN is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We support a diverse work force.

Information

• Location: Wheaton, United States

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Taxonomy

• Water Resources Engineer
• Project Manager
• water engineer
• Project Management