Water Resources Senior Project Manager (California)

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That's how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

What's in it for you:

We currently have an opportunity in California for a Senior Water Resources Technical Manager with interest and experience in the areas of hydrology, supply and demand forecasting and management, supply vulnerability and risk analyses, water systems modeling, integrated planning and decision support. Our growing backlog of water resources work creates an opportunity to be involved in a variety of projects that contribute to the development of solutions addressing key California water resources issues. Experience providing technical leadership on similar projects in California and/or the western United States is a requirement.

Who are we looking for:

We currently have an opportunity in California for a Senior Water Resources Project Manager with interest and experience in the areas of hydrology, supply, and demand forecasting and management, supply vulnerability and risk analyses, water systems modeling, integrated planning, and decision support. Our growing backlog of water resources work creates an opportunity to be involved in a variety of projects that contribute to the development of solutions addressing key water resource issues. Experience providing technical leadership on similar projects in California or the western United States is a requirement.

Location: California

Travel: Minimal travel as necessary for client meetings, conferences, etc.

What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:

Technical Projects Responsibilities:

• Manages complex engineering, planning, or scientific work for clients

• Performs technical tasks of significant difficulty and complexity, working on challenging of projects

• Oversees the overall quality of project deliverables

• Prepares and delivers presentations to internal and/or external clients

• Leverages expertise in water resources planning that will improve the efficiency and quality of project delivery

Project Management Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership internally to complete projects with diverse project teams

• Lead project teams to provide successful projects that meet client needs

• Manages the financial and technical delivery of projects or tasks within the agreed-upon scope, schedule, and budget

• Manage QA/QC functions to ensure accuracy and adequacy of work products

• Be the primary point of contact on projects

• Supports the recruitment, staff development, and retention

Client Visibility Responsibilities:

• Participates in local, regional, and/or national water resources-related professional groups

• Disseminates project information to team and client via informational emails and other appropriate channels.

• Works with Water Resources Practice Leader to develop key approaches and lead/participate in key initiatives

Business Development/Marketing Responsibilities:

• Fosters and maintains one-on-one relationships with key external clients

• Provides significant skills leading to a competitive advantage for Woodard & Curran

• Develops, reviews, and/or evaluates proposals for water resources practice

• Participates in interviews for new projects

Continuous Learning Responsibilities:

• Engages in staff development and mentoring

• Provides feedback/guidance on staff development if requested

• Identifies technical gaps in our staff and assists in filling those gaps through both proactive recruiting and internal staff development

• Provides mentoring in area(s) of expertise to staff

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the project work of technical staff and works to meet completion date.

• Leads discipline coordination on large, complex water resources projects

• Provides technical QC on some or all project elements

• Provides overall project QA if requested

What will you need to succeed?

• Minimum of 15 years of professional work experience managing water resources projects or equivalent demonstrated competency.

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: program and project concept development, working with municipal water clients, hydrology, supply, and demand forecasting and management, supply vulnerability and risk analyses, water systems modeling, groundwater, integrated planning, and decision support

• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and strong organization skills

• Superior writing, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

• Ability to interface with co-workers, project staff, various clients, and government agencies

• Demonstrated skills and abilities required to partner with a project team to deliver a large, complex water resources project

$135,000 - $205,000 a year

This role has the option for remote work, and the anticipated pay range is flexible, depending on factors such as the employee's primary work location, skills, experience, and education. The following examples illustrate how the pay range for the same role can vary based on different locations.

Chico, CA: $135,000 - $165,000

San Diego, CA: $145,000 - $181,000

San Francisco, CA: $168,000 - $205,000

This position's anticipated pay range is provided above; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually - nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee's job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.