Overview In this role you will lead water and wastewater technology projects from engineering through start-up, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver safe, high-quality outcomes on time and within budget. You will balance technical, commercial, and contractual factors while building strong relationships with customers and suppliers. The position supports Veolia Water Technologies in driving complex projects that advance sustainable water solutions. This is a hands-on, customer-focused role with a clear impact on project delivery and company reputation.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Plan with 3% default + matching
Responsibilities- Lead project execution from contract handoff to closeout across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up
- Define and manage scope, schedule, budget, milestones, deliverables, and resources
- Communicate goals, responsibilities, priorities, and dependencies to the project team
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, project controls, construction, vendors, subcontractors, and start-up activities
- Serve as primary customer contact for process, scope, equipment, schedule, and status
- Maintain relationships with customers, engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
- Monitor performance: cost vs budget, schedule, risks, opportunities, and forecasted costs
- Prepare monthly reports and communicate status, issues, and actions to management
- Identify and manage scope changes and change orders
- Support negotiations with suppliers and customers through Procurement and Sales
- Review contracts and interpret scope, terms, schedule and risk
- Prepare internal costing, tax, legal, insurance, and risk documentation and obtain approvals
- Escalate issues affecting cost, schedule, scope, quality, or profitability
- Support commissioning, start-up, handover, closeout, and lessons-learned activities
- Ensure documentation and deliverables are organized and accessible
- Share best practices and contribute to process improvement
Key requirements- Strong project planning, organization, and execution skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
- Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to manage changing priorities and multiple workstreams
- Understanding of engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operations
- Ability to interpret contracts and assess commercial and project risk
- Customer service, negotiation, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills
- Comfort with established processes and creative problem solving
- Ability to use project data and site conditions to inform decisions
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project scheduling/controls tools
- communication
- leadership
- collaboration
- project management
- construction management
- cost forecasting
