Deputy Water Department Manager

Dewberry has an excellent opportunity for an Deputy Water Department Manager with 10 plus years of experience to lead a team of water/water resources engineers. The ideal candidate should have people management skills along with proven technical expertise in water/wastewater engineering, proposal development, marketing and business development in NY/NJ area. The candidate will serve as Senior Project Manager and/or Contract Manager on complex planning, engineering, and construction of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and large-scale flood resilience related projects primarily in NY/NJ area. The Assistant Water Department Manager will support the Water Department Manager in the overall growth of the Northeast water group along with leading proposals, business development, present at conferences, participate in professional organizations, and will have the opportunity to grow nationally. The Assistant Water Department Manager will be involved in developing and leading a team of engineers to execute various projects within NY/NJ area.

At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Support Water Department leadership to lead a team of water and wastewater engineering professionals that delivers multi-disciplinary projects.
• Serve as engineer of record on projects.
• Perform project management and contract management activities including supporting client management activities for several key NY/NJ and national clients.
• Develop strong client relationships.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams of professionals on planning and design related projects.
• Lead strategy and capture planning on pursuits.
• Manage, lead, execute, and/or provide technical support within the municipal, regional, and federal markets.
• Communicate with clients, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinate resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client.
• Become a mentor for Project Managers, Project Engineers, Staff Engineers and Graduate Engineers.
• Become QA/QC champion for the water engineering team

• BS or MS degree preferably in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in water resources and/or environmental engineering).
• 10+ years of experience in water/wastewater engineering
• Professional Engineer License and ability to apply for reciprocity in various states
• Demonstrated experience as an engineer of record for built projects.
• Experience with people management
• Progressive experience conducting business development and project delivery for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects
• Knowledge of NJDEP, NYSDEC, NJDOT and similar agencies standards and procedures for design.
• Candidate must have strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Experience using GIS and CAD programs such as ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation and others.
• Knowledge to perform QA/QC using various standards and checklists
• A clean driving record is required.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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The projected range for this position is $128,013 to $168,245 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for Parsipanny, NJ only.