American Water

Sr Engineering Project Manager

LocationFarmingdale, NJ
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Requisition ID: 108061

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.


About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.


As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.


American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.


For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


Primary Role


This position is responsible for managing (through a team as appropriate) all activities concerned with the delivery of multiple large and complex capital investment projects from inception to completion, the size and importance of which are of critical importance to Company objectives related to Production, Networks, and/or other water resource or operations systems.

Key Accountabilities

Monitoring and managing budgets and schedules for several medium to small Capital Investment Projects and programs of moderate scope and complexity

Driving efficiency into project delivery through the monitoring of delivery metrics (unit costs, target costs vs. actual, etc.) and pursuit of more effective delivery and procurement approaches.
Delivery of assigned Capital Projects in accordance with policies and procedures set for in the Capital Investment Management (CIM) system to meet asset needs.
Asset Owner satisfaction in accordance with the scope of work agreed upon for each project.
Interacts with Operations personnel to ensure project delivery program meets operations needs and is coordinated with operations personnel on operational impacts related to project delivery program.
Interaction with Technical Services function regarding standards and requirements.
Ensures compliance with established regulatory criteria, specifications, and standards.
Interacts with property group, technical services, and other internal groups and external governmental agencies to coordinate land acquisition, easements, rights of ways, permits, certificates, and other project approvals for assigned projects and programs. '
Knowledge

General knowledge of Engineering, Project Management and construction management practices related to planning, design, construction and operations for water resource management facilities, engineering and utility economics and contract administration and construction technology.

Working knowledge of regulatory developments, new technology and current trends in water quality, water treatment, developer services and other related water resource management disciplines.
Knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations.
Knowledge of employee relations, applicable safety and environmental regulations, federal and state water quality and design regulations and technical standards.
Skills

Strong process, project, and program management skills.

Strong quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical, problem solving).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (e.g., fluency in report writing and presentations).
Effective interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting).
Ability to influence across the organization to drive operational work and resource planning activities.
Demonstrated ability to effectively problem solve routine and non-routine issues, developing possible solutions to problems and challenges.
Ability to execute with urgency, while also maintaining project management discipline and stakeholder engagement.
Financial analysis skill, including budget management, business modeling, and basic accounting knowledge.
Experience/Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Minimum 13 years’ experience in project delivery of major water resources projects. Consideration will be given for advanced degrees and/or relevant certification(s) in lieu of minimum years of experience.
Work Environment

Primarily office with occasional local / overnight work in the field.

Travel Requirements

Periodic travel with overnight stays required; up to 20%

Certifications/Licenses

Valid Driver’s License

Engineer-in-training (EIT) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications strongly preferred.
Scope

This is an individual contributor role.

Key Interfaces /Relationships

Engineering manager and engineering leadership team

Local operations
Safety function
Capital Program Management team
Competencies


Champions safety

Customer obsessed

Cultivates innovation

Nimble learning

Drives Results

Collaborates

Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

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