Project Manager - Municipal & Special Districts - Military veterans preferred

WGA is a Texas-based professional consulting firm that was founded in 2007, WGA has experienced steady growth in a competitive market. This expansion is a result of our strong commitment to our clients providing them with the highest quality of work and service. We built our practice on the foundational beliefs that creative design drives successful projects, and that collaborative working relationships with municipalities, permitting authorities and local and state agencies yield tangible results throughout the development process. Our extensive range of experience includes industrial, commercial, large mixed-use, energy, hospitality, healthcare, education, municipal and multi- and single-family residential projects. From large-scale industrial projects to preliminary feasibility studies, our goal is to provide value through creative and cost-effective design solutions. We have 4 locations across Texas: Houston, The Woodlands, Austin and San Antonio.

Responsibilities

As a Project Manager on our Municipal & Special Districts engineering team in the Austin office, you will:

• Prepare proposals, scopes of work and contract cost estimates and requires an understanding of multi-disciplinary team coordination;
• Devises alternative approaches and solutions to design problems;
• Engineering planning, analysis, design, estimating, construction coordination and delivery phases for:
• Water Infrastructure (wells, transmission systems, tanks and pump stations)
• Wastewater Infrastructure (conveyance systems, lift stations, treatment plants, and odor control)
• Roadway Infrastructure (arterials, collectors, residential, and corresponding drainage)
• Municipal master planning, evaluation, rehabilitation, and expansion
• Development reviews and construction oversight.
• Manage day to day communication with junior staff;
• Ability to guide and execute on general consultation tasks;
• Building and maintaining relationships between team members and collaborating to ensure that technical, quality, cost and client requirements are implemented;
• Ensure that plans and projects are completed in accordance with company standards and industry best practices;
• Coordinating with outside sub-consultants;
• Ensure compliance with QA/QC standards, project schedules, and works closely with project team;
• Mentoring to junior staff;
• The candidate must have experience in handling multiple simultaneous projects and reviews, and a desire to work in a multi-disciplinary team;
• Maintain regular and prompt attendance at WGA Austin office (when it becomes available);
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or other related engineering discipline
• Texas Professional Engineer registration or ability to become one within 6 months of hire date
• 4+ years of direct experience
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification preferable

EEO STATEMENT

WGA, LLP is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and its employees. The Company strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity or any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: Please note that WGA, LLP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, WGA, LLP will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, WGA, LLP explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of WGA, LLP.