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In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, direction, and coordination of projects, with a strong emphasis on potable water solutions such as conveyance pipelines, treatment plants, booster pump stations, wellhead completions, and chemical systems. Oversight spans all phases of construction, from early concept through to completion, ensuring superior client satisfaction, quality standards, and effective project management across large-scale, multi-phase water infrastructure works.\nGeosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical, and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.\nWe invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.\nTo Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nManage the construction process for potable water infrastructure, including conveyance pipelines, treatment plants, booster pump stations, wellhead completions, and chemical systems-from concept development to final completion-ensuring adherence to specifications, safety standards, budgets, and schedules, and compliance with regulations and client expectations.\nDevelop and execute project plans for water infrastructure systems, including facility construction, pipeline installation, pump station operations, wellhead integration, and chemical feed system upgrades.\nReview and interpret technical specifications, construction drawings, and work plans; collaborate with contractors, engineers, clients, and agencies to guarantee safe, timely, and cost-effective completion of projects.\nPromote teamwork and communication through regular project meetings and transparent collaboration.\nCoordinate and communicate timely design modifications and adjustments with the Design Team.\nSupport the preparation and authorization of reports, work plans, and health and safety documentation .\nEvaluate, recommend, and approve contractor change orders as delegated under client authority .\nRespond to contractor requests for clarification on contract documents, ensuring timely and accurate resolutions.\nManage, administer, and obtain permits, licenses, contracts, and agreements on behalf of Geosyntec and its clients and ensure on-site project staff complies with the same.\nCoordinate approval process of subcontractor material and equipment submittals, construction quality control (CQC) procedures, manufacturers’ quality control (MQC) documents for completeness and compliance.\nMaintain time and production records, analyze construction schedules and critical path management (CPM), and monitor construction progress with respect to scheduling and CPM tasks.\nReview and approve contractor and subcontractor pay requests, invoices, and payment requests.\nAssist with the review and weekly updating of weekly construction schedules and progress reports prepared by contractors.\nDirect weekly construction progress meetings.\nReview and approve the processing of field change requests and change orders.\nManage field as-built drawing updates to ensure adjustments are generated in a timely manner.\nManage corrective action strategies to address substandard or non-compliant workmanship or materials.\nReview field documentation and laboratory tests of construction materials and verify the accuracy and compliance with the project specifications.\nEstablish, organize, and maintain field offices to assure accurate, secure, and well-organized project records.\nImplement and abide by the policies and procedures outlined in the site specific project health and safety plans (HASP) and the company’s Environmental, Health, and Safety Management policies and procedures.\nIdentify and participate in new business development opportunities, proposal preparations, and negotiating scopes of work.\nDrive company, personal, or rental vehicles as needed to project, client, or office sites for business travel.\nEducation and Licensure\nBachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction science, construction management, or related subjects. (required)\nPE Licensure (preferred)\nSkills, Experience and Qualifications\nMinimum of 8 years of relevant experience in water infrastructure construction management, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and ability. (required)\nIn-depth technical understanding of design, site investigations, construction quality assurance, and management procedures for potable water pipelines, treatment plants, booster pump stations, wellhead completions, and chemical systems. (required)\nDirect experience with specialty construction for water infrastructure, such as pipeline installation, treatment plant construction, pump station commissioning, wellhead completions, and chemical system integration. (preferred)\nProven experience in managing large, multi-task water infrastructure projects and advanced estimating and scheduling methodologies. (required)\nHealth & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-required drug and background testing may be necessary.\nPossession of a valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)\nThis opportunity will be posted for at least five days. Below are the potential compensation ranges that we in good faith believe are applicable for this role at the time of this posting and are only applicable for jobs to be performed in the specified location(s) below. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Geosyntec’s total compensation package for employees. 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