Project Manager - Water Services

at  CDM Smith

For 75 years, CDM Smith Inc. has provided innovative solutions combined with responsive, professional service to clients in the water, environment, energy, facilities, and transportation industries. As an employee-owned corporation with more than $1.3 billion (U.S.) in annual revenues and a multidiscipline staff of 5,500 in over 130 offices worldwide, CDM Smith maintains the size, stability, and resources necessary to successfully deliver a wide range of projects.
Since 2015, CDM Smith in Canada has had rapidly growing water business in Vancouver, British Columbia. With the recently opening of the Markham, Ontario office, CDM Smith is committed to significant local growth to meet the growing demand of clients in the GTA and Ontario for water project planning, design and construction management services.
CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager in our growing Markham office. In that position, you will work closely with our Client Services Lead on business development activities to grow the Ontario water business, including client liaison and proposal preparation, will be project manager for design and construction projects for water and wastewater treatment and biosolids facilities, and pumping and conveyance infrastructure, and will contribute to the rapid growth of our Ontario team.
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As a member of the Markham team, you will contribute to CDM Smith’s mission by:

• Serving as Project Manager on major water and wastewater projects in the GTA and other municipalities in Ontario, acting as primary contact with the client project manager, and being responsible for project scope, schedule, budget and quality management, as well as management of multi-disciplinary design team members.
• Collaborating with the Ontario Client Service Leader and corporate sales and marketing team members for proposal preparation and client liaison to promote business development, reputation and relationships with municipal clients for water sector work in the GTA and Ontario
• Participating in professional societies relevant to the industry.
• Providing technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentoring engineering staff to enhance our water services capabilities in Ontario
• Providing technical support, project management support or quality management services for projects in Ontario or for other CDM Smith offices in North America.
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key client decision makers.
• Participating and contributing to staff hiring to enhance growth in the Markham office.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 7 years of related experience.
• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental or chemical engineering or related discipline.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in Ontario.
• Project management, and technical project delivery experience for projects in the municipal water sector.
• Experience working and managing projects for municipal clients in the greater Toronto area and/or southern Ontario market.
• Business development experience including preparation of proposals and cost estimates for municipal clients.

Please refer the Job description for details