At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that improve the quality of life in our communities. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager – Wastewater based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to join our Ontario Water team.
In this role, you'll combine technical leadership with project delivery excellence, leading multidisciplinary teams through the planning, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of municipal wastewater treatment, collection, pumping, and resource recovery facilities. You'll work closely with municipal clients across the GTA and Ontario to deliver innovative, resilient, and sustainable wastewater infrastructure solutions while supporting the continued growth of our Water business.
As part of one of the world's leading wastewater consultancies, you'll help deliver some of Ontario's most significant municipal wastewater infrastructure projects.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects while providing technical leadership, commercial oversight, and mentoring to project teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead multidisciplinary teams through all phases of project delivery, including planning, preliminary design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up support.
- Manage projects involving municipal wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, collection systems, force mains, and biosolids/resource recovery facilities.
- Develop and manage project execution plans, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, health and safety, risk, communications, and change management.
- Lead technical decision-making for wastewater treatment processes, including:
o Preliminary and primary treatment
o Activated sludge and biological nutrient removal
o Membrane bioreactors
o Tertiary treatment and disinfection
o Anaerobic digestion
o Biosolids management
o Resource recovery
o Odour control systems
- Lead treatment evaluations through desktop studies, process modelling, pilot testing, and operational optimization.
- Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, fee management, profitability, invoicing, and cash collection.
- Maintain strong relationships with municipal clients and act as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery.
- Support business development activities, strategic pursuits, proposal preparation, and client presentations.
- Mentor, coach, and develop junior engineers, technical specialists, and project managers while fostering technical excellence and collaboration.
- Champion Jacobs' Culture of Caring while promoting quality, safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
