Water Utility Program Manager - Network Operations
Company: Veolia North America
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: May 9, 2024
Job Description:
Company DescriptionAbout Veolia North AmericaA subsidiary of
Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of
water, waste and energy management services, including water, and
wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and
disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps
commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and
municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in
Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000
employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.
Please visit our website -www.veolianorthamerica.com.Job
DescriptionBENEFITSVeolia's comprehensive benefits package includes
paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision
insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate
in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. - Pay
and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in
their collective bargaining agreement. -Position Purpose: -This
position is responsible for managing all activities related to the
successful delivery of capital programs associated with linear
assets, from inception to completion, the size and sensitivity of
which have a significant impact to Operational, Financial,
Regulatory, Reputation and/or other Company objectives.The
candidate works closely with Engineering and Operations personnel,
managing and coordinating program activities utilizing a cross
functional team approach.The candidate works to ensure Asset Owner
satisfaction by delivering projects in accordance with the success
criteria defined in the project plan (i.e. operational performance,
budget, schedule, regulatory compliance, etc.).Primary
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Manage $20M-$50M of water/wastewater programs annually,
including project identification and priority evaluation,
conceptual design/development, coordination of pilot testing,
development of the project plans and internal funding
approvals.
- Manage the development of technical, bidding and contractual
documents in accordance with corporate engineering guidelines
including negotiations of agreements in coordination with supply
chain management.
- Ensure corporate Technical and Environmental Health and
Safety/Security standards are incorporated into the design
specifications.
- Work directly with the Operations group to understand their
needs in meeting operational, compliance, and health & safety
goals.
- Coordinate with the master planning department and hydraulic
software to identify projects, evaluate priority, and assure the
focus of capital project planning meets the medium and long-term
system needs.
- Manage environmental and governmental permitting in
coordination with local business unit staff.
- Support the oversight of construction management personnel to
ensure timely completion of assignments, budget compliance and
adherence to applicable standards.
- Drive efficiency into project delivery through the monitoring
of delivery metrics and utilization of alternate procurement and
delivery methods.
- Provide monthly reports to management regarding the financial
and progress status of capital -projects and issues affecting
project performance.
- Participate in the development of engineering design and
delivery processes and standards.
- Provide technical expertise on engineering and operational
issues and support facility condition assessments for our
water/wastewater operations.
- Ability to work transversally with corporate and local business
units.
- Effectively manages 2 - 6 direct report
personnel.QualificationsEducation/Experience/Background:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or
related field, commensurate experience may be considered.
- Minimum 10 years of experience managing water/wastewater design
and construction projects and upgrade projects for wastewater
collection systems and water transmission/distribution
systems.
- Experience leading and managing multi-faceted
teams.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Proficient in hydraulic modeling software (WaterGEMS or
similar).
- Proficient in transmission mission main and appurtenance
design.
- Strong project management skills (initiating, planning,
executing, monitoring, controlling and closing).
- Thorough working knowledge of water and wastewater Process
applications.
- Superior personal effectiveness skills, visible "leadership by
example" utilizing participative management involving employees and
teamwork whenever possible.
- Strong communication, presentation and reporting skills.
- Experience utilizing alternate project delivery methods
(design-build, integrated project delivery) and contracting methods
(guaranteed maximum price, reimbursable).
- Experience developing and adhering to budgets and schedules for
multiple complex projects including budget management, and ongoing
assessment of project risks/opportunities.
- Ability to manage several small and mid-size projects
simultaneously.
- Computer skills (MS Project, Google Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft,
Oracle Hyperion or other planning/performance/budgeting tools a
plus).
- Financial analysis skills, including budget management, ongoing
assessment of project risks/opportunities and basic accounting
knowledge.Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
- Professional Engineer License (PE) required.
- PMP certifications a plus.Physical Requirements:Successful
candidates must be willing to travel to the various business unit
sites as per job requirements. Job sites generally located within a
50 mile radius of the local offices (Harrisburg and Dallas) with
the occasional requirement for sites that are a longer
distance.Additional InformationWe are an Equal Opportunity
Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or
protected veteran status.Disclaimer: The salary, other
compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date
of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this
information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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