Project Manager, Onsite Wastewater (Septic Systems)

Full-time

Guelph office

Your Impact:

Our Guelph office is looking for a Project Manager who has 5+ years project management experience in the private sector land development industry to join their team.

You will be responsible for overseeing onsite wastewater projects for private servicing, acting as the main point of contact with clients, directing the internal workloads, providing technical support, and managing the financial aspects of projects. To be successful in this role, you enjoy client facing and strengthening external relationships, while leading internal project designs and teams to ensure project success.

Our team delivers a variety of engineering projects related to private servicing. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of technically challenging projects, ranging from residential single family homes to very large custom homes, as well as larger commercial, industrial systems, and golf courses.

This position requires collaborating with teams from various Crozier locations and may require some travel for meetings.

How you will contribute to the team:

• Collaborate with Project Managers to identify project requirements and relay same to internal design teams, which includes engineers, CETs, EITs, and other technical professionals.
• Manage day-to-day client interactions, communicate effectively with clients, internal and external project teams, and continually seek opportunities to increase client satisfaction.
• Prepare project proposals, timelines, specifications, and work schedules.
• Assemble team and resources to identify deliverables and timelines, prepare and modify plans/designs, assisting clients in advancing projects toward completion.
• Assist with and direct the preparation of design briefs and sewage system design and assessment documents for residential, commercial, and industrial sewage system applications, including Environmental Compliance Applications for the Ministry of Environment, building permit applications, sewage system assessments, and D-5-4 MECP impact assessments for subdivision approvals.
• Oversee the preparation of engineering designs and briefs, technical reports, and submissions to support projects through various municipal and provincial approvals.
• Review designs and deliverables for quality control.
• Cultivate strong client relations and liaise with professional colleagues and municipal/agency staff to move projects forward.
• Continually track and manage ongoing projects to ensure timeliness of deliverables.
• Monitor and control project budgets and review/approve monthly invoices for project roster.
• Mentor employees, assist with training requirements, support professional development, and conduct performance reviews.
• Initiate and expand relationships within the development industry by attending events and meetings aimed at identifying potential business opportunities.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a relatable degree.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• Minimum of five (5) years project management experience, preferably in a consulting engineering environment.
• In-depth working knowledge and project experience with onsite wastewater and septic system principles.
• Well-developed knowledge of Ontario Building Code (Part 8), Provincial and Municipal standards and their application to specific projects.
• Working knowledge of the municipal development approval process (for example zoning bylaw amendments and site plan approvals).
• Client focused with the ability to cultivate and nurture relationships.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills and ability to prioritize/manage multiple project timelines.
• Self-motivated individual possessing strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize deadlines, track status and facilitate progress on multiple projects.

Crozier is committed to providing equal opportunity to candidates of all abilities. If you require accommodation, please contact our Human Resources team and we will work with you to provide accessibility support.

We thank all applicants for your interest in Crozier, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.