Sr. Project Manager - (Industrial/Municipal Water/Wastewater)

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Help Shape the Future of Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager who’s ready to step into a high-impact role—someone who can lead industrial water and wastewater projects, build trusted client relationships, and help grow our industrial water/wastewater practice that’s gaining real momentum. Municipal water/wastewater experience would be a plus but not required. 

HR Green’s Industrial Water/Wastewater Practice is on an aggressive growth path and works with some of the world’s largest food and beverage and dairy producers on their facilities located in the continental United States. In addition to a growing industrial clientele, HR Green serves some of the country’s largest municipal clients with their water/wastewater needs. This client mix allows HR Green to be a well-rounded water/wastewater firm providing great experience and opportunities for growth and leadership roles. We’ve been in the business for over 110+ years, without interruption. We are 100+ employees strong in the water/wastewater practice with 8+ employees residing in the industrial water group and growing. 

As a Sr. Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for providing technical depth and client presence/interaction to solve their challenges as it relates to their water/wastewater infrastructure and build trust. You’ll also lead and mentor a team of mid-level and young engineers while engaging with your senior level peer group to deliver successful projects, on budget and schedule. 

This role can be based at any of our HR Green offices with our preference for Cedar Rapids, IA or St. Paul, MN. 

What You’ll Do

• Lead and deliver industrial water and wastewater projects from early concept through planning, design, permitting, and construction, within budget and on schedule.
• Partner directly with clients - visiting sites, troubleshooting challenges, and providing technical and cost-effective solutions to meet operational or regulatory needs and challenges
• Serve as a trusted advisor, building relationships with key decision-makers and identifying opportunities to support their short-term and long-term needs.
• Work with Practice Builder and Strategic Client Manager to identify resource and skills need for the Practice and participate in strategic discussions to grow the business. 
• Help win new work by leading pursuits, developing proposals, and participating in client interviews.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, growing the next generation of talent.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of experience in industrial water/wastewater or related infrastructure
• Strong project management experience delivering successful projects.
• Strong people management skills to provide a positive and empowering environment for the project team.
• A balance of technical expertise + client-facing confidence with ability to build relationships and create opportunities for future work. 
• Ability to step onto a site, assess a situation, and provide thoughtful, practical recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust. 

What Makes This Role Different

• Career Growth Opportunity – We’re investing in expanding our industrial water/wastewater practice, and you’ll play a key role in shaping that growth with career growth opportunities and succession planning. 
• Seller + Doer Balance – Be able to be external facing and leading teams internally to provide a good balance between selling work and leading work. 
• Hands-On Impact – Stay close to the work while increasing your influence.
• Strong Team, Room to Grow – Join an established team with leadership support, while helping us build what’s next.
• Cutting-Edge Projects – From mechanical treatment systems to innovative technologies, you’ll work on meaningful, forward-looking solutions.

Why This Role Matters

This is more than a project management role—it’s a chance to be part of the fastest growing practice within our water/wastewater group with significant opportunities for career advancement and succession planning. This will be an opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest food and beverage producers as well as municipal clients. 

If you’re someone who wants to combine technical expertise, client connection, and leadership, this is a role where all three truly matter.

Benefits

Not only does HR Green provide you with a place to grow, thrive, and enjoy your work, but we are also dedicated to delivering a comprehensive and multi-faceted benefits package. We invest in our people with a total rewards package that supports both your career and your life outside of work, including:

• Employee ownership opportunities
• Hybrid and flexible work schedule
• Performance-based bonus program
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with immediate vesting
• Tuition reimbursement for continued learning
• Two days of paid volunteer time each year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Parental leave
• Fitness membership reimbursement
• Ergonomic office setups
• Monthly team events and celebrations
• Visit our website for detailed total rewards information: https://www.hrgreen.com/careers/total-rewards/ 

Compensation Range 

$140,000.00 - $180,000.00

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, California SB 1162, Minnesota Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy Bill Article 7 Section 2, and the Illinois Salary Transparency amendment to the Equal Pay Act of 2003. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, skills, prior work experience, competencies, and geographic work location. The total annual compensation package may consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate, after a qualifying period, in our performance and discretionary incentive bonus program(s).

HR Green is proud to be an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.