Posted 5 days ago
Senior Project Manager, Wastewater
@ Jacobs
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
Jacobs is hiring a Senior Project Manager for wastewater infrastructure in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. The role leads multidisciplinary teams through design, procurement, construction and commissioning of wastewater treatment, pumping and resource recovery facilities. Full-time, with a base salary of $190,000 to $240,000 and a hybrid work policy.
Responsibilities:
- Lead multidisciplinary teams through design, procurement, construction and commissioning
- Manage wastewater treatment, pumping, collection and resource recovery projects
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and risk
- Manage project financial performance, forecasting and invoicing
- Maintain client relationships and support business development
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental or Mechanical Engineering
- P.Eng. designation in British Columbia
- 15+ years of wastewater or process infrastructure project experience
- Managed projects with installed construction value over $250 million
- Experience with design-bid-build procurement and construction-phase field review
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Project management |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Construction site, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating…
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| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Dallas, TX |
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Your impact
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 Lower Mainland to join our British Columbia Water team.
In this role, you'll combine technical leadership with project delivery excellence, leading multidisciplinary teams through the design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of regional wastewater treatment, collection, pumping, and resource recovery facilities.
As part of one of the world's leading wastewater consultancies, you'll help deliver some of BC’s most significant wastewater infrastructure projects.
What You'll Do
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 detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up support.
- Manage design and construction projects involving wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, collection systems, and biosolids/resource recovery facilities.
- Develop and manage project execution plans, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, health and safety, risk, communications, and change management.
- Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, fee management, profitability, invoicing, and cash collection.
- Maintain strong relationships with 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in British Columbia.
- Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience delivering wastewater infrastructure projects, or comparable process-intensive infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience successfully managing multidisciplinary engineering and/or construction projects with total installed construction values exceeding $250 million.
- Demonstrated experience delivering projects using traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) procurement methods,
- Significant Construction Phase and Field Review Experience, including site reviews, management of RFIs, design clarifications, non-conformance resolution, change management, and commissioning/start-up support.
- Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, contractual obligations, and project risk.
- Strong commercial acumen, including project financial management, forecasting, profitability, fee management, and resource planning.
- Demonstrated experience managing client accounts, developing long-term client relationships, and supporting strategic business development initiatives.
- Proven ability to mentor and develop technical staff while leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
190,000.00
Posted Salary Range Upper
240,000.00
The base salary range for this position is $190,000.00 to $240,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
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