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Garver is seeking an experienced licensed professional to join our Colorado Water/Wastewater Team as a Senior Project Manager (Client Service Manager) for our developing Colorado portfolio. If you have ever dreamed of having your own practice, this just may be your calling only better. You will be empowered and rewarded to grow your own. With the full support of a century-old engineering consulting firm that is rapidly growing in the water market, the successful candidate will help develop and lead business planning, pursue diverse and custom water and wastewater projects, build and maintain outstanding client relationships, be active in industry activities and events, and learn and mentor as part of a growing full services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the hands-on management of exciting water industry projects through all phases of delivery.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specifically, responsibilities will include a variety of projects related to:
- Water infrastructure planning, design, implementation, and optimization
- Water distribution, pumping, and storage
- Sewer collection, pumping, and storage
- Water resources planning and development
- Conveyance, pumping, and storage
- Surface water supply
- Groundwater supply
- Challenged and/or reuse supply
- Water facilities planning, design, implementation, and optimization
- Drinking water treatment plants
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Advanced water treatment plants
Responsibilities will vary in relative volume, and change over time, but will generally include:
- Business planning and development activities
- Client service management
- Pursuit planning
- Support proposal development efforts
- Scope, fee, and contract development services
- Program Owner’s Advisor (OA) services
- Oversee production of deliverables, including:
- Complete detailed design calculations, drawings, and specifications
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities
- Support permitting approval with regulatory agencies
- Manage quality assurance and risk management
- Facilitate workshops with clients
- Transition to construction phase (both alternative delivery and design-bid-build)
- Contractor pre-qualification and bid evaluation
- Participate in facilitated teaming activities
- Technical review of submittals and RFIs
- Construction phase engineering support
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Progress tracking and communications
- Transition to integration phase
- Manage owner training program
- Equipment, instrument, and device checkout and performance validation
- Control system and HMI integration
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Contract closeout
Travel will be required on an as-needed basis for projects, conferences, marketing, and other duties to maintain your designated service area. The successful candidate will have a great opportunity for professional and career development while attending industry conferences as a subject matter expert on behalf of Garver and the Water Business Line.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates must be capable of performing the following routine functions:
- Display technical competency of water or wastewater engineering
- Develop and manage detailed project delivery assumption, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man-hour estimates
- Manage and delegate scope, budget, and schedule for a team of multi-disciplined (civil, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C) project engineers, design engineers, and CAD Technicians in the development of various Water Business Line projects
- Manage and delegate multiple projects concurrently
- Be responsible for time management and work product quality
- Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects
- Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and Team Leader. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting and billing, percent completes, progress reports, etc.
- Prepare and execute Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
- Lead internal and external project workshops
- Be an active learner responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team
- Construction management, excluding construction observation, for local projects
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Master’s degree in civil, chemical, biological, or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program
- 10+ years of similar technical experience with no less than 3+ years’ experience in project or team leadership
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Colorado or the ability to obtain within a year
- Previous experience in responsible charge of planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of the multi-disciplined practices (i.e. process, surveying, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control) required for the planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project and Outlook
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Teambuilding Skills
- Client Focused - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients; gets first-hand client information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with clients in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients and gains their trust and respect.
- Ensures Accountability and Drives Results - Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Action Oriented and Manages Complexity - Enjoys working smart and efficient; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning and analysis; seizes opportunities; can effectively cope with change; is very flexible and adaptable when facing tough calls; balances risk; can combine seeming opposites like being compassionately tough, stand up for self without trampling others, set strong but flexible standards, act differently depending upon the situation; is seen as balanced despite the conflicting demands of the situation.
- Collaborates and Communicates Effectively - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives; represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas; partners with others to get work done; credits others for their contributions and accomplishments; gains trust and support of others. Effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. Attentively listens to others; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization; encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit - The ability and desire to not only develop new and existing clients, but to build a Water Business Line practice, growing a water portfolio in a developing Garver market.
COMPENSATION
Projected Compensation Range: $113,256 to $198,535 (salary range considers differences in incentive compensation commensurate with qualifications, experience, and performance)
Garver Benefits Offered:
- Free individual health coverage with dental benefits
- Family health care coverage options
- Healthcare savings and flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely
- Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- 401(k) matching
- In-house Wellness Team and on-site fitness centers
- Reimbursement for gym fees and other health-related services
- Earn Wellness rewards (up to $500 each year!)
- Health coaching services
- In-house professional development program
- Company-paid professional memberships and industry licenses
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee recognition awards
- Employee Referral bonus program that offers incentives up to $10,000!
Grow With Us
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance. Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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INTRODUCTION
Garver is seeking an experienced licensed professional to join our Colorado Water/Wastewater Team as a Senior Project Manager (Client Service Manager) for our developing Colorado portfolio. If you have ever dreamed of having your own practice, this just may be your calling only better. You will be empowered and rewarded to grow your own. With the full support of a century-old engineering consulting firm that is rapidly growing in the water market, the successful candidate will help develop and lead business planning, pursue diverse and custom water and wastewater projects, build and maintain outstanding client relationships, be active in industry activities and events, and learn and mentor as part of a growing full services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the hands-on management of exciting water industry projects through all phases of delivery.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specifically, responsibilities will include a variety of projects related to:
- Water infrastructure planning, design, implementation, and optimization
- Water distribution, pumping, and storage
- Sewer collection, pumping, and storage
- Water resources planning and development
- Conveyance, pumping, and storage
- Surface water supply
- Groundwater supply
- Challenged and/or reuse supply
- Water facilities planning, design, implementation, and optimization
- Drinking water treatment plants
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Advanced water treatment plants
Responsibilities will vary in relative volume, and change over time, but will generally include:
- Business planning and development activities
- Client service management
- Pursuit planning
- Support proposal development efforts
- Scope, fee, and contract development services
- Program Owner’s Advisor (OA) services
- Oversee production of deliverables, including:
- Complete detailed design calculations, drawings, and specifications
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities
- Support permitting approval with regulatory agencies
- Manage quality assurance and risk management
- Facilitate workshops with clients
- Transition to construction phase (both alternative delivery and design-bid-build)
- Contractor pre-qualification and bid evaluation
- Participate in facilitated teaming activities
- Technical review of submittals and RFIs
- Construction phase engineering support
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Progress tracking and communications
- Transition to integration phase
- Manage owner training program
- Equipment, instrument, and device checkout and performance validation
- Control system and HMI integration
- Scheduling, management and coordination of support disciplines and subconsultants
- Contract closeout
Travel will be required on an as-needed basis for projects, conferences, marketing, and other duties to maintain your designated service area. The successful candidate will have a great opportunity for professional and career development while attending industry conferences as a subject matter expert on behalf of Garver and the Water Business Line.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates must be capable of performing the following routine functions:
- Display technical competency of water or wastewater engineering
- Develop and manage detailed project delivery assumption, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man-hour estimates
- Manage and delegate scope, budget, and schedule for a team of multi-disciplined (civil, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C) project engineers, design engineers, and CAD Technicians in the development of various Water Business Line projects
- Manage and delegate multiple projects concurrently
- Be responsible for time management and work product quality
- Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects
- Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and Team Leader. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting and billing, percent completes, progress reports, etc.
- Prepare and execute Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
- Lead internal and external project workshops
- Be an active learner responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team
- Construction management, excluding construction observation, for local projects
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Master’s degree in civil, chemical, biological, or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program
- 10+ years of similar technical experience with no less than 3+ years’ experience in project or team leadership
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Colorado or the ability to obtain within a year
- Previous experience in responsible charge of planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of the multi-disciplined practices (i.e. process, surveying, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control) required for the planning, design, and implementation of water facilities and infrastructure projects
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project and Outlook
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Teambuilding Skills
- Client Focused - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients; gets first-hand client information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with clients in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients and gains their trust and respect.
- Ensures Accountability and Drives Results - Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Action Oriented and Manages Complexity - Enjoys working smart and efficient; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning and analysis; seizes opportunities; can effectively cope with change; is very flexible and adaptable when facing tough calls; balances risk; can combine seeming opposites like being compassionately tough, stand up for self without trampling others, set strong but flexible standards, act differently depending upon the situation; is seen as balanced despite the conflicting demands of the situation.
- Collaborates and Communicates Effectively - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives; represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas; partners with others to get work done; credits others for their contributions and accomplishments; gains trust and support of others. Effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. Attentively listens to others; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization; encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit - The ability and desire to not only develop new and existing clients, but to build a Water Business Line practice, growing a water portfolio in a developing Garver market.
COMPENSATION
Projected Compensation Range: $113,256 to $198,535 (salary range considers differences in incentive compensation commensurate with qualifications, experience, and performance)
Garver Benefits Offered:
- Free individual health coverage with dental benefits
- Family health care coverage options
- Healthcare savings and flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely
- Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- 401(k) matching
- In-house Wellness Team and on-site fitness centers
- Reimbursement for gym fees and other health-related services
- Earn Wellness rewards (up to $500 each year!)
- Health coaching services
- In-house professional development program
- Company-paid professional memberships and industry licenses
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee recognition awards
- Employee Referral bonus program that offers incentives up to $10,000!
Grow With Us
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance. Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
Garver's Senior Project Management roles in consulting and professional services typically require a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a closely related field. Confirm your degree maps directly to the role before applying, since USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation status for management-level positions.
Target Garver's infrastructure and public works divisions
Garver concentrates its Senior Project Management hiring in transportation, water, and aviation infrastructure. Tailoring your resume to reflect large-scale public sector project delivery increases your relevance to the teams that consistently open these roles.
Use Migrate Mate to surface active openings efficiently
Senior Project Management vacancies at Garver are distributed across regional offices and don't always appear uniformly on job boards. Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsorship-confirmed openings by role and location so you're applying to positions where sponsorship is already expected.
Clarify your visa timeline before the offer stage
If you're on F-1 OPT, confirm how much authorized work time remains before initiating conversations about an offer. Garver files H-1B petitions on the standard October 1 start date, so a tight OPT window may require cap-gap protection to bridge the gap without a work authorization lapse.
Prepare a PERM-ready employment history early
For EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, DOL's PERM audit process requires documented proof of your prior positions, duties, and dates of employment. Gather offer letters, pay stubs, and employer verification letters before you need them, since gaps in documentation routinely delay PERM certification.
Demonstrate PMP or equivalent credentials in your application
Senior Project Management roles at Garver in consulting and professional services frequently list PMP certification or equivalent project governance credentials as a hiring factor. Candidates who lead with measurable project outcomes and professional certifications reduce employer hesitation around sponsorship overhead at the senior level.
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Does Garver sponsor H-1B visas for Senior Project Managements?
Yes, Garver sponsors H-1B visas for Senior Project Management positions. The role qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS standards when tied to a relevant engineering or management degree. Garver participates in the annual H-1B cap lottery, so timing your application cycle relative to the April filing window is critical if you're not already in H-1B status.
How do I apply for Senior Project Management jobs at Garver?
Applications are submitted through Garver's careers portal. Senior Project Management openings are distributed across multiple regional offices, so filtering by location matters. Migrate Mate aggregates Garver's sponsorship-confirmed openings in one place, making it easier to identify which positions are actively recruiting international candidates before you apply directly through Garver's site.
Which visa types does Garver commonly use for Senior Project Management roles?
Garver sponsors across several categories for this function, including H-1B for specialty occupation workers, TN for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying engineering and management roles, F-1 OPT and CPT for students transitioning from academic programs, and EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based Green Cards for longer-term sponsorship. The right visa depends on your nationality, degree, and career stage.
What qualifications does Garver expect for Senior Project Management positions?
Garver's Senior Project Management roles in consulting and professional services typically require a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related discipline, combined with several years of project delivery experience in infrastructure sectors such as transportation, water, or aviation. PMP certification or a comparable credential strengthens your candidacy, particularly for roles involving public agency clients.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for a Senior Project Management hire at Garver?
Timelines vary by visa category. H-1B standard processing runs three to five months from the April filing window, with premium processing available to USCIS for a faster adjudication. PERM-based Green Card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 typically runs one to two years before the I-140 stage, depending on DOL audit activity. Confirm your current status and work authorization runway with Garver's HR team before accepting an offer.
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