Office Manager/Senior Water Resources Engineer

Dewberry has an exciting career opportunity for an Office Manager/Senior Water Resource Engineer in the North Central Florida Water Market. As our local office leader, you will collaborate with our team on water and wastewater treatment projects for local, state, and regional clients, solving complex water and wastewater challenges. We are looking for a team- and client-focused attitude directed towards delivering quality work on time and within budget.

Our water practice delivers high-quality, complex projects for top-tier water clients across the country. By combining strong local relationships with national expertise, strategic market focus, and innovative delivery approaches, our people perform meaningful work while shaping the future of water infrastructure. We’re looking for professionals who want to grow with us and help improve the water infrastructure for their communities.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Provide oversight, guidance and mentoring to staff within the Gainesville office.
• Responsible for project management, client relations, and sales activities.
• Preparation of studies for facility master planning, alternatives analyses, feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering reports.
• Coordinating with staff from multiple design disciplines.
• Development of design documents and specifications and obtaining permits from regulatory agencies.
• Make site visits to pursue project leads.
• Participation in the preparation of qualifications and proposals.

• Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Civil Engineering field is required; advanced degree or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience with advanced water and/or wastewater projects with increasing levels of project engagement.
• Florida PE license is required.
• Experience working with multi-disciplined design team.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to apply engineering principles and best practices to ensure the efficient and effective treatment of water and wastewater within our scope.
• Proven ability to effectively achieve positive results in marketing and business development including experience preparing proposals (technical and cost) for municipal and private clients.
• Experience managing a team of professionals with a wide array of skills sets.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, coworkers, sub consultants, and county/agency review staff.

Join Dewberry and be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Apply today and take your career to the next level!

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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