Project Manager – Water Resource Design

Freese and Nichols

Project Manager in Water Resources Design Division leading complex projects in Texas. Responsibilities include managing teams, ensuring quality, and client interactions in water resources and heavy civil projects.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead large, complex water resources and heavy civil projects from planning through delivery
Direct and supervise studies, investigations, and designs to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality
Define project tasks, assign work, and provide oversight, review, and approval throughout each phase
Manage multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, CAD technicians, designers, drafters, scientists, and external consultants
Maintain effective communication with clients, client staff, regulatory agencies, and project teams
Evaluate design decisions for technical soundness and impact on schedule, budget, and project needs
Track project financial performance, prepare monthly status reports, and support design contract implementation
Develop and maintain project schedules and quality control plans to deliver timely, technically sound work

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ Years’ Experience in engineering of dams, levees, and hydraulic structures.
B.S. degree in Engineering
Excellent communication skills – both technical writing and oral.
Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work.
Registered Professional Engineer in Texas
Preferred: M.S. in Engineering

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid overtime for salaried employees
Annual bonus
Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
Flexible work environment with up to 40% remote work
Alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering of damsengineering of leveesengineering of hydraulic structuresproject managementdesign evaluationfinancial performance trackingquality control planningtechnical writingproject scheduling

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipteam managementmotivationoversightclient relations

Certifications

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas