Freese and Nichols

Project Manager

• Serve as senior project manager for water/sewer distribution/collection system piping, pump stations, and treatment plant projects
• Plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects using earned value management principles
• Provide supervision of multi-discipline teams of engineers, engineering technicians, GIS analysts, designers, CAD staff, sub-consultants, etc.
• Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality
• Design and review calculations of others and seal drawings and reports
• Ability to work independently and mentor junior staff
• Maintain effective communication with clients, clients’ staff, regulatory agencies and within project teams
• Participate in business development activities including engineering scope and fee preparation, proposal preparation, and marketing activities

Senior Project Manager – Transmission and Utilities

Engineer

• Support traffic studies and analyses that inform transportation planning and design decisions for public-sector clients
• Perform traffic impact analyses, operational studies, and safety evaluations
• Develop traffic models, forecasts, and supporting documentation
• Assist with agency coordination and technical reviews
• Support senior engineers and planners on transportation projects
• Ensure work meets quality standards and regulatory requirements

Traffic Engineer

• Manage transportation projects for DOT and local agency clients, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned clients, building trust through consistent delivery
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with subconsultants
• Support proposal development and pursuits as needed
• Ensure designs and deliverables meet regulatory requirements and firm quality standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support staff

Transportation Project Manager

• Take ownership of projects, managing client communication, deadlines, deliverables, budgets, and ensuring top-notch quality
• Mentor and inspire by guiding and training junior engineers
• Contribute to the expansion of transportation practice by assisting in business development activities
• Leverage technical prowess to lead the analysis, design, and preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, and reports
• Cultivate strong client relationships, becoming a trusted advisor and ensuring client satisfaction

• Lead traffic impact studies, operational analyses, and corridor studies
• Prepare traffic forecasts, modeling, and technical reports
• Collaborate with transportation planners and design teams on integrated solutions
• Support agency coordination and technical reviews
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior traffic engineers

Senior Traffic Engineer

• Manage transportation projects from concept through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence
• Coordinate project teams, including engineers, designers, and subconsultants
• Maintain strong working relationships with NCDOT and local agencies
• Support quality control and technical review of project deliverables
• Assist with proposals and business development efforts as needed

• Oversee analysis, design, construction administration, and preparation of technical reports
• Manage complex, multi-discipline treatment plant projects and teams
• Must have proven skills in treatment process studies, and construction contract administration and management
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients and regulatory agencies

Senior Project Manager – Treatment

Civil Engineer

• Assisting and/or leading efforts in the analysis, design, construction administration, and preparation of technical reports, plans, and specifications for various concurrent projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and execute projects
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with project teams (both internal and external)
• Serve as a trusted advisor, understanding project needs and providing tailored solutions
• Mentor and develop junior engineers
• Foster a collaborative work environment that encourages growth and knowledge sharing

Structural Engineer

• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with clients
• Serve as senior project manager and contribute to business growth in the water/wastewater treatment field
• Oversee the analysis, design, construction administration, and preparation of technical reports, plans, and specifications for various water treatment, wastewater treatment, reuse, and resource recovery facility projects
• Manage project teams and coordinate workload and sales efforts of internal teams to serve clients
• Manage complex and multi-discipline treatment plant projects
• Utilize technical experience including water process design, treatment plant civil/structural/mechanical/electrical design, treatment process studies, and construction contract administration and management

Senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Project Manager

• assist with analysis, design, construction administration, and preparation of technical reports, plans, and specifications for various water treatment, wastewater treatment, reuse, and resource recovery facility projects.
• perform specific and limited portions of a broader assignment.
• apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations.
• collect, adjust, and correlate data and recognize discrepancies in results.
• become familiar with accepted criteria and methods.
• perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines defined by the Project Engineer and within the time and schedule allocations agreed upon by the Group Manager.
• responsible for coordination of project efforts contributed by technicians and/or drafting personnel working on the same project.

Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer – EIT

Learning and Development

• Partner with the Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the creation and execution of an enterprise-wide talent development strategy
• Develop and execute a formal and transparent organizational development processes that enables employees to build and develop their careers
• Direct staff development to enhance the effectiveness of employee performance in achieving goals and objectives
• Develop and maintain instructional programs
• Consult with leadership on performance, organizational, and leadership matters
• Develop, implement, and oversee a leadership development program
• Guide managers and employees on problem solving, improving performance, organizational diagnosis, goal alignment, teambuilding and continuous improvement
• Continue to develop and build the organizational development team
• Lead the talent planning process and design solutions related to employee engagement, talent acquisition, and change management
• Access, evaluate, and recommend tools and technologies to standardize and automate processes
• Assess, report, and deliver critical data/metrics related to organizational development processes to leadership and stakeholders
• Oversee mentorship and executive coaching programs

Organizational Development Lead

Manager

• Development and management of the firm’s Project Specifications library
• Coordination with the firm’s Risk Management Team, Construction Management Practice Leader, and Technical Leadership
• Training of staff in the use of Project Specifications
• Management of the firm’s Technical Resource Librarian
• Coordination with Technical Leadership on resource gaps, needs, and process improvements
• Work with Technical Excellence Director, National Technical Leaders, Risk Management, and others to develop and implement a management system for technical specifications and associated resources
• Review and catalog client standard specifications
• Assist in researching, developing, and updating or preparing new standard specifications
• Complete quality reviews of Project Manuals for selected projects

Technical Standards Manager

• Take ownership of projects, managing client communication, deadlines, deliverables, budgets, and ensuring top-notch quality
• Mentor and train junior engineers
• Contribute to the expansion of our transportation practice by assisting in business development activities
• Lead the analysis, design, and preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, and reports
• Cultivate strong client relationships and ensure client satisfaction

Marketing

• Collaborate with leadership, sales, and technical SMEs to define win themes, sales strategies, key differentiators, and recommendations for subconsultants and projects
• Lead pursuits in developing compliant, compelling proposals, Statements of Qualifications (SOQs), and presentations in response to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and LOIs
• Manage proposal schedules, kickoff/status meetings, and coordinate with subcontractors/teaming partners for high-quality submittals
• Provide quality control, style and grammar edits, and ensure compliance with standards for marketing materials
• Develop and facilitate interview strategies, rehearse teams, and produce client presentation materials
• Conduct competitor analysis, selection panel profiling, and client debriefs; maintain marketing database and update proposal language and graphics
• Support relationship development with strategic partners and contribute to process improvements

Marketing Coordinator

• Act as construction manager for heavy civil construction projects including roadway drainage, grading, surfacing and bridges
• Manage the observation and inspection of ongoing construction work including material sampling and testing as well as measuring quantities
• Review contractor’s work for compliance with contract documents and clarify contract documents for the contractor
• Lead the development and management of change/field orders, updates to construction schedule, submittals, request for Information (RFI), claims, pay requests, construction meetings and closeout processes
• Communicate with contractor about non-conforming work
• Correspond with client, contractors, and other employees
• Collaborate with design teams to facilitate responses to RFIs and submittals and/or construction issues
• Read plan and specifications to ensure construction is in accordance with plans and specifications
• Communicate with owner to understand owner’s needs and clarify owner’s objectives and relay information to Freese and Nichols and contractor
• Conduct pre-bid and pre-construction conferences
• Support the design phase process as assigned
• Oversee field staff and the execution of their daily work
• Support sales and marketing efforts

Senior Project Manager – Transmission and Utilities

Traffic Engineer

Transportation Project Manager

Transportation Project Manager

Senior Traffic Engineer

Transportation Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Treatment

Structural Engineer

Senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Project Manager

Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer – EIT

Organizational Development Lead

Technical Standards Manager

Transportation Project Manager

Marketing Coordinator

Construction Manager