
Water/Wastewater Project Manager
Columbia, SCJob$95–110K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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CHA Consulting is seeking a Water/Wastewater Project Manager in Columbia, South Carolina, to guide water, wastewater, and sewer infrastructure projects from proposal through closeout. The role involves managing project delivery and financial performance, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and clients, and ensuring quality and safety requirements are met. The position requires a relevant engineering degree, a PE license, and at least four years of water/wastewater engineering experience, including two years managing projects.
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Join Us:
Lead Water/Wastewater Projects That Strengthen Communities
Are you an experienced Water/Wastewater Engineer ready to lead projects, strengthen client relationships, and deliver practical solutions that protect public health and the environment?
CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking aWater/Wastewater Project Managerto join ourWater TeaminColumbia, SC. In this role, you will guide projects from proposal through closeout, partner directly with clients, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams delivering essential water and wastewater infrastructure.
What You'll Do:
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Lead water, wastewater, and sewer projects from proposal development through design, permitting, construction support, and closeout, with a focus on practical, cost-effective solutions
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Own project scope, budget, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle
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Coordinate contracts, purchase orders, subconsultants, and project documentation in partnership with clients and internal teams
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Monitor project financial performance, including forecasting, invoicing, subcontractor payments, and monthly operational reviews
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Develop project-specific health and safety plans and ensure deliverables comply with the applicable Quality Management Plan and QA/QC requirements
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Provide clear, timely updates to clients, leadership, and project teams; identify risks early and drive issues to resolution
What You Bring:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related discipline required
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Minimum of 4 years of water/wastewater engineering experience, including at least 2 years managing projects, required
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Professional Engineer (PE) license required
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Demonstrated success managing project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations
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Proficiency with relevant engineering, design, computational, and modeling software, such as Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, as well as Microsoft Office
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Strong knowledge of QA/QC procedures, project delivery best practices, and applicable engineering laws and regulations
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead teams, build client trust, organize competing priorities, and follow through on commitments
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Active participation in relevant professional engineering or industry organizations preferred
Why You'll Love It Here:
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Collaborate with experienced professionals in a culture that values technical quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
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Work in a flexible environment with opportunities to engage directly with clients, project sites, and local communities
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Make a visible community impact by helping deliver reliable drinking water, wastewater, and sewer infrastructure
Curious about the impactful work our Water/Wastewater team is doing? Discover our innovative projects and commitment to sustainable solutions by visiting: CHA Water/Wastewater (https://www.chasolutions.com/solutions/water-wastewater-sewer/) .
Salary Range:
$95,000 - $110,000
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.
Culture/EEO Statement:
At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.
We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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LocationUS-SC-Columbia
Job ID 7881
Positions 1
Category Sewer Assess & Rehab
How this job compares
Set against the 5,002 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–110K/yr
- South Carolina median$91–135K/yr37 salary ranges
- US median$91–145K/yr2,729 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $103K, is 11% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($115K) — in the middle half of Civil Engineer salary ranges in South Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 73 open Civil Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 5,002 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,054 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,902 of the 5,002 open Civil Engineer jobs (78%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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