[Remote] Project Manager – Water Filtration

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tetrasolv is seeking a Project Manager to lead water filtration and treatment projects from scoping and design through installation, commissioning, and closeout. The role coordinates engineering, procurement, field teams, and customers while managing project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, water quality, regulatory compliance, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Project planning and scoping: Define scope, objectives and deliverables with senior management, engineering and the customer. Turn design basis, water quality data and specifications into detailed project plans, timelines and milestones
• Budget and resource management: Estimate labor, equipment, materials and subcontractor costs. Track spend against budget, manage change orders and keep resources allocated across concurrent projects
• Procurement and equipment coordination: Work with procurement and vendors on long-lead items such as filter vessels, media, membranes, pumps, valves and controls. Review submittals and shop drawings, and track fabrication and delivery against the schedule
• Team leadership and delegation: Assemble and direct cross-functional teams of engineers, field technicians, electricians and subcontractors. Assign responsibilities, mentor team members and keep collaboration strong between office and field
• Field execution and commissioning: Oversee installation, startup and commissioning. Coordinate media loading, hydraulic and performance testing, and operator training before handover
• Regulatory and safety compliance: Make sure projects meet EPA, state drinking water and wastewater requirements, NSF/ANSI 61 and AWWA standards, and permit conditions. Enforce OSHA site safety, including confined space and lockout/tagout practices
• Risk management: Identify, assess and mitigate risks such as equipment delays, site conditions, raw water variability and permitting. Keep contingency plans ready so timelines are not disrupted
• Stakeholder communication: Serve as the main point of contact for customers, consulting engineers, utilities and regulators. Run status meetings, prepare progress reports and align expectations with deliverables
• Quality assurance and closure: Confirm treated water meets performance guarantees and quality targets. Deliver O&M manuals, as-builts and warranty documentation, and lead post-project reviews to capture lessons learned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related technical field
• 3–5+ years of project management on complex, multi-phase projects, with at least 2 years in water or wastewater treatment, filtration, or industrial process equipment
• Working understanding of filtration and treatment processes (pressure and gravity filters, media, membranes, chemical feed), P&IDs and basic hydraulics
• Hands-on experience with Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid methods, and tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, Jira, Asana or Trello
• Strong communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, time management and organizational skills
• Valid driver's license
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile credential
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or Project Management
• Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) license
• State water or wastewater treatment operator certification
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification
• Experience with municipal bid and design-build delivery, and with public funding such as SRF programs

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD
• PTO and company-paid holidays
• 401k with a company match
• An Annual Incentive Plan

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