Sr. Engineer/Project Manager – Civil & Environmental Engineering

At Clark Dietz, we're more than an engineering firm. We're employee-owners committed to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve. As an ENR Top 500 design firm with offices across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin, we provide transportation, civil, environmental, structural, mechanical, electrical, and construction engineering services that make a lasting impact.

Position Overview

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer/ Project Manager to join our Southern WI/ Northern IL Civil/Environmental Team. This position will be responsible for overseeing water and wastewater infrastructure projects from inception to completion, maintaining strong client relationships, providing technical leadership for the company, fostering technical growth of staff, and securing funding assistance for projects. You will lead project management efforts while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality engineering solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management, technical leadership, client engagement, communication, and funding acquisition skills within the water and wastewater sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the full project lifecycle for complex water distribution, wastewater collection, and treatment projects, from proposal development through final delivery, by planning scope, schedule, budget, and risks, while ensuring quality through QA/QC processes.
• Leads the technical design and delivery of water infrastructure projects by overseeing the preparation of engineering drawings, specifications, permit applications, calculations, and technical reports; performing advanced design, modeling, and water/wastewater system analysis; reviewing and approving project deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, quality, and compliance with applicable regulations and industry standards; and mentoring junior engineers and technical staff to foster knowledge sharing and professional development.
• Serves as the primary client relationship manager by fostering long-term partnerships, understanding and translating client needs into clear project objectives, leading client meetings and presentations.
• Provides comprehensive funding assistance and grant management services by identifying and pursuing federal, state, and local funding opportunities; developing funding strategies and preparing grant applications; maintaining relationships with funding agencies and monitoring emerging programs; guiding clients through funding mechanisms to maximize financial support; and ensuring compliance with grant requirements and reporting obligations.
• Supports business development through opportunity identification and proposal and technical approach development to expand water and wastewater service offerings. Maintains active membership and participation in professional, technical, and/or civic organizations and serve on committees and advances the firm’s reputation by authoring technical papers and/or presenting at conferences.