Senior Project Manager – SCADA & Capital Improvement Projects

GK & Associates is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support major water and wastewater capital improvement projects for a regional public agency in Southern California. This is a part-time, remote assignment with a primary focus on SCADA migration and control systems projects currently in construction, startup, commissioning, and implementation phases.

Position Overview

The Senior Project Manager will provide leadership, technical expertise, and project management support for complex capital improvement projects from project initiation through closeout. The selected candidate will serve as a key liaison between agency staff, consultants, contractors, and system integrators while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with applicable standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple water and wastewater capital improvement projects.
• Lead project meetings and provide progress updates to stakeholders and agency leadership.
• Review and coordinate RFIs, submittals, design documents, technical reports, and construction documentation.
• Monitor project budgets, schedules, and contractor performance.
• Support construction, startup, commissioning, and operational transition activities.
• Coordinate technical discussions between contractors, consultants, controls integrators, and operations personnel.
• Evaluate project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct field reviews and oversee compliance with plans, specifications, safety requirements, and agency standards.
• Assist with project closeout activities, including as-built documentation and final project turnover.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible engineering, construction management, and project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting water, wastewater, or recycled water infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience managing projects during design, construction, startup, commissioning, and operational transition phases.
• Experience supporting SCADA migration and industrial control system projects within operating treatment facilities is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and controls, PLCs, HMI systems, industrial Ethernet networks, and SCADA infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Rockwell PlantPAx, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, Foxboro Distributed Control Systems, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and startup coordination is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Certifications

• California Professional Engineer (PE) Registration preferred.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification is desirable.
• Valid California Driver's License.

Software Skills

Proficiency with:

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bluebeam
• Project scheduling and project controls software

Pay: $80.00 - $120.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote