Project Development Manager Jobs in Chestertown, MD

Synagro partners with stakeholders to clean our water, protect our environment and serve our communities by generating worth from what others consider waste. We work to protect the health of our water, our Earth and those who depend on them now and in the future.

What good is a job without great benefits to reward your hard work? Here are some highlights of what Synagro has to offer:

• 15 days paid time off
• 10 Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision (within 30 days of hire)
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with company match (fully vested upon hire)
• Career growth and promotional opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

As a member of Synagro’s Engineering Group, this position will have a primary role, consisting of technical project development in support of Synagro’s Business Development Group, with a focus on facility based solutions.  Additionally, the role may be required to provide process engineering support to Synagro’s existing facilities based projects.  In the project development role, the position will provide direct project management, guidance and oversight of development teams in producing capital cost estimates and work products.  In the process engineering role, the position will work with existing facility managers to support root cause/corrective action to events and project management of capital projects  in support of facility optimization efforts.  This position will work closely with the Business Development Group in preparing and reviewing solutions and proposals for new customers, packaging of new and existing equipment offerings, as well as enhancements to existing Synagro operations.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

Provide conceptual engineering design, capital & operating cost estimates and permitting support during all phases of project development, whether internally driven, or in response to customer issued SOQ/RFQ/RFP, through to contract execution.
• Either as a new technology acquisition or M&A pursuit, will lead or support feasibility studies to evaluate opportunities to existing services/facilities from conceptual planning, design and costing (capital & O&M), culminating in documented cost-benefit analyses to provide basis for sound decision making.
• Technical resource in support of the Business Development Group in support of Facilities growth resulting from the Strategic Planning implementation.
• Develop and manage implementation and costing of capital improvement projects with and without external contractors.
• Monitor assigned projects their schedules, and budgets, in accordance with established guidelines and standards.
• Provide technical and commercial evaluation, recommendations and guidance to project teams in support of new project development opportunities, mergers & acquisitions, as well as existing operational improvements.
• Provide technical evaluations in the areas of material handling, solution packaging and technology feasibility.
• Support the preparation of proposals in response to customer specifications and technical information requests for engineering analysis, system studies, and other technical projects.
• Provide strategic planning input on development opportunities related to either customer driven, or Synagro initiated, opportunities.
• Provide input and review on Customer contracts during drafting and negotiation.
• Design review of third-party offerings to assure consistency and validity of opportunity.
• Assistance with start-up activities in support of performance testing and acceptance of project.
• Provide direct operational support to current facility operations to ensure efficient integration of new technologies into the current work scope and job duties.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Self-Starter – Motivated and driven individual that can develop a clear path forward on assigned projects from problem definition through to complete implementation of approved solution.
• Radically Serving Customers – Working with facility based teams, in combination with the ability of Seeking to Understand in service of providing leadership in the role is vital to buy-in, collaboration and successful problem resolution.
• Continually Improving – Identification of the needs and development of standardized best practices and training thereof.
• Business Minded – development of data driven solutions that are in line with the reality of the business model and outcomes required.
• Wastewater or biosolids processing knowledge preferred but not required
• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

Key Competencies: 

• Innovation management
• Technology evaluation and selection
• Business acumen
• Problem solving
• Managing through systems
• Process management
• Drive for results
• Listening
• Peer relationships

Education/Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline, with Mechanical or Chemical. A Professional Engineering License is highly desired.
• 10 experience in technical Project Management of industrial/manufacturing technologies, with biosolids experience a plus.
• Experience working with a public agency is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of materials handling, process systems, composting or thermal treatment.
• Field or operational experience with an understanding of procedures and field implementation strongly
• Strong knowledge of heat transfer, material handling, and biological kinetics.
• Proven experience in leadership and team building.
• General computer proficiency. (Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office and Autocad).
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Talking, Hearing and Seeing
• Sitting, Standing, Walking
• The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat or exposure to biosolids
• 25% - 50% travel required.

Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000 annually (commensurate with experience)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all essential job functions, knowledge, skills, abilities, efforts, and physical or working conditions associated with a position.

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We thank all individuals for their interest in Synagro however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.