Water Resources Department Manager
Water Resources Department Manager
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10-04-2025
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10-04-2025
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Water Resources Engineer to lead our team in Northern Indiana. This position could be based in any of our Northern Indiana locations. (South Bend Mishawaka Fort Wayne and soon to be Merrillville IN)
The ideal candidate for this role will be a Professional Engineer with substantial experience managing wastewater drinking water and/or storm water projects. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills to advance into a department manager role or for someone who already has strong project management and team leadership skills to further their career.
Lochmueller Group is a regional engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure.We provide multidisciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities including transportation design; water resources design; environmental analysis & permitting; construction engineering & inspection; traffic engineering & transportation planning; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. Our transportation design team offers a variety of services but most of our work involves roadway and bridge design for various local public agencies and state DOTs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Department Leadership: Leads and manages a team or teams including engineers and technicians. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members. Fosters a positive workplace culture and ensure professional growth and development of department team members. Guides the team to deliver highquality results. Conducts performance appraisals. Identifies staffing needs and actively participate in recruiting and hiring. Ensures effective resource allocation.
- Project Management: Ensures the departments project deliverables are completed on time and within budget. Plasn organizes and directs department activities including project management design and construction oversight. Provides leadership in the planning design and of major projects. Serves as a project manager on various projects. Perform QC/QA as needed.
- Client and Stakeholder Relations: Develops new client relationships and seeks out opportunities for new business. Maintains strong relationships with existing clients. Coordinates with clients stakeholders and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with regulations and specifications.
- Fiscal/Budgetary Performance: Actively works to improve productivity and efficiency and addresses negative project variances. Collaborates on budget development implement cost control measures and ensure accurate financial reporting.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- Bachelors or masters degree in Civil Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE).
- Demonstrated success in managing large and/or complex Water Resources engineering projects.
- Proficiency with relevant engineering software and tools for design and analysis.
- Demonstrated expertise in personnel management and leadership with a strong track record of guiding teams to deliver highquality results.
- Strong client management capabilities with proven ability to develop and maintain new client relationships.
- Valid Drivers License
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including: Excel Outlook Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- 15 years of experience in water resources engineering.
- Note: While the position typically requires 15 years of experience in water resources engineering we are open to considering candidates with fewer years of experience if they possess the right skills and relevant working experience. We value practical expertise and are willing to assess qualifications on a casebycase basis.
What we offer:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Become an employeeowner!
- Availability of flexible work hours and parttime telecommuting
- Rich coverage for major medical insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Basic life insurance (with option for additional voluntary life insurance)
- ShortTerm and LongTerm disability insurance
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Student loan repayment benefit
For over 40 years Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful actionable planning and design.Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart:
CARDIA: Means from the heart Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement thats what sets us apart!
Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture established by our people who share these values. We are a 100 employeeowned company and our people are vested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.
Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochgroup fully supports and maintains compliance with all state federal and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability marital status protected veteran status genetic information or any other category protected by federal state and local laws.
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