Sr. Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities

Freese and Nichols is looking for Sr. Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities in Charlotte, NC. In this role, you’ll lead complex W/WW conveyance and utility projects and serve as a trusted project manager for Charlotte-area utilities. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams, deliver high-quality solutions, and help grow key client relationships in a market where credibility and follow-through matter.

What You’ll Do

• Lead W/WW transmission and utilities projects from planning through design and delivery.

• Build and maintain strong relationships as a trusted project manager for Charlotte-area utilities.

• Direct multidisciplinary teams and subconsultants to deliver work that meets scope, schedule, and budget.

• Make independent engineering decisions on complex problems and adapt methods and techniques to fit project needs.

• Manage project execution, including risk management, change management, and clear communication with stakeholders.

• Oversee quality control for technical deliverables, reports, and contract requirements.

• Mentor and develop engineers and technical staff through coaching, review, and feedback.

• Support business development by contributing to pursuits, proposals, and client strategy for key accounts.

Qualifications

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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