Master Planning & Modeling Project Manager

Freese and Nichols, Inc.

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Overland Park, KS Tulsa, OK Until 8/21/2026 4+ years exp First posted January 21, 2026 Last posted January 21, 2026
Job description
Freese and Nichols is seeking a Water/Wastewater Master Planning & Modeling Project Manager based in one of our Central Plains Offices; Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Rogers, Arkansas or Overland Park, Kansas. As Master Planning & Modeling Project Manager you will manage and lead technical tasks, develop scope/fee and support business development activities, including proposal development for water/wastewater master planning and hydraulic modeling projects.
  • Lead multiple project teams for municipal water and wastewater studies, such as: water and wastewater master plans, water distribution and sewer collection system hydraulic modeling, water quality modeling in distribution systems and asset management
  • Provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams
  • Work with utilities to solve complex issues and develop capital improvement plans

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in Oklahoma, Arkansas or Kansas
  • 4+ years of related experience

Preferred

  • Expertise with hydraulic modeling software, such as Innovyze products (InfoWater, InfoWorks ICM SE, InfoSewer, InfoSWMM, H2OSURGE, InfoAsset Planner) and/or Bentley products (SewerGEMS, WaterGEMS, Hammer)
  • Experience with GIS applications in water and wastewater planning
  • Experience in client development, sales/marketing, proposal development
  • Excellent communication skills, both technical writing and verbal

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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About this role

Summary

Manage water/wastewater master planning and hydraulic modeling projects, lead teams, support business growth

Job title

Master Planning & Modeling Project Manager

Experience level

4+ years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

water and wastewater infrastructure

Location requirements

Hybrid work, some remote work allowed; based in central plains

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

civil engineeringprofessional engineerhydraulic modeling softwaretechnical writingcommunication

Preferred skills

GISclient developmentproposal writing

Specializations

hydraulic modelingwater/wastewaterurban planningGIS
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Overland Park, KS, USA

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Tulsa, OK, USA

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Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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Rogers, AR, USA

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