Pacific Institute is seeking  a strategic Senior Program Manager within our Water Efficiency and Reuse focus area. This role will be responsible for leading high-impact, multi-year projects directly, as well as overseeing a portfolio of related efforts, including guiding and supporting teams who lead other projects within the portfolio. The position requires the ability to balance hands-on project execution with portfolio-level leadership ensuring alignment, quality, and impact across multiple workstreams.

The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in water efficiency and reuse analysis and policy, combined with a strong understanding of how these strategies are practically implemented by utilities, communities, agencies, and large water users – including data centers and other large industries. The role requires an ability to translate technical information into real-world solutions. 

The role calls for a strategic mindset to guide project selection and program activities, with a drive to identify innovative approaches and emerging opportunities to advance water efficiency and reuse. The Senior Program Manager will help shape the understanding of evolving strategies in the field and explore how existing strategies and approaches can be applied in new contexts and where new solutions are needed.

This position requires the ability to set and execute strategic directions. The Senior Program Manager will independently develop project and portfolio approaches, secure funding, manage budgets and teams, and deliver high-quality results on schedule and within budget. The role requires close engagement with technical work and research team members to ensure rigor and credibility with diverse audiences. This role includes direct managing responsibility for team members who lead individual projects within the portfolio.

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