Collaborative Project Manager
About The Position
Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking an experienced Collaborative Project Manager or Project Manager to support municipal water and wastewater projects from early pursuit through GMP development. This hybrid role is based in the Jacksonville, Florida area and supports projects ranging from $4 million to $500 million. It is suited to an experienced Water/Wastewater Project Manager transitioning from daily project execution into strategic preconstruction and collaborative delivery work. The role leads planning, coordination, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement during pursuit and preconstruction. It focuses on early project strategy, design collaboration, constructability reviews, cost development, and owner engagement, in close coordination with estimating and operations teams to support successful project delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- At least 7 years of experience in municipal Water/Wastewater construction or design.
- Prior experience as a Project Manager on municipal Water/Wastewater projects.
- Experience developing or supporting GMP pricing.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with owners, engineers, and operations teams.
- Strong understanding of municipal Water/Wastewater construction practices.
- Experience with CMAR, Progressive Design-Build, or other collaborative delivery models.
- Ability to identify scope gaps and cost exposures.
- Proficiency with scheduling software and cost management systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Valid driver license required.
- Flexibility to meet project deadlines and client needs; periodic extended or evening hours may be required.
- Willingness to travel up to 25%, including outside the geographic region for client meetings, engineer coordination, job site visits, and travel to corporate or regional offices.
Nice To Haves
- Continued professional development in estimating, collaborative delivery methods, and project controls is encouraged.
- P6 is the preferred scheduling software.
Responsibilities
- Support proposal development, RFQs, and RFP responses.
- Participate in client interviews and presentations.
- Establish and maintain relationships with municipal owners and engineers.
- Lead coordination between engineering and estimating teams during the design phase.
- Review drawings, geotechnical reports, and specifications for constructability.
- Identify and mitigate project risks early in the design process.
- Provide structured and meaningful constructability comments.
- Solicit and coordinate subcontractor and supplier participation.
- Develop and coordinate GMP budgets and bid packages.
- Maintain preconstruction schedules in P6 and align them with operations for construction planning.
- Lead milestone and stakeholder coordination meetings.
- Track preconstruction financials, including internal and external costs.
- Provide innovation and value engineering solutions to maintain budgets and objectives.
- Ensure understanding of and compliance with municipal funding requirements.
- Partner with operations to support a seamless transition into construction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
