Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Plants

Wharton Smith•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager for its Water/Wastewater Plants Division in the Jacksonville, Florida area. The Project Manager is responsible for overall project performance from estimating and pre-construction through successful completion, including safety, owner satisfaction, cost, schedule, and quality control. The role works with clients, design professionals, the preconstruction team, subcontractors, vendors, and project staff to deliver water and wastewater construction projects. The position also involves managing project financials, contracts, scheduling, procurement, change management, construction coordination, facility startup and commissioning where applicable, owner training, and project closeout. The Project Manager reviews and reports project financial information, performance, and major conflicts to the Division Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or another relevant field.
Relevant water/wastewater construction experience.
Five or more years of experience in engineering, construction, or a related field.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated success completing multimillion-dollar projects.
Technical skills with computer-based CPM scheduling programs, construction management software, and Microsoft Office products.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing self-perform crews is preferred.

Responsibilities

Build strong relationships with clients/owners, architects, and engineers to encourage repeat business.
Maintain a positive company image with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and team members.
Partner with Preconstruction Services on value engineering, constructability, bidder solicitation, estimating assistance, and proposal preparation.
Set up and maintain project cost accounting.
Develop and maintain the project schedule.
Support project permitting, testing, and inspection requirements.
Apply knowledge of owner contract requirements and project delivery methods.
Negotiate subcontractor agreements and equipment and material purchase orders.
Develop a Schedule of Values and prepare monthly payment applications.
Review and approve subcontractor pay applications and vendor invoices.
Track and evaluate subcontractor change management.
Facilitate subcontractor and owner coordination and progress meetings, and document meeting minutes.
Manage contracts, bonds, insurance certificates, contract compliance, and warranties.
Monitor submittals, shop drawings, and purchase orders to support accurate, timely delivery of equipment and materials.
Monitor budgets, schedules, cost reports, and job progress; review them weekly with the project team.
Visit jobsites regularly to review progress, production planning boards, work quality, and safety.
Manage change orders, extra work orders, and disputed claims with the owner and owner representatives.
Resolve major disputes with vendors and subcontractors.
Manage facility startup and commissioning where applicable.
Provide end-user owner training and turn over contract closeout deliverables.
Review and report project financial information and performance, and major conflicts requiring resolution, to the Division Manager.