Lead Water/Wastewater Project Manager – Florida

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs Solutions Inc. in Florida seeks an experienced Water/Wastewater Project Manager to lead municipal treatment plant and conveyance projects from planning through startup. Based in Davie, you’ll collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to improve treatment capacity, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

You’ll manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk, coordinate cross-discipline design teams, and support business development to grow Jacobs’ water and wastewater work in Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in water and wastewater engineering and project delivery.
• PE license in Florida, or ability to obtain licensure.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client coordination.
• Knowledge of water/wastewater treatment processes and project delivery.
• Experience with engineering studies, design reports, plans, specs, and construction documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with clients and teams.
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage water and wastewater projects through planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Lead project teams to define scope, work plans, and schedules, budgets, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls.
• Oversee development of technical deliverables, including studies, design reports, calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Manage project financials, forecasts, staffing, change control, risks, and progress reporting; address issues affecting delivery.
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients, maintain regular communication, and address project needs and concerns.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies, utilities, contractors, and other stakeholders on permitting and approvals.
• Support procurement and construction-phase services, including bid evaluations, responses to contractor questions, submittal reviews, site visits, and resolution of technical issues.
• Promote quality assurance and quality control, safe work practices, and consistent use of Jacobs’ project delivery processes.
• Coach and support project team members, encourage collaboration, and help build a strong, accountable team.
• Contribute to client relationship development, market strategy, proposals, interviews, and other business development activities.

Skills

Project leadership

Client coordination

Multidisciplinary coordination

Communication

Problem-solving

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Jacobs Solutions Inc. in Florida seeks an experienced Water/Wastewater Project Manager to lead municipal treatment plant and conveyance projects from planning through startup. Based in Davie, you’ll collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to improve treatment capacity, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

You’ll manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk, coordinate cross-discipline design teams, and support business development to grow Jacobs’ water and wastewater work in Florida.