Project Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Wharton-Smith, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wharton-Smith, Inc. seeks an experienced Project Engineer for its Water/Wastewater Division in Tampa, FL. You will support project managers by completing tasks, interfacing with estimating, administration, and superintendents, and contributing to project planning and coordination.

The role emphasizes technical execution, plan review, submittal processing, and safety documentation within a dynamic construction team.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years Engineering Degree required.
• Excellent math skills and scheduling knowledge expected.
• Adequate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.

Responsibilities

• Identify need for RFIs
• Create production plans
• Coordinate facility startup activities and production planning
• Prepare, review and process submittals and shop drawings
• Maintain as-built drawings
• Collect and assemble O&M material
• Purchase Order and Subcontract Scope analysis and drafting
• Material purchasing, expediting, and tracking
• Value engineering design and proposals
• Contract document distribution to jobsite, vendors, subcontractors
• Coordinate subcontractors
• Visits project sites to monitor progress conformance to plans and standards
• Development and distribution of meeting agendas and meeting minutes
• Collecting and enforcement of safety programs and other safety documentation

Skills

Excellent math skills

Scheduling

Surveying fundamentals

Microsoft Office

Education

Four (4) years Engineering Degree

Job description

Tampa, FL Office, 4912 W La Salle Street, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Project Engineer to work in the Water/Wastewater Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for the completion of specific project tasks as assigned by the Project Manager. In this position, the candidate will interface with the estimating division (Project Engineers will gain/enhance experience in estimating), Project Assistant (administrative functions are required to complete many assigned tasks) and the Project Superintendent as well as the Project Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Identify need for Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Create production plans
• Coordinate facility startup activities and production planning
• Prepare, review and process submittals and shop drawings
• Maintain as-built drawings
• Collect and assemble O&M material
• Purchase Order and Subcontract Scope analysis and drafting
• Material purchasing, expediting, and tracking
• Value engineering design and proposals
• Contract document distribution to jobsite, vendors, subcontractors
• Coordinate subcontractors
• Visits project sites to monitor progress conformance to plans and standards
• Development and distribution of meeting agendas and meeting minutes
• Collecting and enforcement of safety programs and other safety documentation

Technical Skills:

• Excellent math skills, scheduling, knowledge of surveying fundamentals, and adequate knowledge of Microsoft Office Products

Qualifications:

• Four (4) years Engineering Degree

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

Wharton-Smith provides equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans, Pre-JVA special disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities to online application systems by making reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access for submitting to job openings. (i.e., wheelchair accessibility, website accessibility, etc).

Our recruiting process is centralized and is handled by our HR Department. If we are sent unsolicited resumes from recruiters, we will not pay any recruiting fees. Unsolicited resumes are any resumes sent to us by a recruiter who has not been pre-approved by HR, has not signed our contract, and has not been requested by our HR Department to search for a specific position.

Tampa, FL Office, 4912 W La Salle Street, Tampa, Florida, United States of America