Project Manager - Stormwater

City-of-Wilmington,-Nc; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Wilmington is seeking a motivated Project Manager - Stormwater to lead drainage capital improvement projects from planning through design, permitting, construction, and completion. You will oversee consultants and contractors, coordinate with internal departments, and engage with the community to deliver safe, resilient infrastructure.

This role emphasizes strong leadership, clear communication, and a focus on water quality, flood reduction, and public safety within Wilmington’s urban

Qualifications

• Experience in project management, construction administration, and infrastructure delivery.
• Experience with stormwater management engineering is preferred.
• Ability to manage drainage capital improvement projects from planning through completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, technical, and administrative guidance for drainage capital improvement projects.
• Negotiate and administer contracts for design and construction services.
• Provide fiscal management of capital improvement projects including cost estimates and budgeting.
• Oversee consultants and contractors regarding performance, status, and scheduling.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders during planning, design, and construction.
• Manage public bid processes and resolve citizen concerns.
• Chair meetings (public information, pre-bid, pre-construction, progress).

Skills

Project management

Construction administration

Stakeholder coordination

Budgeting

Communication

Job description

One City. One Team. One Purpose.

Help shape the infrastructure that keeps Wilmington moving, growing, and thriving.

The City of Wilmington is looking for a motivated and experienced professional to join our Design and Construction Department’s Project Management Division as a Project Manager - Stormwater. This is an opportunity to lead meaningful projects that directly impact the safety, sustainability, resilience, and quality of life of our community.

In this role, you’ll be at the center of some of Wilmington’s most important infrastructure investments. Working closely with a diverse team of professionals, you’ll guide stormwater capital improvement projects from planning and technical analysis through design, permitting, construction, and completion.

Projects may include drainageimprovements, open and closed drainage systems, green infrastructure, water quality improvements, easement acquisition, utility relocation, and street improvements. You’ll also manage consulting engineering and surveying contracts, support public outreach, conduct permit and design reviews, and provide construction administration and management.

Why This Position Matters

Stormwater infrastructure is essential to a safe, resilient, and livable city.Every drainage project is an opportunity to reduce flooding, protect public infrastructure and property, improve water quality, and strengthen Wilmington’s ability to respond to future growth and changing environmental conditions.

As a Project Manager, your work won’t stay on a drawing or in a project file—it will become visible,lasting improvements in neighborhoods throughout Wilmington. You’ll help solve complex infrastructure challenges, coordinate competing priorities, engage with the community, and turn public investments into projects that make a tangible difference in people’s daily lives.

This position also plays a critical role in bringing the City’s departments, consultants, contractors, and community partners together around a shared goal: creating a safer, more sustainable Wilmington for everyone.

If you’re a highly motivated, team-oriented professional with excellent communication skills and experience in project management, construction administration, and infrastructure delivery, we want you on our team. Experience with stormwater management engineering is preferred.

• Provide engineering, technical, and administrative guidance for various types of drainage capital improvement projects.
• Negotiate and administer contracts for design and construction services.
• Provide fiscal management of capital improvement projects to include preparation of opinions of probable cost, development of alternatives for value engineering, monitoring budgets, negotiation of contract amendments and change orders, and invoicing.
• Oversee and manage consultants and contractors regarding performance, contract duties, project status, and scheduling.
• Incorporate design or construction changes into the work product to address unforeseen conditions.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders throughout the planning, design, and construction of drainage capital improvement projects for administrative and technical input and feedback.
• Coordinate property acquisitions with the City's Property Acquisitions Specialist.
• Manage the public bid process.
• Manage public relations and resolve citizen concerns.
• Chair public information meetings, design coordination meetings, pre-bid meetings, pre-construction meetings, and progress meetings.