Project Manager WWTP

RockBridge Search; Raleigh (NC); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

RockBridge Search is seeking a Project Manager with wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) construction experience to lead complex infrastructure projects in Raleigh, NC. You will oversee preconstruction through closeout, coordinating owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, field teams, and leadership to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

The role requires strong organization, proactive communication, and the ability to manage multifaceted plans with tight deadlines.

Formación

• Experience managing wastewater/WWTP or water infrastructure construction projects.
• Ability to read plans, contracts, track money, and communicate with field teams.
• Strong understanding of project controls, cost management, forecasting, and change management.

Responsabilidades

• Manage WWTP and heavy civil construction projects from preconstruction through final completion and closeout.
• Develop and monitor budgets, schedules, cost reports, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, scopes of work for potential expensive surprises.
• Coordinate owners, architects, engineers, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, and internal project personnel.
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear, consistent communication with all stakeholders.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, buyout, scopes, contracts, change orders, and performance.

Conocimientos

Project management

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Construction PM software

Descripción del empleo

Some construction projects are impressive. Others are essential.

This is the second kind.

We are looking for a Project Manager with wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) construction experience who knows how to take a complicated project, a mountain of moving pieces, and a very real deadline, then turn it all into a successful finished product. You'll be responsible for managing projects from preconstruction through closeout while coordinating owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, field teams, and internal leadership.

If you enjoy construction that requires brains, organization, communication, and just enough stubbornness to keep a project moving when the unexpected inevitably shows up, this could be your kind of role.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Project Manager, you'll take ownership of the project's financial, contractual, administrative, and operational performance. You'll work closely with the Superintendent and project team to establish schedules, budgets, procurement plans, subcontractor strategies, and execution plans that keep the project moving in the right direction.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage WWTP and heavy civil construction projects from preconstruction through final completion and closeout.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project budgets, schedules, cost reports, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, scopes of work, and project requirements with a sharp eye for details that could become expensive surprises later.
• Coordinate owners, architects, engineers, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, and internal project personnel.
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear, consistent communication with all stakeholders.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, buyout, scopes, contracts, change orders, and performance.
• Review and negotiate change orders, RFIs, submittals, pay applications, and other project documentation.
• Track project costs and identify potential budget concerns before they become budget emergencies.
• Work alongside field leadership to ensure construction activities align with the project schedule, contract requirements, quality expectations, and safety standards.
• Monitor critical milestones and help develop recovery strategies when schedules begin wandering off into the weeds.
• Maintain accurate project documentation throughout the entire construction lifecycle.
• Assist with estimating, preconstruction planning, constructability reviews, and project handoff.
• Identify risks and opportunities and communicate them proactively to leadership.
• Maintain strong owner and client relationships while representing the company professionally throughout the project.
• Participate in project closeout, punch lists, commissioning coordination, turnover, warranty documentation, and final completion.
• Mentor and support Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, and other project team members as needed.

What We’re Looking For

We're looking for someone who understands that successful project management is about considerably more than moving paperwork from one pile to another.

You should have demonstrated experience managing wastewater treatment plant, water/wastewater, heavy civil, utility, or similarly complex infrastructure construction projects . You know how to read plans, understand contracts, track the money, communicate with the field, and keep an owner informed without turning every conversation into a fire drill.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Proven Project Management experience within construction.
• Experience with WWTP, wastewater, water infrastructure, heavy civil, or utility projects .
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, project financials, scheduling, procurement, and subcontractor management.
• Ability to interpret construction documents, specifications, drawings, and scopes of work.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, cost management, forecasting, and change management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities without losing sight of the big picture.
• A collaborative approach to working with field and office teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Proficiency with construction project management software and standard Microsoft Office applications.
• A professional approach to working with owners, engineers, subcontractors, and project partners.

The Personality Piece

You don’t have to be boring to be organized.

We want a Project Manager who can walk into a complicated situation, figure out what actually matters, communicate the plan, and get people moving. Someone who can talk schedule with the Superintendent, costs with accounting, contracts with the owner, and construction details with the field team without needing a translator.

You’re proactive rather than reactive. You ask questions early. You spot problems before they become expensive. You understand that relationships matter, but so do deadlines, budgets, documentation, and results.

Most importantly, you take ownership.

Why This Opportunity?

You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful infrastructure projects that serve growing communities , while joining a team that understands good construction requires both strong field execution and strong project leadership.

This is a role for a Project Manager who wants to be involved, make decisions, build relationships, solve problems, and see the tangible results of their work.

If you know WWTP construction, understand what it takes to manage complex projects, and are ready for a position where your experience actually gets put to work, this is worth a conversation.