Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Jacobs; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager to lead delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects and drive growth across Georgia.

You will manage planning through design and construction, mentor teams, and build relationships with municipal and utility clients while pursuing new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, mechanical or chemical engineering.
• PE license in Georgia or reciprocity within 12 months of hire.
• Progressive experience delivering water/wastewater infrastructure projects in a consulting environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams through planning, design and construction.
• Experience developing relationships with municipal, utility, county, and regional water clients.
• Proven ability to support business development activities and project pursuits.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects (treatment facilities, pump stations, pipelines, distribution systems).
• Serve as Project Manager for multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safe, on-schedule, on-budget delivery per Jacobs standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with municipal, county, utility and regional water clients in Atlanta and Georgia.
• Collaborate with Account Managers and Operations leadership to identify, pursue, and win new business opportunities.
• Support proposal development, interviews, scope development, technical approaches, and contract negotiations.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to project teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Georgia

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join our growing Water team in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, you'll lead the delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects while helping drive strategic growth across the Georgia market. This position offers the opportunity to partner with local and national technical experts, build strong client relationships, and deliver innovative solutions that address critical water challenges facing communities today and in the future.

As a trusted leader, you'll oversee project execution from planning through design and construction, ensuring successful delivery while supporting client satisfaction, business development, and team growth. You'll play a key role in strengthening Jacobs' presence in the region by developing new opportunities and expanding relationships with municipal and utility clients.

Here's What You'll Do

• Lead and manage the successful delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment facilities, pump stations, pipelines, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and related infrastructure.
• Serve as Project Manager for multidisciplinary teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with Jacobs' quality standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with municipal, county, utility, and regional water clients throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area and broader Georgia market.
• Collaborate with Client Account Managers and Operations leadership to identify, pursue, and win new business opportunities.
• Support proposal development, project interviews, scope development, technical approaches, and contract negotiations.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to project teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and project professionals while promoting a culture of technical excellence.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts across Jacobs to bring best in class solutions to clients' most complex water challenges.
• Manage project performance, financial metrics, risk management, and client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support strategic growth initiatives within the water and wastewater market across Georgia and the Southeast region.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Georgia or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 12 months of hire.
• Progressive experience managing and delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects in a consulting engineering environment.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing projects through planning, design, and construction phases.
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships with municipal, utility, county, and regional water clients.
• Proven ability to support business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development, and project pursuits.
• Strong communication, leadership, project management, and client relationship management skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a collaborative team environment.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience leading large, complex water and wastewater programs or capital improvement projects.
• Established relationships with municipal water and wastewater clients throughout Georgia and the Atlanta metropolitan area.
• Knowledge of Georgia water regulatory requirements, permitting processes, and utility operations.
• Experience developing project delivery strategies and managing commercial aspects of engineering projects.
• Demonstrated success winning and managing significant municipal water and wastewater contracts.
• Passion for mentoring staff, building high performing teams, and contributing to the long term growth of the business.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $174,500.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on September 08, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.