Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager — Tampa Bay

GARVER LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join our Tampa, Florida team. You will lead multidisciplinary municipal water and wastewater projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with the Water Business Team Leader to grow Garver’s local practice.

Based in Garver’s Tampa office, this role requires periodic travel throughout Florida and offers flexibility per company policy as you deliver high-quality projects, manage scope and budget, and build strong client relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, chemical, or related engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least 12 years of progressively responsible municipal water and wastewater engineering or consulting experience.
• At least five years of successful project management experience, including responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, financial performance, and client satisfaction.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida, or able to obtain Florida licensure by endorsement within six months of employment.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary water or wastewater infrastructure projects through design and construction.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scopes, fees, schedules, staffing plans, and project delivery strategies.
• Strong written, verbal, client-service, negotiation, and team-leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager and primary client contact for municipal water and wastewater assignments.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, risk, invoicing, forecasting, change management, and overall financial performance.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with municipal utility clients throughout Tampa Bay and Florida.
• Identify project opportunities and lead pursuit strategy, proposals, interviews, scope and fee development, and contract negotiations in coordination with Water Business Line leadership.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, permitting, bidding, construction, startup, and closeout.
• Coordinate technical specialists, support disciplines, subconsultants, and construction-phase personnel while remaining accountable for overall project quality.
• Facilitate client, stakeholder, and technical workshops and communicate project status, decisions, risks, and required actions clearly.
• Mentor project managers and engineers and assist with recruiting and development of the Tampa Water team.
• Participate in relevant professional and industry organizations and represent Garver in the Florida water market.

Skills

Leadership

Client-service

Negotiation

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Job description

Garver is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join our Tampa, Florida team. You will lead multidisciplinary municipal water and wastewater projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with the Water Business Team Leader to grow Garver’s local practice.

Based in Garver’s Tampa office, this role requires periodic travel throughout Florida and offers flexibility per company policy as you deliver high-quality projects, manage scope and budget, and build strong client relationships