Water/Wastewater Collaborative PM - Preconstruction & GMP Lead

Wharton-Smith, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Wharton-Smith, Inc. seeks an experienced Collaborative Project Manager or Project Manager to support municipal water and wastewater projects from pursuit through GMP development.

Based in the Jacksonville, Florida area, this hybrid role leads planning, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement in early design and preconstruction. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in municipal Water/Wastewater construction or design, a Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering, and proven collaboration with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in municipal Water/Wastewater construction or design.
• Prior experience as a Project Manager on municipal Water/Wastewater projects.
• Experience developing or supporting GMP pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with owners, engineers, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Support proposal development, RFQs, and RFP responses.
• Participate in client interviews and presentations.
• Establish and maintain strong municipal owner and engineer relationships.
• Lead coordination between engineering and estimating teams during design phase.
• Review drawings, geotechnical reports, and specifications for constructability.
• Identify and mitigate project risks early in the design process.
• Provide structured and meaningful constructability comments.
• Solicit and coordinate subcontractor and supplier participation.
• Develop and coordinate GMP budgets and bid packages.
• Maintain preconstruction schedules in P6 and align with operations for construction planning.
• Lead milestone and stakeholder coordination meetings.
• Track preconstruction financials, including internal and external costs.
• Provide innovation and value engineering solutions to maintain budget and objectives.
• Ensure understanding and compliance with municipal funding requirements.
• Partner with operations to ensure a seamless transition into construction.

Skills

Client relations

Budgeting

Risk analysis

Preconstruction

Scheduling

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Construction Management or Engineering

Engineering degree

PM certification (PMP)

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost estimating software

MS Project

Job description

Wharton-Smith, Inc. seeks an experienced Collaborative Project Manager or Project Manager to support municipal water and wastewater projects from pursuit through GMP development.

Based in the Jacksonville, Florida area, this hybrid role leads planning, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement in early design and preconstruction. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in municipal Water/Wastewater construction or design, a Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering, and proven collaboration with