Freemanwhite

Project Manager Water/Wastewater

Freemanwhite$80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
  • Minimum of three years in construction management required.
  • Knowledge of estimating, construction methods, and engineering techniques.
  • Experience in water/wastewater, municipal utility, or industrial process construction preferred.
  • Familiarity with coordination across civil, mechanical, electrical, and control scopes.

Responsibilities

  • Manage construction projects from start to finish, ensuring all activities align with specifications.
  • Monitor project progress and compliance, focusing on quality, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Maintain documentation for water/wastewater equipment and manage as-builts for project turnover.
  • Plan and schedule project timelines while considering operational needs and compliance requirements.
  • Establish procurement strategies for long-lead and specialized project materials.
  • Review design documents for constructability and coordinate with stakeholders for permit approvals.
  • Manage client relations with various project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with opportunities for open communication and teamwork.
  • Focus on excellence with a dedication to quality and best practices in construction services.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development through innovative projects.
  • Commitment to community service and creating value for internal and external clients.
Full Job Description
Scope of Position

Project Manager I: Manages construction projects, various delivery types, from project assignment through completion. Accountable for all construction activities on assigned project(s). Some skill at performing every project management competency with proficiency in many.

Job Responsibilities

  • Field Management, Safety, and Quality: Reviews and monitors project progress, quality, safety, and compliance with project specifications, environmental requirements, and applicable water/wastewater regulations. Works with Superintendent to ensure the project is being completed per all project requirements, including testing, commissioning, start-up, and operational readiness where applicable.
  • Document Control: Maintains submittal control for water/wastewater-specific equipment and materials, including process equipment, pumps, piping, valves, electrical systems, instrumentation, controls, and treatment components. Manages as-builts and redline drawings in the field to support final turnover and Owner operations and maintenance requirements.
  • Scheduling: Plans, sequences, and schedules the project with input from the superintendent and subcontractors, taking into account plant operations, shutdowns, tie-ins, phased construction, permitting requirements, testing, and commissioning activities.
  • Procurement and Commitments: Responsible for establishing the procurement strategy for long-lead and specialized water/wastewater equipment and materials, including process mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, pumps, treatment equipment, piping, and valves.
  • Design Coordination: Monitors the progress of design documents and participates in design review meetings, providing input regarding constructability, sequencing around active facilities, operational impacts, scope, and cost changes. Coordinates requirements of governing authorities, utilities, and regulatory agencies for permits, inspections, testing, and final approval.
  • Project Lifecycle Management: Effectively manages project start-up and close-out tasks, including commissioning, testing, training, turnover documentation, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, and coordination with Owner operations personnel.
  • Client Relations: Manages client relations, including coordination with municipal clients, utility representatives, plant operations teams, engineers, and other project stakeholders as needed.
  • Travel as required.
  • Other duties which may be assigned as needed.
  • Supervises others.


Education & Years of Experience

Project Manager I: Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management or equivalent is preferred plus three years minimum in construction management

Qualifications
  • Knowledge of estimating, construction methods, engineering, equipment and technology; water/wastewater, municipal utility, heavy civil, or industrial process construction experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with coordination of civil, mechanical, electrical, process, and controls scopes preferred.
  • Excellent understanding of safety procedures.
  • Ability to travel per project requirements


Values

  • Team: Collaborate and demonstrate respect for team members, partners and everyone with whom we do business; ensure open communication.
  • Excellence: Strive for quality and safety; execute best in class work; creative and innovative; dedicated to continuous improvement.
  • Service: Passionate about customer service to internal and external clients as well as to the community; creates superior value.
  • Trust: High standards of ethics and personal accountability; transparency; credibility; fairness.


Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

About Freemanwhite

Freemanwhite is an architecture, engineering, and design firm that provides services to healthcare, science and technology, and higher education clients. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Freemanwhite has completed over 10,000 projects in 49 states and 20 countries. The firm's services include architecture, interior design, engineering, planning, and sustainability consulting. Freemanwhite is committed to sustainable design and has completed over 100 LEED certified projects. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Healthcare Design Award.
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