Collaborative Project Manager - Water

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking an experienced Collaborative Project Manager or Project Manager to support municipal water and wastewater projects from early pursuit through GMP development. Based in the Jacksonville, Florida area, this hybrid role supports projects ranging from $4M to $500M and is well suited for an experienced Water/Wastewater Project Manager transitioning from daily project execution into a strategic preconstruction and collaborative delivery role. The Collaborative Project Manager leads planning, coordination, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement during the pursuit and preconstruction phases. This role focuses on early project strategy, design collaboration, constructability reviews, cost development, and owner engagement, working closely with estimating and operations teams to support successful project delivery. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - 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, geotechn...