Construction Manager - Water / Wastewater

Reference: 148833080_1750755854

Your Role:Driving excellence through technical expertise and innovation

Project Management personnel are responsible for the overall safety, direction, completion, and financial outcome of water/ wastewater construction projects from initial budget through project closeout.

What You Will Do:

  • Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding client needs.

  • Utilize software programs and templates to process, distribute and track all project documentation.

  • Negotiate subcontractor and material buyout, develop and negotiate subcontracts.

  • Plan and schedule projects

  • Manage jobs in progress including subcontractor coordination, conflict resolution, documentation, and ensuring quality and safety on every job.

  • Manage project costs through ongoing evaluation of labor, material and equipment, continue to forecast and analyze construction costs, exposures and profits through project completion

  • Perform project closeout

  • Capable of managing projects $20-$50 million in size

  • Provide leadership through building relationships, motivating others, providing clear direction, and cooperative teamwork.

  • Communicate effectively; both written and verbal

  • Provide training and serve as a member to less experienced personnel

  • Significant experience as a manager of water wastewater construction activities in the field. Must possess superior construction knowledge, excellent personnel management skills, scheduling expertise, good knowledge and use of cost control procedures.

  • Safety comes first! Required to complete work in a safe, efficient and accurate manner.

  • Other duties (not listed) may be assigned to this job at any time.

Who You Are: A Profile of Success

  • Bachelor Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other related degree or commiserate experience is highly preferred

  • Significant experience as a manager of water wastewater construction activities in the field. Must possess superior construction knowledge, excellent personnel management skills, scheduling expertise, good knowledge and use of cost control procedures.

  • 5-10 years of experience in Water / Wastewater construction

  • Moderate to high level of proficiency operating Primavera 6 CPM scheduling software

  • Moderate to high level of proficiency operating MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint

  • Valid driver license for frequent travel

  • Be able to communicate in English via verbal and written communications

  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Full understanding of Construction Math concepts

  • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

$150,000.00 - $180,000.00
Per annum
USD150000.00 - USD180000.00 per annum
Added 24/06/2025
Reference: 148833080_1750755854

Construction Manager - Water / Wastewater

Austin, Texas, United States of America Permanent Wastewater

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