Water​/Waste Water Senior Project Manager

Water / Wastewater Senior Project Manager

Gainesville - Gainesville, GA 30501

The Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater serves as a senior leader within Carroll Daniel, responsible for the overall direction, execution, and financial performance of multiple water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This role provides leadership across planning, design, and construction phases, ensuring successful delivery of complex municipal and industrial projects including treatment facilities, pumping systems, and distribution/collection networks.

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Provide overall leadership and management of multiple concurrent water/wastewater projects of varying size and complexity.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring successful project delivery and long-term relationship development.
• Lead projects through all phases including planning, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements and quality standards.
• Provide oversight of design integration across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines.
• Apply advanced technical knowledge to support decision‑making, risk mitigation, and problem resolution.

Water / Wastewater Technical Oversight

• Oversee projects involving:
• Water and wastewater treatment plants
• Pumping stations and storage facilities
• Collection and distribution systems
• Stormwater and water reuse systems
• Guide technical execution including:
• Treatment process selection, evaluation, and optimization
• Hydraulic calculations and system sizing
• Development and review of technical memoranda and design documents
• Coordination of interdisciplinary engineering design efforts
• Engineering services during construction and commissioning
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (EPA, EPD, local authorities) and industry standards.

Project Financial Responsibilities

• Creates and manages projects budget and helps coordinate the development of GMPs or Lump Sum proposals
• Knows and understands the requirements of owners contract, including bonds, fees, notifications, schedules, reporting, and costs.
• Develops and completes monthly Projected Final Cost Report (CMIC) on time.
• Manages the risk on each project which includes ensuring all contracts, insurance, NOC, NTC, Pre‑Qualification of Subcontractors is in compliance with CDCC Way.

• Collaborates with Preconstruction to prepare, review, and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the projects budget including General Conditions for the project, contingencies, etc.
• Takes ownership of process of the quality of budget estimates/deliverables to client.
• Manages the subcontracting process, which includes holding initial scope review meetings, finalizing agreed price, developing subcontract scope of work, and managing the subcontract distribution and final execution process.

• Coordinates and conducts the Project Start‑Up meeting to ensure a thorough hand‑off from Pre‑Construction.
• Collaborates with Ops Manager or DM, superintendent, subcontractors, and suppliers to create a complete construction schedule.
• Develops a responsibilities matrix at the start of each project and manages the resources needed for the project (e.g., people, tools, equipment, materials, internal and external services).
• Reviews the contract documents with all project participants (e.g., customers, employees, subcontractors, suppliers, government regulators, utilities) to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinates and delivers all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.

• Could be responsible for multiple projects reporting into this role.
• Responsible for daily project administration and operations. Holds weekly team meetings to create alignment of expectations and understanding of needs.
• Prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, and close‑out checklist. Reviews with project staff and assigns responsibilities,…