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Design Manager - Water

Wharton-smith, Inc. 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Full-time Senior

The Design Manager leads planning, coordination, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement during the pursuit and preconstruction phases of municipal water and wastewater projects. This role focuses on early project strategy, design collaboration, constructability reviews, cost development, and owner engagement.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Manager leads planning, coordination, budgeting, risk analysis, and stakeholder engagement during the pursuit and preconstruction phases of municipal water and wastewater projects. This role focuses on early project strategy, design collaboration, constructability reviews, cost development, and owner engagement.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is required, along with 7+ years of experience in municipal Water/Wastewater construction or design. The candidate should have prior experience as a Project Manager and demonstrate strong collaboration skills with owners, engineers, and operations teams.

Key Skills

Construction Management Engineering Project Management Collaboration Risk Analysis Budgeting Stakeholder Engagement Design Collaboration Constructability Reviews

About Wharton-smith, Inc.

Wharton-Smith, Inc. - '​'The Construction Group of Choice"​ Our Vision…to be the construction group of choice for our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our Mission…to exceed our client's​ expectations by performing with the highest quality, professionalism, and fairness and by communicating with honesty and integrity at all times. Wharton-Smith is headquartered in Sanford, Florida, with branch offices in Pensacola, Space Coast, Palm Beach Gardens, Fort Myers, North Port, Jacksonville, and, Tampa, FL; Houston, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; and Charlotte, NC. Wharton-Smith has a strong presence and solid reputation as a General Contractor, Construction Manager, and Design-Build Contractor throughout the Southeastern U.S. and abroad. Wharton-Smith is proud to be named a Top ENR 400 Contractor; Top ENR 200 Environmental Firm; Top Green Southeast Contractor (Southeast Magazine); and a "Best Place to Work"​ (Orlando Business Journal).

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