Project Manager

About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of municipal water and wastewater equipment projects from order award through delivery, startup support, and final closeout. This position manages the technical, schedule, commercial, and documentation aspects of assigned projects; coordinates with Engineering, Estimating, Sales, Operations, and Service; and serves as the primary day-to-day point of contact for customers, consulting engineers, contractors, and manufacturer partners on assigned work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of assigned projects from award through closeout; maintains a disciplined view of every project’s status, deliverables, and risks, and treats each transition between phases as a shared responsibility rather than a one-way hand-off.
• Manage project schedules including submittal cycles, manufacturing milestones, freight, delivery, startup support, and closeout; surfaces schedule risk early and drives mitigation rather than reporting slippage after the fact.
• Cook up vendor submittals through review and resubmittal cycles; maintains a disciplined log of status and due dates, and does not allow documentation to fall through the cracks during periods of high project volume.
• Manage project commercial performance, including margin, change order discipline, billing milestones, and cost-to-complete tracking; ensures project execution reflects bid assumptions and contractual scope.
• Prepare and negotiate change orders for scope adjustments, schedule impacts, or customer-directed changes; documents changes clearly and obtains required approvals before executing.
• Cook up customer expectations professionally — provides honest, timely communication on schedule, scope, and pricing, and delivers difficult information with care.
• Maintain accurate project documentation including contracts, submittals, schedules, change orders, correspondence, O&M manuals, and closeout records; ensures every document is complete and accurate before transmittal.
• Lead project closeout activities including final documentation, retainage release, warranty handoff, and lessons-learned capture; treats closeout quality as a reflection of Sherwood-Logan’s professionalism.
• Contribute to project management standards, reusable templates, vendor databases, and closeout conventions; shares observations and lessons learned constructively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering, Project Management, or related technical field; equivalent industry experience (5+ years) may substitute.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience in the water and wastewater industry, manufacturers’ representative environment, or related industrial equipment industry.
• Experience managing technical documentation through the project lifecycle and coordinating across cross-functional teams (sales, engineering, operations, manufacturer partners).
• Experience interacting with municipal customers, consulting engineers, utilities, and contractors in a technical, project-execution capacity.
• Strong understanding of water and wastewater treatment systems, processes, and equipment selection and application.
• Proficiency with ERP and project tracking systems, the Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and Outlook), and project scheduling tools.
• Skilled in interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and bid documents.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills; high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects, customer relationships, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering, Project Management, or related technical field; equivalent industry experience (5+ years) may substitute.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of project management experience in the water and wastewater industry, manufacturers’ representative environment, or related industrial equipment industry.
• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of water and wastewater treatment systems, processes, and equipment selection and application. Proficiency with ERP and project tracking systems, the Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and Outlook), and project scheduling tools. Skilled in interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and bid documents.
• Core Competencies: Efficiency, Open Communication, Integrity, Respect, and Staff Development.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Pay

$70,000-90,000 Depending on Experience and Qualifications

Schedule

Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours.