Water Design-Build Project Manager

About the role

AECOM’s Water Division is actively seeking a motivated and collaborative Water Design-Build Project Manager to support the delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects with a focus in the southeastern United States.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the delivery of design-build water and wastewater projects from early planning through construction completion.
• Cookordination and oversight of multi-discipline design teams across AECOM’s design centers to ensure alignment with project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Assist with procurement of process equipment and subcontractors, including participation in bid evaluations and subcontract negotiations.
• Contribute to project scheduling, cost control, and forecasting activities, including job cost reporting and estimates at completion (EAC).
• Participate in constructability reviews, value engineering efforts, and risk management discussions.
• Support design-build pursuits by contributing to proposal development, pricing strategies, and technical approaches.
• Collaborate closely with construction teams during execution to support field coordination, issue resolution, and client communications.
• Maintain strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to promote successful project outcomes.
• Travel to project sites and other AECOM offices as needed to support project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Sanitary, Chemical Engineering, Construction Management or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience delivering water or wastewater projects using design-build methods or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Valid driver’s license that allows you to drive during the course of your employment; subject to motor vehicle records review.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting progressive design-build, lump sum design-build, or CMAR project delivery approaches.
• Desire to participate in organizations such as the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) or Water Collaborative Delivery Association (WCDA).
• Strong understanding of project delivery fundamentals with the ability to facilitate technical and commercial discussions.
• Prominent ability to manage and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
• Experience with project cost controls, earned value analysis, and budget forecasting.
• Demonstrated commercial awareness, including subcontract management and construction contract fundamentals.
• Experience managing projects in the $10M+ range.
• DBIA certification preferred but not required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Experience working with local and state regulatory agencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with clients and project partners.

Benefits

This position is well suited for a project manager who thrives in a team-oriented environment, is eager to grow design-build expertise, and enjoys balancing technical, commercial, and delivery responsibilities.

Pay

$130,000 - $190,000 per year

Schedule

Hybrid model