The Construction Manager-Waste Water will oversee all aspects of the project including, high level
project execution, site operations, sub-contractor management, design and engineering support,
customer meetings (Onsite and virtual), project financials, and overall client satisfaction. Our ideal
candidate will have 7-10+ years of experience managing complex industrial, municipal utility,
wastewater, energy, or process-equipment construction. The candidate will have demonstrated
experience coordinating civil, mechanical, electrical, controls, and structural contractors from
mobilization through construction, start up, commissioning, and project closeout. The Construction
Manager is accountable for the safe, timely, financially successful and contractually compliant
execution of assigned projects from construction handoff through final closeout.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
Provide day-to-day construction management (On-site and virtual) and field
leadership for the project.
Provide leadership and accountability for project safety performance, including
enforcement of Willdan, client, regulatory, and site-specific safety requirements.
Partner with project safety personnel and subcontractors to proactively identify
hazards, correct unsafe conditions, and promote a strong safety culture throughout
the project life cycle.
Participate in project kickoff and handoff meetings with Business Development and
Preconstruction to ensure scope, client expectations, and commitments carry through
into execution without gaps.
Lead all internal production meetings, supporting engineering and design
development.
Lead all client facing meetings to ensure team alignment and clear project
progression. Develop and maintain client relationships throughout the project
lifecycle.
Coordinate all construction activities among civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,
and controls, contractors.
Responsible for Subcontract administration including the preparation of Subcontract
Agreements, change orders, and schedule changes.
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the prime contract, subcontract
agreements, project scope, contractual milestones, notice requirements, and
commercial obligations. Proactively identify and document scope changes, differing
site conditions, owner-directed changes, delays, disruptions, and other cost or
schedule impacts: coordinate timely notices, pricing, schedule-impact documentation
and change-order development.
Manage issues proactively to minimize claims and disputes. Maintain
contemporaneous project documentation and work collaboratively with clients,
subcontractors, and internal leadership to resolve commercial and contractual issues
before they materially affect project performance.
Partner with the multidisciplinary engineering support team to resolve requests for
information (RFI’s), coordinate submittals, and manage design changes.
Working knowledge of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Project Execution Plan
(PEP), Project Management Plan (PMP), and Quality Plan (QP).
Cost Loaded Scheduling and Schedule of Values Management.
Coordinate and support site access, laydown areas, material deliveries, equipment
deliveries, and construction logistics.
Develop and maintain procurement and long-lead equipment strategies in coordination
with engineering, vendors, subcontractors, and project controls to ensure equipment and
materials support the project schedule.
Verify and confirm that construction activities conform to approved drawings,
specifications, manufacturer requirements, and overall project standards.
Coordinate staffing and sub-contractor workload through entire project lifecycle and ensure
completion of required milestones on schedule.
Manage and track all project financials and billing, to ensure project is meeting the
approved budget for revenue and profit.
Adjust work schedules and trades to ensure the project is completed on time, and on
budget per the contract.
Identify areas of risk and field conflicts, and work with the owner, engineer, contractors,
and equipment suppliers to develop timely solutions to keep the project on schedule.
Identify and communicate emerging project risks, client concerns, subcontractor
performance issues, safety concerns, schedule impacts, and financial exposure to project
and regional leadership in a timely manner, with recommended corrective actions.
Oversee onsite teams, including, Superintendents, Assistant Construction Managers,
Sub-Contractors, and Safety Managers.
Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability to assigned project
personnel. Establish clear responsibilities, priorities, and performance expectations
while promoting collaboration across construction, engineering, project controls,
safety, and other project disciplines.
Oversight of all construction operations, equipment installations, and structural tieins,
while maintaining existing plant operations.
Plan and coordinate shutdowns, outages, bypass operations, tie-ins, startup activities,
and other work affecting existing plant operations in close coordination with the
owner, operators, engineering team, and subcontractors.
Manage project cost control and forecasting systems. Provide monthly cost vs. budget
report to project stakeholders.
Maintain accurate project financial forecasts, including committed costs, cost -tocomplete,
revenue, gross margin, change -order exposure, billing, and anticipated
project risks. Identify unfavorable cost trends early and develop corrective action
plans to protect project profitability.
Manage overall project schedule with sub-contractors and client, using Primavera P6.
Lead construction turnover, startup, commissioning, performance testing, punch-list
completion, training coordination, and project closeout in partnership with
engineering, commissioning personnel, equipment vendors, subcontractors, and the
client.
Perform other tasks and duties as needed.
Occasional travel required (project specific). Site visits to document the existing
infrastructure and installation progress. Provide engineering evaluations, electrical
system audits, and construction direction and support as needed.
Job Requirements / Qualifications:
7-10 Years of progressive construction management experience. Demonstrated
experience managing complex industrial, utility, wastewater, energy, and processequipment
projects.
Prior experience with municipal wastewater treatment facilities, water infrastructure,
industrial process facilities, or similar operating environments strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction preferred.
PMP Certification preferred.
Experienced in scheduling and workflow software programs, like Primavera P6, Microsoft
Projects, Microsoft Office, Teams, Webex, and working knowledge of Bluebeam Revu.
Demonstrated ability to read Mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, plumbing drawings,
civil and structural drawings, controls drawings, installation drawings, and material
specification sheets.
Experience managing general and specialty sub-contractors from project inception to
project completion. This includes project kick off, mobilization, installation, project
commissioning, and project closeout.
Excellent communication skills (Written and verbal), time management skills, negotiation
skills, and conflict resolution skills. Confident in presenting to clients, team members, and
internal leadership.
Ability to prioritize project workflow to meet contractual deadlines and milestones with
minimal supervision.
Demonstrated experience with cost control methods, change orders, RFI’s, submittals,
procurement, quality control, and construction related documents.
Capable of leading confidently, and correcting or avoiding potential schedule, budget or
quality issues. The ability to make decisions, while balancing cost implications, to avoid
disruptions in the work or customers’ operations.
Be able to apply innovative and effective management techniques to maximize employee
and Subcontractor performance.
Possess excellent organizational skills. Capable of maintaining project documentation and
working on multiple activities/projects at one time.