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Water/Wastewater Project Manager
Posted: 09/30/2026
Job Number: 63511100
Pay Rate: $75000-100000 / year
Job Description
Luttrell Staffing Group is currently hiring Project Manager positions Knoxville, TN. Details for Project Manager position:
Please apply by clicking on the link below, then call or text (423) 347-3006. EOE
- $75k-100k / Year
- Full-Time | Direct-Hire
- Will be provided a truck and gas card
- Zero Fees - you’ll never be charged for any screening service
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications, paid truck allowance, and health insurance with employee benefits
- Paid vacation, holidays, retirement plan, and opportunities for professional growth and advancement available upon direct hire with the client
- Manage water and wastewater infrastructure construction and rehabilitation projects from startup through closeout
- Oversee projects involving sanitary sewer, water distribution systems, pump stations, force mains, gravity sewer, manholes, excavation, dewatering, bypass pumping, and trenchless rehabilitation
- Review plans, specifications, contracts, bid documents, and project requirements
- Assist with project estimating, bids, quotes, change orders, and cost proposals
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, job costs, resource needs, and profitability goals
- Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, logistics, and mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work
- Work closely with field superintendents to monitor production, provide direction, resolve issues, and support efficient project execution
- Conduct jobsite visits and project meetings to monitor progress, safety, quality, scheduling, and compliance
- Prepare and review pay applications, progress billings, cost reports, subcontractor invoices, and payment requests
- Identify, document, negotiate, and manage change orders and unforeseen construction conditions
- Maintain accurate project records including correspondence, RFIs, submittals, redline drawings, and closeout documents
- Serve as the primary contact for owners, engineers, inspectors, subcontractors, field personnel, and company management
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, contract requirements, quality standards, inspections, testing, startup, and final acceptance.
- Follow all policies and safety procedures in place
- Completes any other related tasks as needed
- High school diploma or equivalent; Preferred bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent field experience
- Valid driver’s license and dependable ½-ton or larger pickup truck for jobsite travel, with paid truck allowance provided
- Minimum of 2 years of construction project management experience, preferably with water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of underground utility construction, rehabilitation, replacement, construction methods, equipment, production rates, and job costing
- Experience managing project budgets, schedules, subcontractors, field personnel, and multiple project priorities
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and related project documents
- Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and construction management software
- Preferred experience with wastewater pump stations, bypass pumping, force mains, trenchless utility work, and municipal or public works construction projects
- Preferred familiarity with pump station mechanical, electrical, and control systems, plus Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Procore, or similar software
- Ability to stand for duration of shift
- Ability to stoop, bend, squat, kneel, twist and reach
- General foreman, superintendent, underground utility construction experience preferred
Please apply by clicking on the link below, then call or text (423) 347-3006. EOE
Meet Your Recruiter
Eva Burleson, CSP
Staffing Manager
Eva Burleson, CSP Staffing Manager at Utility Staffing Group, brings expertise in utility sector recruitment since 2017, from onboarding to placing top talent in construction and skilled trades. She optimizes hiring for roles like grade foremen and pipe layers, fostering strong candidate-employer matches across multiple states.
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