Facilities Construction Manager WaterWastewater
Quick facts
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Background
- Bachelor's degree
- Industry
- Construction — 28 open jobs
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.
Position summary: JMT is seeking a Construction Manager to be responsible for managing a large scale water and wastewater treatment facilities. Project team member responsible for: (1) providing construction project oversight using knowledge of general engineering and construction principles and practices to interpret, organize, coordinate, communicate and execute assignments as necessary to accomplish the goals and objectives defined by the client, (2) ensuring work is performed and completed in strict accordance with the contract documents, (3) acting as a technical advisor to the Owner and other team members, (4) teaching and mentoring less experienced engineers and other team members, and (5) other tasks as may be required.
Responsible for delivering assigned projects including: scope, schedule and budget.
Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop Project Management Plans (PMP) for assigned projects
- Provide construction management oversight during all phases of the project
- Create and maintain project schedules
- Prepare and update cost estimates
- Prepare and maintain project budgets
- Develop and implement project specific QA programs
- Manage sub-consultants and technical resources
- Coordinate and interface with the client and project team
- Manage and coordinate inspection staff
- Manage project schedule from inception to close out
- Run project job-site meetings
- Review contractor work in place to ensure compliance with plans and specifications
- Review and approve contractor monthly requisitions and invoices
- Efficient change order management and cost control
- Report on project issues and provide status updates
- Develop and prepare extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
Nonessential functions and responsibilities
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Effective leadership skills for managing and mentoring field staff
- Ability to take charge and effectively manage contractors to meet project schedule
- Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations with 10HR OSHA Safety card
- The ability to work well with others, and willingness to learn in a team environment
- Ability to evaluate contractor provided construction CPM schedules, including logic and sequencing
Required Experience
- Minimum of 10+ years of construction experience serving as a Construction Manager, Construction Management Representative, Owner’s Representative or project manager
- Minimum of 5 years water/wastewater facilities construction management experience
- Multiple construction trades and close coordination with the Owner on construction issues
- Knowledge and experience working with Municipalities on project costs and budgets, processing change requests, requests for information, submittals, and inspectors’ daily reports
- Experience using project management/document management software (examples include: Unifier, Procore, eBuilder, etc) to communicate construction progress and process documentation
- Experience reviewing engineering designs, contractor shop drawings and/or vendor specifications and plans, or similar, to determine constructability and practicality of proposed work and adherence to established standards and requirements
Preferred Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour construction safety training
- Commissioning and outage experience with water/wastewater plants
Working Conditions
Work is performed in both an office and field (construction) environment. Office to field time is approximately 25% to 75% respectively. Field work requires climbing, walking and standing at a construction site and may be outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 50 lbs) may be required. Travel may be required.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Qualifications:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Effective leadership skills for managing and mentoring field staff
- Ability to take charge and effectively manage contractors to meet project schedule
- Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations with 10HR OSHA Safety card
- The ability to work well with others, and willingness to learn in a team environment
- Ability to evaluate contractor provided construction CPM schedules, including logic and sequencing
Visa sponsorship record: Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | 1 | — | — | — |
This exact kind of role (Construction Laborers) isn't among the roles Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. sponsored most often.
Roles they sponsor most
- water resources design engineer3 LCAs · median $81k
- facilities cm project engineer2 LCAs · median $88k
- structures design engineer2 LCAs · median $80k
- traffic design engineer2 LCAs · median $83k
- bridge project engineer1 LCA · median $103k
Full sponsorship history of Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. →
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Construction Laborers (SOC 47-2061) — estimated from the job title.
- H-2B / H-2A (seasonal and temporary work)
Temporary non-agricultural (H-2B) or agricultural (H-2A) jobs. The employer files a labor certification and petition; you apply for the visa at a US consulate. H-2B has a yearly cap of 66,000 (plus supplemental visas); H-2A has no cap.
- EB-3 “other workers” green card
Permanent residence for jobs that need less than 2 years of training. Waits for this category are long (often several years).
- H-1B
H-1B needs a role that requires at least a bachelor's degree, so it's usually not an option here.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Construction Laborers · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $34,590 | ~15% |
| Level II | $39,541 | ~31% |
| Level III | $44,470 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $49,421 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.