Senior Project Manager, Practice Builder - Water/Wastewater
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Job overview
Kimley-Horn seeks a motivated Senior Project Manager, Practice Builder to expand its Water/Wastewater practice in Fort Lauderdale. The role leads multidisciplinary project teams and grows the local water resource practice through business planning, client relationships, and business development. The successful candidate will manage projects profitably, mentor staff, and direct resources, with autonomy to grow the business and potential advancement to ownership.
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Full job description
Plantation, Florida
Water/Wastewater
Experienced
Overview
Discipline/Focus
Water/Wastewater
Overview
Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Senior Project Manager, Practice Builder to expand our Water/Wastewater practice in Fort Lauderdale!
Responsibilities
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Manage, lead, and expand practice teams for multi-discipline projects and programs of work in the fields of water/wastewater treatment projects, water and wastewater pumping systems, and large diameter conveyance (water distribution and wastewater collection)
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Has an entrepreneurial spirit and create a vision for growth for the local water resource practice and beyond
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Given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business
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Leadership responsibilities include:
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Operating with integrity and sound business principals
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Providing vision, business planning and strategy
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Establishing goals
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Building and maintaining positive client relationships
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Having open communication with your partners and team
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Growing and leading a Water/Wastewater and Utilities practice
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Our Project Managers/Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor
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The successful candidate will be given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business
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With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of an impressive bonus program with the potential to advance to ownership
Qualifications
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10+ years of civil engineering, design, and management of utility water projects experience
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Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
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Client contacts and relationships with local municipalities, area counties, water management authorities and local, regional, state agencies
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Business development skills and the proven ability to win work
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Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills
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Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems
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Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization
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Ability to manage and mentor staff and direct resources effectively in a positive manner
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Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
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Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
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Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
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Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
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Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
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Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
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Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
Position Type
Experienced
How this job compares
Set against the 21,763 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$108–192K/yr395 salary ranges
- US median$47–60/hr831 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 932 open Project Manager jobs in Florida and 21,763 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 18,894 postings).
- Education
- 11,079 of the 21,763 open Project Manager jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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