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title: "What’s the Current Job Market Like for Water and Wastewater Construction Project Managers and Estimators?"
description: "It's a candidate's market. Water and wastewater treatment construction starts are up 19% year-to-date, driven by federal infrastructure funding through …"
url: https://amundsongroup.com/faq/what-s-the-current-job-market-like-for-water-and-wastewater-construction-project/
published: 2026-07-17
modified: 2026-10-25
publisher: Amundson Group
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# What’s the Current Job Market Like for Water and Wastewater Construction Project Managers and Estimators?

It is a candidate's market for water and wastewater construction project managers and estimators. Federal infrastructure funding has pushed wastewater project volume higher, and qualified salaried professionals are in short supply across the country. For PMs and estimators in this space, pay moves on project size and complexity, years of experience, sector specialization, relevant licenses or certifications, and willingness to travel. Employers are competing hard for senior talent and moving quickly when the right candidate appears. If you hold strong wastewater experience, that experience carries real leverage right now. For current pay ranges by role, see our Construction Placement Pay Index at [https://amundsongroup.com/construction-pay-index/](https://amundsongroup.com/construction-pay-index/)

More from Amundson Group: [the water and wastewater recruiting desk](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/waste-water-construction/).

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