Construction Manager - Federal Sector

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction, Architecture, Engineering, or a closely related field and five years of responsible experience as: an owner’s representative, project facilitator, construction manager or design and construction contracting experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and has the ability to effectively facilitate meetings.
• Experience with coordinating with project stakeholders, contractors, architects, and engineers during all construction project phases. 
• Experience with reviewing design document submittals, reviewing cost and schedule estimates, collecting, preparing, and reporting programmatic information.
• Experience with estimating, cost verification reviews, and project financial management.
• Experience in compiling and management of cost proposals and experience in generating and negotiating change proposals.
• Fluent in project management principles and how to implement project management principles.
• Ability to analyze all relevant project-related information and communicate project status and issues effectively in writing and verbally.
• This role requires 5-10 years of experience in construction management on projects for construction, mechanical systems, structural elements, interior renovations, upgrades or new fit-outs.
• Active PMP, CCM and/or CQM certification credential is highly preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office is required.
• Experience in the use of industry project management software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, SharePoint, etc. is preferred.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage the activities of construction projects, to include planning, developing, implementing, and ensuring successful completion through the efficient use of existing workforce, equipment and contractors. This is professional work performed with considerable independence. Work is performed under the direction of the Procon and Client supervisors and is reviewed on a regular basis through observations, conferences, and results achieved.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles, techniques, materials and equipment used in building construction.
• Coordinates projects from project design to project delivery and closeout.
• Assists in the development of project planning, proposals, cost estimates and budgets, timelines and schedules.
• Facilitates the design phase with the development of scope, managing consultants and end users, and providing effective and proficient reviews of project documentation.
• Manages and monitors progress of construction services. Prepares daily construction observation reports relating to all aspects of construction project activities.
• Ensures that projects are completed as contracted and as desired, to include design quality control, expeditious sequencing, contract administration, construction quality control, compliance with applicable codes and regulations, etc.
• Employs effective document control measures for project information, communications, and documentation.
• Understands project cost estimating for budget, change order review, negotiation and implementation.
• Mitigates and resolves disputes between end users, design consultants and contractors arising from the performance of the work as described in the contract documents.
• Interprets plans and specifications as needed. Verifies as-constructed conditions in the field against the plans and specifications.
• Makes daily visits to work sites to monitor progress and quality of construction.
• Identifies project risks and reports those risks, with recommendations, to the client.
• Provides technical management of projects including assessment of needs, development and evaluation of project plans and specifications.
• Coordinates and assists in the development of presentations for project management proposals and status updates.
• Reviews Contractor/Vendor pay applications to ensure they are accurate to reflect work agreed on for the time period.
• Interacts directly with base operations support and engineering groups.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.