Senior Construction Manager - Government Projects

Turner & Townsend$100K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10-15 years project management experience.
  • 10-15 years on-site construction experience.
  • Preferred background in industrial and federal projects.
  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or equivalent and OSHA certified.
  • Proficient in Microsoft tools like MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project delivery from inception to commissioning.
  • Conduct constructability reviews, assessing risk to project cost and schedule.
  • Coordinate construction activities with contractors and design teams.
  • Contribute to Value Engineering and support development of Minimum Functionality Case.
  • Participate in risk identification and mitigation planning for schedule and cost risks.
  • Oversee the general contractor during construction phase activities with regular site visits.
  • Review project schedules and documentation for alignment with contract requirements.

Benefits

  • Development opportunities in a leading construction consultancy.
  • Collaborative work environment with major commercial clients.
  • Exposure to large-scale, diverse construction projects.
  • Focus on safety and commitment to health regulations.
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a client-facing role.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to work alongside our key client's large scale, ground-up commercial real estate construction project. The role will be responsible for all aspects of project delivery, from inception through to commissioning.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years construction field experience and the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role. Under direction of the client, the Construction Manager will be responsible for coordinating with the general contractor and architect/engineer services provider for all construction related activities on the project, including but not limited to:

Responsibilities:
  • Site layout/design (inclusive of roads, infrastructure, site utilities, etc.).
  • Constructability reviews of designs, identifying risk to project cost and schedule, preparing reports.
  • Lead Turner & Townsend site project team, under the direction of the client
  • Ability to work well within a team and liaise with external vendors, architects, engineers, suppliers, & General Contractor.
  • In-depth knowledge of construction management in commercial building applications including applicable building codes and standards, as well as amendments by authorities having jurisdiction.
  • Strong working knowledge of safety in design and health and safety regulations as they apply to commercial building construction sites.

Design Phase Services
  • Support development of Minimum Functionality Case, plus enhancement identification.
  • Support and contribute to Value Engineering efforts (selection, coordination, comment follow-up and verification).
  • Assist in identifying long-lead items procurement items, providing input/feedback/research related to construction market conditions.
  • Assist with preparation of request for proposal for general contractor and commissioning agent procurements.
  • Assist in establishing the success criteria for the project construction, including schedule, cost, technical and quality performance parameters.
  • Review design and construction drawings against project requirements and for constructability issues and concerns, with follow-up and verification with GC and A/E.
  • Participate in risk identification and mitigation planning for cost and schedule risks.
  • Assist in developing baseline schedule and provide regular progress update on all activities.
  • Participate in Criticality Assessment (workshop to identify critical aspects of design and construction that may require owner witness/hold points and oversight of inspection, testing and acceptance).

Design and Construct
  • Participate in Interface with local authorities having jurisdiction, developers, on issues regarding site development, e.g., utility tie-ins, permitting, etc.
  • Participate in review of Product Data Submittals in coordination with technical reviewers.
  • Coordinate with Commissioning Agent during development of Commissioning Plan and execution of Plan.
  • Review project submittals and RFI.

Construction Phase Services including Commissioning and Handover to Operations
  • Reviews the general contractors and key subcontractors project schedule for alignment with contract requirements.
  • Provide oversight of general contractor during construction phase activities, including regular site visits and review construction work.
  • Attend daily construction status meetings and Owner, Architect, Contractor meetings as scheduled.
  • Review and report on the overall construction effort and progress.
  • Evaluate of the project schedule with relation to actual field production.
  • Coordination with Cost and Scheduling representatives for project reporting and dashboard updates.
  • Coordination with Document Controller to ensure project documentation is loaded into client system of record.
  • Supports observation and issue tracking/resolution and punch-list, coordination with A/E.
  • Support In-Process and Final Inspection and Test activity conducted by GC and Commissioning Agent.


Qualifications
  • A minimum of 10-15+ years' project management experience.
  • A minimum of 10-15+ years' on site construction experience.
  • Industrial and Federal experience preferred.
  • Degree in Construction management or Equivalent and OSHA certified.
  • Proficient - expert experience level using Microsoft tools (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Skills and Qualifications:
  • Ability to lead, coordinate & organize multiple stakeholders including general contractor and deliver project/program status reports as required.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.
  • Develops good working relationships with project team.
  • Ability to work on site.
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

About Turner & Townsend

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