Facilities Construction Manager
Construction Management/Inspection - Facilities
El Paso, TX
- ID: 25906
- Full-Time/Regular
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 renovation on a federal project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain excellent relationships with clients, building occupants, architects/engineers, and contractors
- 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
- Perform other duties as may be required
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 ten years of construction experience serving as a Construction Manager, Construction Management Representative, Owner's Representative or Construction Superintendent
- Experience with renovation projects in federal courthouses involving high end finishes and building system repair and restoration that involved the active management, oversight and/or inspection of multiple construction trades and close coordination with the Government/Owner on construction issues
- Knowledge and experience working with Federal Government Project Managers/CORs on project costs and budgets, processing change requests, requests for information, submittals, and field observation reports
- Experience using SharePoint or related Government construction management software (ePM, ProjNet, etc.) to communicate construction progress and process documentation.
- Experience using MS Excel or related cost estimating software to develop Independent Cost Estimates for change order negotiations
- 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, Architecture, or Construction Management
- Engineering in Training (EIT), Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager, or Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour construction safety training
- Experience on Federal Courthouse Renovation projects
- Familiarity with GSA policies and procedures
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 required.