Architect - Construction Manager

About the role

Location: Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), 4100 Allequippa Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. Project: Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades at VAPHS Pittsburgh-University Drive. Duration: Approximately 2 years. Anticipated start: September/October 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction management support from pre-design through construction, including professional and technical consultative assistance for operations, renovation, and new construction programs.
• Assist the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative in project management, engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control/assurance, cost control, and oversight of design and construction projects.
• Pre‑Design/Design Phase activities: develop project schedules; planning (coordination, site studies, market analysis, site surveys, budgets, cost estimates, preliminary schedules, cost modeling, cost control); value engineering workshops and analysis; market analysis; constructability and phasing review.
• Construction Period Phase: monitor financial data and budgetary cost accounting; administer change orders; maintain spreadsheets of funds, obligations, payments, balances; prepare daily diaries; maintain and compare project schedules; address schedule slippages; conduct progress meetings; review payment requirements; assist in issue resolution; monitor testing/inspection services; provide commissioning expertise; perform additional services such as maintaining as‑built drawings, routine inspections, defect lists, relocation efforts, submittal and RFI review, daily logs, coordination of owner‑supplied equipment, O&M data, closeout submittals.

Qualifications

• Licensed professional with a Bachelor of Architecture from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in both design and construction, focused on medical facilities.
• Ability to quickly understand and master local, state, and federal jurisdiction requirements relevant to the project.
• Knowledge of construction contract documents (Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings).
• Skill set and working knowledge of engineering services, building codes, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Communication, language, and software skills; ability to use various software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Construction Manager (CMa) managing VA projects.
• Experience as a CMa managing medical projects.

Pay

$110,000–$140,000 per year plus benefits.