Assistant Construction Manager

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
• Minimum 3-5 years of post-education experience supporting construction, design, or program management activities
• Engineer in Training certification
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prepare clear written documentation, reports, meeting minutes, and summary materials
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint or program management systems is a plus
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-discipline, multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong communication and follow-up skills

Your Impact

Program Reporting & Documentation

• Aid in preparation of monthly and quarterly program reports related to construction progress, issues, risks, and schedule activities
• Create draft technical memoranda, briefing materials, and presentations to support CTDOT and Program Management needs
• Record, prepare, and distribute meeting agendas and minutes for construction-related meetings
• Track action items and follow-up items to support issue resolution

Change Management & Cost Support

• Assist with development of construction-phase cost estimates related to Design Issue Change Orders (DICOs) and potential changes
• Maintain logs and tracking tools for DICOs, potential changes, and other construction-related items
• Coordinate with Construction Managers to update potential change logs and provide summary information for program reporting

Construction Coordination Support

• Support coordination between the Construction Managers, CEI staff, designers, and program management team members
• Aid in organizing and tracking design-construction interface issues requiring follow-up or resolution
• Support third-party coordination efforts (railroad, utilities, other agencies) by preparing correspondence, tracking responses, and organizing information

Schedule, Risk & Controls Support

• Coordinate with Project Controls staff to support construction-related schedule, cost, and risk reporting
• Aid in tracking emerging issues, risks, and mitigation actions identified during construction meetings
• Maintain and update the program Commitment Tracking Log and support coordination and reporting of commitment and closure
• Help organize and maintain issue resolution logs, commitment tracking inputs, and construction-related program records

WSP Benefits

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $88,500 - $120,000

About WSP

About Us

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

Notice To Third Party Agencies

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.