Construction Administration Team Leader

About the role

We'll count on you to:

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the construction phase of the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for construction administration aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects
• Manage and oversee several large construction administration projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contracts and site visits
• Lead work sessions for construction admin projects (RFI’s and submittal processing) and provide coaching for PM staff and discipline leads
• Select, train, develop and manage construction administration personnel
• Cook up and maintain CA staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure required response times are being met
• Support the development of Site Specific Safety Plans verifying that Health & Safety protocols are followed
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Perform other duties as needed

  Responsibilities

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Preference given to local candidates
  • Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED desired
  • PMP certification
  • Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering
  • A minimum 7-year project management
  • Registered Architect or Professional Engineer
  • Good working knowledge of Google communication products (gDrive, Chat, Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
  • Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
  • Good planning and mentoring skills

  Requirements

  Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science or closely related field or equivalent work experience.
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in various aspects of construction planning and management, including but not limited to construction contracts; document, time, cost, and quality management; change management; and site safety.
  • Estimating, bidding, preparing and administering purchase orders and subcontracts, scheduling, cost control, etc.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office
  • Experience with construction management software such as Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam, etc.
  • Strong people skills and the ability to interact with the Owner, Engineer, Contractor and other project stakeholders

  Skills

  An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

  Benefits

  Sponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

  Pay

  N/A

  Schedule

  Full-time

  Employee Status

  Regular

  Business Class

  Building Mechanical

  Job Posting

  Jul 7, 2026

  Primary Location

  United States-Missouri-Kansas City

  Other Locations

  • United States-Kansas-Wichita
  • United States-Missouri-St Louis

  Industry

  Building Engineering

  Company

  HDR

  Commitment

  We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer).

  EEO Statement

  We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.