Construction Management Services Principal

About the role

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is seeking an experienced Construction Management Principal to lead a specialized construction management group within our Pittsburgh, PA office. This leadership role offers the opportunity to build upon a long-standing, successful program while advancing CEC’s unique ability to deliver integrated design, permitting, and construction services for a variety of market sectors across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day field and construction activities, including oversight of a small group of key personnel
• Communicate and coordinate with engineering and design staff and convey concepts to contractors and field staff
• Serve as the owner’s representative on some projects, or the key point of contact with strategic CEC subcontractors and oversee their performance on design-bid-build and design-build projects
• Oversee material and labor cost estimate, construction management budget, and schedule development
• Evaluate submittals, administer contracts, coordinate field work, manage and support construction services managers and field technicians
• Prepare site specific safety plans, identify and remediate construction issues, track and process change orders and invoices, project reporting, and various other project tasks
• Perform periodic site investigations and evaluations of civil, geotechnical, environmental and ecological construction-related issues

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field required
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred but not required
• 15+ years of experience in construction management, civil engineering, or design-build project delivery
• Demonstrated ability to perform hands-on construction and project management duties and practice-level leadership responsibilities
• Strong background in construction operations and field management, scheduling, coordination, and project controls
• Submittal review, contract administration, and change management, cost estimating, budgeting, and active financial management
• Procore certification (or similar) in project management or financial management a plus
• Constructability review and quality assurance
• Proven ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams and translate design intent into successful construction outcomes
• Experience managing contractor and subcontractor relationships
• Strong mentorship and leadership skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated ability to maintain long-term client relationships and grow new client relationships and opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong balance of engineering knowledge and real-world construction experience, along with an aptitude for risk evaluation, critical decision making, and providing insightful recommendations to office leadership

Skills

• Hands-on construction and project management duties and practice-level leadership responsibilities
• Strong background in construction operations and field management, scheduling, coordination, and project controls
• Submittal review, contract administration, and change management, cost estimating, budgeting, and active financial management
• Procore certification (or similar) in project management or financial management a plus
• Constructability review and quality assurance
• Proven ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams and translate design intent into successful construction outcomes
• Experience managing contractor and subcontractor relationships
• Strong mentorship and leadership skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated ability to maintain long-term client relationships and grow new client relationships and opportunities

Benefits

• Matching 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• A performance bonus
• Company stock
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Tuition assistance
• Professional development
• Work-life balance

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday.