Construction Manager/Administrator

Daily Responsibilities

• Provide professional and technical consultative assistance related to operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM.
• Aid the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative in areas such as project management, project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control, quality assurance, cost control, and general oversight of EHRM design and construction projects.
• Familiarize with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and manage a building construction operation.
• Monitor the construction for Quality Assurance.
• Prepare, analyze, and identify incongruities and deficiencies in the Contractor’s work in relation to the construction documents.
• Understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to review and monitor projects and project schedules, review construction contractor payment requirements, and assist in issue resolution.
• Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
• Monitor testing and inspection services provided by an independent testing agency/laboratory to ensure project-specific quality control testing and inspection services.
• Perform additional construction-related services such as maintaining marked-up sets of project plans and specifications, conducting routine inspections, compiling defect and omission lists, and assisting in relocation efforts.
• Administer construction contract change orders, prepare cost estimates, review cost proposals, and respond to Request for Information.
• Review and compile daily logs of activity, coordinate Owner-supplied equipment, and assist in operational and maintenance data.
• Coordinate Closeout Submittals and other services as required by the VA.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of three (3) years of construction field experience accomplishing similar CM tasks as noted above.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is preferred; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• The CM-CA shall possess a working knowledge of construction practices and call upon this knowledge to assist in implementing the various plans set forth on the project including Quality Assurance; Safety, Time, Cost, Change and Information Management.
• The CM-CA shall be familiar with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• The CM-CA must have working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance.
• The CM-CA shall have experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the contractors’ work in relation to the construction documents.
• The CM-CA shall have experience presenting three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he/she held a similar position.
• The CM-CA must possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products and compile data and records by applying both knowledge of the construction industry and computer literacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• A technical degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field is preferred but not required if the candidate can show applicable construction administration experience.
• Experience as a CMa managing VA projects.
• Experience as a CMa managing Medical projects.