Construction Manager

Job Summary

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC is seeking multiple Project Managers of Construction to join our team. These individuals will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the successful execution of assigned Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and managing the project activities of assigned projects.
• Provides direction to project teams and/or group leaders to achieve project related activities.
• Maintains and ensures safety and security training, compliance, and makes safety and security an integral part of every task; including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.
• Coordinates with Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure the success of the project.
• Identifies issues for the project manager to ensure the success of the project.
• Provides counseling, guidance, and direction to Site Managers to facilitate the successful execution of the construction project.
• Participates in the development and/or review of operations controls, such as project procedures.
• Participates in proposal preparation, project planning, and scheduling by furnishing expertise on construction methods, equipment, labor, productivity guidelines, estimates of distributable expenses and labor rates.
• Reviews and approves preliminary estimates and project schedules as assigned.
• Participates in project engineering, construction review management project review meetings where approval of proposed construction budgets and schedules are required.
• Makes sure distributable expenses in the field.
• Staffs construction project site teams and monitors construction personnel performance, quality, and technical adequacy.
• Ensures that the appropriate field procedures are in place and being adhered to.
• Fosters a mutually respectful work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• May serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM) responsible for planning, budgeting, managing, and controlling costs and schedule performance for a project or subproject and serve as a point of contact for project controls, including account scope, schedule, budget and technical performance.
• Ensures that appropriate project training programs are identified and implemented.

Required Skills/Abilities

• 15 + years of experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and successful experience in all aspects of project or program management work, including developing project plans; managing to scope, schedule, budget, documenting reports and change control actions.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully organize, lead and monitor a variety of team efforts to completion, often with competing deadlines, while minimizing risk.
• Thorough knowledge of all phases of construction operations, construction quality, subcontract management, construction technologies, and project management.
• Understanding of government compliance standards, environmental laws and requirements.
• Experience coordinating with the Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure successful project execution in compliance with approved procedures.
• Demonstrated experience acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of team members in order to deliver projects according to plan.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project planning tools and techniques, experience in effective decision-making, creative problem solving, cause analysis, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ability to identify, effectively communicate and resolve project issues and risks.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficient skills in leading, coaching and engaging people.
• Ability to interact with varying levels of management and staff both internal and external, building trust, gaining consensus and resolving conflicts.
• May be expected to present assessments, reports, plans, status updates, and issues to Senior Management to federal sponsors.
• Experience as a contractor for the Department of Energy (DOE) managing construction projects or functional portfolios.
• Experience working under nuclear quality standards (NQA-1, etc.).
• Experience working in nuclear industry is a plus.
• Other industries that are preferred but not required are: gas, general construction, remediation, other DoE site experience, Navy nuclear experience, etc.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Candidates with active or recently inactive Q or Top Secret clearances are preferred but not required.
• The candidate must have an active Real ID diver's license for badging and onboarding.
• Candidates with previous experience at LANL are preferred but not required.
• Must be able to work fulltime hours onsite and LANL. This is a 24/7 project so shift work is available.

Qualifications

• Recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or specialized courses in project management, and/or fifteen (15) years experience in two or more of the following functions: project management, engineering, construction, project controls and procurement work leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.