Construction Manager - Electrical Engineer

About the role

The government requires a CM - Electrical Engineer (CM-EE) to provide construction management support, from pre-design through construction, primarily for Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build projects, expanding VA's internal contract management oversight capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling - Development of project schedule to effectively plan for and report on the status of the project.
• Planning - Services may include: Coordination with initial planning efforts; site studies; Market Analysis, site investigations; site surveys; preparation of budgets and cost estimates; preparation of preliminary schedules; cost modeling and analysis; and cost control management.
• Value Engineering Services – Services may include: Conducting/participating in value engineering workshops and analysis of value engineering proposals.
• Market Analysis - Services may include conducting market analysis based on the size and scope of the project and provide findings of market conditions.
• Constructability and Phasing Review – Contractor will prepare a study working with the facility staff and project management to analyze the constructability of the proposed project in terms of impacts to facility operations
• Maintenance of project schedule, coordinating with general contractor and comparing project progress against Contractor (CM) schedule and general contractor’s schedule.
• Assisting in issue resolution - Contractor shall keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and others construction related matters of the project in order to assist the VA in conflict resolution.
• Performing scheduling, conducting and documenting regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
• Testing and Inspection Services - The Contractor may be tasked to monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project specific quality control testing and inspection services.
• Commissioning – These services may include, but are not limited to, providing professional and technical expertise for start-up, calibration, and/or certification of a facility or operating systems within the facility.
• Performing additional construction related services - Services may include but not limited to; Maintaining marked up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirement, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction; compiling, thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction; monitoring project financial data and budgetary cost accounting; assisting in relocation efforts; administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal); Submittal Review; Request for Information Review and Responses; Daily Logs of Activity; coordination of Owner supplied equipment; Operational and Maintenance data; Closeout Submittals and other services as may be required by the VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited school of higher education.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in both design and construction with a focus on Healthcare Electrical systems.
• Knowledge of Construction Contract Documents including Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings to readily understand and assess the requirements.
• Skills and knowledge of engineering services, building codes, budgeting and scheduling to lead to the project’s success.
• Ability to supervise and manage personnel of diverse skillsets.
• Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products by applying knowledge of computer literacy.