Conventional Facilities Construction Manager

About the role

The good-faith pay range for this role is $118,400 - $169,850 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for conventional facilities project's daily management, supervision, coordination, and successful completion of the project to meet time and cost objectives.
• Oversight focus includes work safety, quality, scheduling, estimating and contract administrative functions.
• Safely achieves project requirements on time and on budget including DOE Notable Outcomes, milestones, performance and technical requirements, and key performance parameters.
• In conjunction with the Project Manager or Director, collaborates with JLab and customer stakeholders to define project objectives, requirements, and key performance parameters.
• Identifies JLab staff and other resource and service requirements and acts to secure their timely acquisition or procurement in concert with project needs.
• Engages JLab stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify hazards, potential environmental impacts and coordinates the development of plans and controls for their mitigation throughout the project life cycle.
• Provides project direction, oversight, and feedback to assigned project staff.
• Oversees and manages project closeout including turnover to end user/operations and disposition of documents and records.
• Utilizes tools and develop solutions to conflicts related to project implementation by presenting options to the Project Manager or Director and senior management when decisions are needed.
• Identifies project issues and adverse trends and implements timely and effective recovery plan(s), when needed.
• Issues timely and accurate project reports and communicates project performance to JLab and DOE stakeholders.
• Oversees and manages all aspects of project execution including safety, risk, scope, cost, and schedule and change control.
• Works with all technical groups to ensure alignment of schedules, logistics, and budget for the successful technical startup of facility.
• Utilizes project management tools to track and report project cost estimation, cost updates, change control, and contingency draw-down as appropriate.
• Makes sure contractors perform well and identifies opportunities to improve quality and lower cost.

Requirements

• Required: 10 or more years increasingly responsible professional experience managing complex design and construction projects over $50M. Project management experience relates to overall control of a project's budget, scope and schedule.
• Required: In depth knowledge of construction and industrial safety practices.
• Required: Demonstrated competency in the areas of estimating, scheduling, budgeting/cost control, field supervision.
• Required: Demonstrated competency in field supervision, financial reporting, client relationship, interpersonal skills, computer skills, ability to communicate both written and oral.
• Required: Experience with Primavera scheduling software, or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or Related Field
• Preferred: Master's Degree Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or Related Field

Skills

• Strong capital and operating cost knowledge for scientific laboratory facilities and campus site utilities.
• Strong leadership, supervisory skills and analytical skills with ability to identify and resolve complex problems; make recommendations to management; and conduct risk analysis and to make timely, risk informed decisions.
• Team building skills, including the ability to work effectively with peers, other organizations, project sponsors and stakeholders and suppliers.
• Knowledge of work breakdown structure (WBS), sequencing, resource loading and other cost/schedule controls.
• Superior communication and presentation skills to provide adequate levels of transparency to all members of the project team and stakeholders.
• Excellent Computer skills (PC/Mac). Proficient knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite including: Word, PowerPoint, Excel using advanced excel functions.
• Excellent verbal/written communications, time management, interpersonal and organizational skills and explain work to their supervisor and others in the group.
• Ability to direct/coordinate work among teams/groups with the ability to work collaboratively with individuals at all levels in the organization in a team environment.
• Developing and/or creating new or more effective ideas, approaches, methods, procedures, training, etc.
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to execute multiple parallel projects.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Living near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Pay

The good-faith pay range for this role is $118,400 - $169,850 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

Schedule

Not specified