Deputy Construction Manager

What We’re Looking For

Michael Baker International is seeking a Deputy Construction Manager to join our Owner’s Project Management Team for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project in Mobile, AL. This project involves the design and construction of a new cable-stayed bridge and 7-mile long Bayway on I-10 using a unique Progressive Design Build delivery method. The project is one of the largest and most complex transportation projects in the country.

What You’ll Do

• Reports directly to Michael Baker’s Construction Manager and assists with the overall management of the Owners Construction Management and Oversight Team that is supporting the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in delivering the Progressive Design Build project.
• Manages construction, inspection and testing related technical staff and subject matter experts who are providing project-related construction oversight and technical oversight services for ALDOT.
• Collaborates with both ALDOT, Design-Build and Construction Management teams to solve problems and develop innovative solutions to save cost and reduce schedule.
• Works with other Michael Baker staff and the Owner’s Design Manager to ensure project compliance with all project specifications.
• Collaborates with other Michael Baker staff to assist with project-related management tasks including invoicing, monthly reporting to ALDOT, financial management and budgeting, and staffing.
• Aids in project controls tasks, including risk management, schedule management, and document management.
• Reviews Design Builder submissions as assigned by the Construction Manager or the Design Build Coordinator.
• Attends meetings as assigned by the Construction Manager.
• Performs observations required to verify compliance with the DBA and Technical Provisions.
• Performs observations required to verify compliance with the Design Builders Inspection and Test Plans, work plans and Signed & Sealed construction documents.
• Assists Quality Control, Quality Assurance (Independent Quality Firm) and CMT Inspectors performing sampling and testing to confirm compliance with relevant sampling and testing procedures.
• Completes an Oversight Daily Report.
• Assists in tracking and logging of material incorporation, material certifications, and material sampling & testing.
• Assists in tracking of items to confirm Design Builders monthly estimates.
• Daily coordinates with the Resident engineers to assess work and assign field observations.

What You Need To Succeed

• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in Design Build project delivery, preferably on large transportation projects.
• Experience with Progressive Design Build, P3 (Public Private Partnership) or Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) project delivery is a plus.
• Experience with large, complex bridge and highway projects is preferred.
• Previous project/program management experience, preferably in a senior construction management role working directly in support of a DOT client.
• Experience leading a large team to successfully execute an alternative delivery project is a plus.
• Experience working with large national or international construction firms, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with construction personnel is a plus.
• PTI Level I and II certifications, ASBI Grout Certifications, ACI and other construction and material sampling and testing certifications.
• Minimum 5-8 years of intermittent Structural Steel fabrication and precast facility oversight.
• Auditing experience of material laboratories and off-site fabrication facilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills is a must.

About Us

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity. Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous. We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life. We Make a Difference.

About Michael Baker International

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status. EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.