Owner's Representative – Construction Manager

About the role

This position supports the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades at the Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Dr, Muskogee, OK 74401. The Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) will be on-site for the duration of the 3-year project, anticipated to start September/October 2026. The role provides professional and technical consultative assistance for operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM, assisting the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative with project management, engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control/assurance, cost control, and general oversight of EHRM design and construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor construction for Quality Assurance; prepare, analyze, and identify incongruities and deficiencies in the Contractor’s work relative to construction documents
• Understand baseline schedule and assist in determining value of acceptable work in place
• Conduct or attend weekly/bi-weekly progress meetings to review project status, schedules, and contractor payment requirements (including preparation of payment processing forms)
• Maintain thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and construction matters to assist VA in conflict resolution
• Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review status, discuss problems, and resolve issues
• Monitor services of independent testing agency/laboratory for project-specific quality control testing and inspection (soils, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls/glazing, elevator installations)
• Maintain marked-up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings
• Perform routine inspections of construction as work proceeds; identify non-conforming work and notify VA and general contractor when correction is required
• Compile thorough site inspection lists of defects and omissions; provide lists to contractor for correction
• Monitor project financial data and budgetary cost accounting
• Assist in relocation efforts
• Administer construction contract change orders (prepare cost estimates, review cost proposals)
• Review submittals and Requests for Information; prepare responses
• Maintain daily logs of activity
• Coordinate Owner-supplied equipment; manage Operational and Maintenance data and Closeout Submittals
• Provide other construction-related services as required by the VA

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of construction field experience accomplishing similar CM tasks
• Working knowledge of construction practices: Quality Assurance, Safety, Time, Cost, Change, and Information Management
• Familiarity with site operations of General and Sub-contractors and building construction management processes
• Working experience monitoring construction for Quality Assurance
• Experience preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities/deficiencies in contractor work relative to construction documents
• Understanding of baseline schedules and ability to assist in determining value of acceptable work in place
• Three projects of similar scale and difficulty where candidate held a comparable position
• Communication, language, and software skills; ability to utilize various software programs to monitor, update, produce work products, compile data and records using construction industry knowledge and computer literacy
• Must be a United States citizen and obtain a favorable National Agency Check (NACI)

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred (not required if candidate demonstrates applicable construction administration experience)
• Experience as a CM managing VA projects preferred
• Experience as a CM managing Medical projects preferred

Pay

$80,000 – $105,000

Schedule

• Project duration: 3 years
• Anticipated start: September/October 2026
• On-site, full-time for project duration