Senior Construction Manager

Job Description

  Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development. We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking a Senior Construction Manager to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment.  This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing group and company and get involved in a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a temporary, on-call position located in our Midlothian, VA office or virtually.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 
In this position, you will:

• Accountable for a safe working environment, employment of safe work practices, and cultivation and acceptance of the corporate/client safety culture
  • Ensure that safety is our first priority and integrated into all phases of work
  • Ensure that project team has adequate safety resources (knowledge and equipment)
  • Communicate Client safety expectations and requirements to project team
• Advise the team regarding Client needs, regulatory requirements, quality and risk management and identification
• Actively manage work to deliver project consistent with Client expectations and meets or exceeds project budgeted financial performance
• Provide input and directions regarding daily decisions related to safety, Site conditions, construction activities, materials, subcontractor issues, schedule, and staff-specific issues as necessary
  
• Engage and consult with the Engineer of Record (internal or external) regarding design changes, constructability issues, Request for Information (RFI) tracking and responses, submittal
• Engage and consult with Management regarding project matters as necessary
• Procurement
  •  Initiate Requisitions for purchases
  • Negotiate terms and conditions with vendors and ensure Prime Agreement flow downs are incorporated within the accepted terms and conditions
  • Align with project team on producing project documents with clear and concise scopes-of-work Compose and manage subcontract agreements
  • Issue change orders as applicable
  • Review vendor invoices, ensure valuation matches purchase, deliverables are acceptable, and agreed terms have been met
• Manage Project Financials
  • Accountable for financial performance of the project
  • Communicate to Client leader and operations manager cost margin, and if appropriate suggest and implement agreed to adjustments to improve margin
  • Report Earned Value Management metrics including Estimate at Completion (EAC), Cost to Complete, Cost Performance Index, and Schedule Performance Index         
  • Perform analysis of calculated EAC against schedule for comparison check
  • Adjust EAC as necessary and document the forecast
  • Produce and submit timely, accurate, and contractually compliant Client invoices
• Manage Project Schedule
  • Update proposal schedule and produce baseline
  • Update project schedule weekly based upon previous week performance
  • Utilize historical schedule versions for earned value and risk management analysis
• Manage Field Activities
  • Review/advise on daily Plan of Day (POD)
  • Check in as necessary with Site Construction Manager throughout each day to discuss the POD and daily progress
  • Prioritize communication and management of field issues over administrative tasks
  • Provide consultation or direction as necessary
  • Communicate with Subcontractor project manager as necessary
  • Review Daily Field Report (DFR)
  • Provide Construction Manager with comments if applicable
  • Utilize DFR information for Client compilation report
• Compile and distribute Client progress report with financial update on weekly basis, or at appropriate intervals in alignment with work progress
• Lead Weekly Project Status Conference
  • Compose and update weekly agenda
  • Proctor meeting promoting positive and efficient communication
  • Review, edit, and approve minutes for publication
  • Follow up on action items as necessary
• Participate in weekly Engineering Conference
  • Ensure Engineering Team is aware of project issues
  • Engage with Engineering Team to track and resolve issues
  • Ensure quality assurance checks are being performed and documented
• Lead, advance, and manage change condition events
  • Assemble appropriate stakeholders to participate in management plan development
  • Assign action items and track progress
  • Lead development of management plan deliverables
  • Perform final assembly and distribution of plan deliverables
• Perform subcontract administrative duties
  • Track subcontractor progress
  • Ensure subcontractor compliance with project specifications through appropriate field tests and observations
  • Engage with subcontractor to resolve issues (constructability, schedule, etc.)
  • Advise subcontractor regarding future work planning
  • Manage, resolve, and/or elevate subcontractor claims in accordance with agreement terms and in best manner possible for favorable Client outcome

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in one or more of the following: Engineering, Geology, Physical Science, or Construction Management
• 40-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training (29 CFR 1910120)
• 10+ years of work experience in Engineering, Construction, and Project Management
• Demonstrated experience working with complex construction projects
• Working knowledge of project financial tracking and reporting
• Working knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and requirements
• Literacy in common computer software including MS Project or Primavera, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Blue Beam

About Haley & Aldrich Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Find us at haleyaldrich.com and LinkedIn.Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.