Construction Manager

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm’s inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.

If you're up for the challenge to stretch, grow, and excel in your career as a Construction Manager, consider joining our award-winning team at Alpha Corporation to support our growing team.

We are currently hiring a Construction Manager to work with our federal clients that include, but are not limited to, the General Services Administration and Department of Interior - National Park Service on Nationwide projects in varying degrees that may include facility renovations, site/civil roadway, and infrastructure improvement projects. The Construction Manager must have the ability to relocate as necessary, throughout the U.S., to work full-time from initiation to project closeout.

Alpha Corporation offers excellent career opportunities for continued professional, educational, and personal growth. We strive to offer our employees the opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects in a collaborative team environment. All positions include a competitive benefits package and the opportunity for a stable and rewarding career.

Position Summary

As a Construction Manager, you will be responsible for providing owner’s representative management and oversight as well as construction contract administration and management of projects to oversee the steps necessary to proactively manage and close out each construction contract from inception to completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for monitoring and reporting the contractor’s on-site activities and verifying that work has been completed in accordance with the contract documents. Additional duties shall include:

• Coordinating and controlling all construction management activities including claims management, project coordination, risk management, and quality management.
• Communicating and interacting with team members and authorities involved in the planning, design, execution and construction activities of the project.
• Managing, monitoring, and tracking project objectives including the scope of work, schedule, and budget of construction activities.
• Overseeing construction activities to determine whether the work has been executed in accordance with contract documents, applicable building codes, applicable quality standards, and safety standards.
• Conducting and documenting weekly progress meetings and other on-site, routine, and special purpose meetings.
• Overseeing quality requirements of the contract including required field soils and materials testing and special testing requirements.
• Verifying that project permits are obtained, maintained, and properly implemented by the responsible entity.
• Performing construction quality inspections on civil, structural, architectural, MEP systems, and assemblies.
• Tracking pay estimate quantities of work as reported in weekly field reports and verifying that the contractor’s monthly pay request quantities are correct.
• Reviewing the contractor’s pay application.
• Performing review of contractor’s baseline schedule and monthly progress update schedules.
• Reviewing submittals and RFIs.
• Leading the RFI response process in coordination with the Construction Coordinator.
• Reviewing the contractor’s progress schedules and coordinating with the construction schedule subject matter experts.
• Identifying contract changes and determining if the contract change involves a change to the contract price or contract time, and preparing the associated work change directive (WCD).
• Prepare change order and modification materials including scopes of work, independent government estimates; analyze price proposals; prepare negotiation positions and participate in contractor change order negotiation sessions.
• Performing project closeout tasks including collecting and organizing O&M manuals, warranties, project record drawings, and documents.
• Coordinating the start-up schedule for inspection requirements with contractors, reviewing the testing results, and tracking deficiencies noted in the test reports.
• Generating and coordinating the closeout checklist, including tracking the status of defective work and deficiency item corrections during the project closeout process.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Construction Management
• 3 years minimum of construction management experience in Federal projects in both new construction and renovations; ranging in size from $1m to $10m.
• Experience working on federal projects is required.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project, Primavera 6, and SharePoint.
• Ability to work and travel Nationwide, in remote locations.
• Specific experience in the Design or construction of water and wastewater system components including treatment facilities, collection, distribution, or storage projects.

• Experience working with the federal governments to deliver projects during the construction phase.

• General knowledge of water & wastewater treatment processes, hydraulics, and mechanical systems.

Certifications and Licenses

• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is preferred.
• OSHA 30-hour Safety Certificate or ability to quickly attain.

Physical Demands

The incumbent in this position can typically expect to sit and use his/her hands to handle and feel for more than 1/3 of the day. He/she can expect to stand or walk for more than 2/3 of the day. Talking and listening are also expected for more than 2/3 of the day. The ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, or reach with arms will be needed for less than 2/3 of the day.

This position requires that the incumbent be able to lift items up to 70 pounds on an infrequent basis.

The incumbent in this position should have clear vision at 20 inches or less. He/she should be able to view various reports and forms as well as information displayed on a computer monitor and have the ability to distinguish between different colors. Depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to focus, and the ability to see from a distance are also necessary.

EEO Statement

Alpha Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or military status, or any other protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.