Capital Projects & Contracts (Construction) Manager

Protiviti • Seattle, WA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for a Manager to join our Capital Projects & Contracts group and support our growing Construction consulting offerings. As a Manager, you’ll partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions. You’ll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You’ll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Consultants and Senior Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.

Requirements

• Understand how construction projects are planned, managed, monitored, and delivered, including the roles of owners, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and project controls teams.
• Familiarity with key stages of the construction project lifecycle, including project planning, design, procurement, pre-construction, execution, commissioning, closeout, and post-project review.
• Comfortable reviewing construction documentation, including budgets, schedules, estimates, contracts, pay applications, change orders, requests for information, submittals, daily reports, and project status reports.
• Understand common construction project risks, including cost overruns, schedule delays, scope changes, claims, incomplete documentation, safety or compliance issues, and contractor performance concerns.
• Experience auditing construction projects or capital programs by evaluating controls, testing compliance with contract terms, analyzing project data, and identifying opportunities to improve transparency, accountability, and performance.
• Familiarity with construction, project management, and project controls tools such as Primavera P6, Procore, E-builder, Kahua, CMIC, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Ability to evaluate, summarize, and interpret project and financial data to communicate risks, trends, findings, and recommendations to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Passionate about building relationships with strategic clients and delivering practical, high-quality solutions on complex, multi-phase construction and capital project engagements.
• Promote a positive team culture, support development opportunities for others, and enjoy coaching team members as they learn construction project management, auditing, and advisory concepts.
• Demonstrated experience with construction and capital project processes such as: Project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management across the project lifecycle.
• Contract strategy, procurement, and vendor selection (e.g., EPC, design-build, CM at-risk).
• Contract administration, including change order management, claims mitigation, and dispute resolution.
• Monitoring project performance against budgets, schedules, KPIs, and risk indicators.
• Ensuring compliance with contract terms, safety regulations, environmental standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Reviewing construction documentation, including drawings, specifications, schedules, and project controls reports.
• Managing and evaluating contractor performance and subcontractor oversight processes.
• Conducting audits of project controls, governance frameworks, and capital program management practices.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to cost overruns, delays, scope creep, and contractor disputes.
• Coordinating across stakeholders (owners, contractors, engineers, and third-party vendors).
• Managing project timelines, milestones, deliverables, and reporting to key stakeholders.
• Supporting claims analysis, dispute advisory, and forensic review of project data.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
• Ability to translate and communicate issues, risk, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
• Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field).
• 5+ years of experience in Consulting, Construction, Engineering, Project Controls, or Capital Project Management, within professional services or industry.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with project management tools and construction systems (e.g., Primavera P6, Procore, e-Builder, Kahua, CMIC, or similar) is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, PE, or similar are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions.
• Develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.
• Foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.
• Mentor, train, and coach Consultants and Senior Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.
• Assess construction project governance, project controls, cost management, schedule management, change order processes, contract administration, and contractor oversight.
• Review construction documentation, including budgets, schedules, estimates, contracts, pay applications, change orders, requests for information, submittmits, daily reports, and project status reports.
• Audit construction projects or capital programs by evaluating controls, testing compliance with contract terms, analyzing project data, and identifying opportunities to improve transparency, accountability, and performance.
• Evaluate, summarize, and interpret project and financial data to communicate risks, trends, findings, and recommendations to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Build relationships with strategic clients and deliver practical, high-quality solutions on complex, multi-phase construction and capital project engagements.
• Promote a positive team culture, support development opportunities for others, and enjoy coaching team members as they learn construction project management, auditing, and advisory concepts.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year
• Annual bonus plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager