Construction Manager – VA Healthcare Construction

APSI Construction Management•Tuskegee, AL

2d•$80,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) will be on-site for the duration of the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades at the VA Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Tuskegee, Alabama. The role provides professional and technical consultative assistance for operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM, and assists the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative with project management, engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control and assurance, cost control, and general project oversight. The position involves monitoring construction quality and contractor performance against construction documents and schedules; conducting or attending project meetings; maintaining project records; coordinating inspections and testing; and supporting issue resolution, payment processing, change orders, submittals, requests for information, budget monitoring, relocation efforts, owner-supplied equipment coordination, and project closeout. The project is expected to last three years, with an anticipated start in November or December 2026.

Requirements

At least three years of construction field experience performing similar construction management tasks.
Completion of a 30-hour OSHA Safety Training Class within 60 days of Notice to Proceed (NTP).
Working knowledge of construction practices and the ability to support implementation of project quality assurance, safety, time, cost, change, and information management plans.
Familiarity with general contractor and subcontractor site operations and building construction management.
Working experience monitoring construction for quality assurance.
Experience preparing and analyzing construction work and identifying inconsistencies or deficiencies against construction documents.
Ability to understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of acceptable work in place.
Present three projects of comparable scale and difficulty in which the candidate held a similar position.
Communication, language, and software skills, including the ability to use software to monitor, update, and produce work products and compile data and records.
Ability to apply construction-industry knowledge and computer literacy to project work.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience as a construction manager/administrator managing VA projects.
Experience as a construction manager/administrator managing medical projects.

Responsibilities

Provide on-site construction management and administrative support for the EHRM infrastructure upgrade project.
Assist the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative with project management, engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, records, quality assurance, quality control, cost control, and general oversight.
Monitor construction quality and assess contractor work for deficiencies or inconsistencies with construction documents.
Understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of acceptable work in place.
Conduct or attend weekly or biweekly progress meetings, review project schedules, and support review and processing of contractor payment requirements.
Maintain thorough records of project occurrences, contracts, and construction-related matters to support conflict resolution.
Schedule, conduct, and document progress meetings; review project status, discuss problems, and help resolve issues.
Monitor independent testing and inspection services, which may include inspections or testing of soils, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls or glazing, and elevators.
Maintain marked-up project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings.
Perform routine construction inspections, identify nonconforming work, and notify the VA and general contractor when corrective work is required.
Compile site inspection lists of defects and omissions and provide them to the contractor for correction.
Monitor project financial data and budgetary cost accounting.
Assist with relocation efforts and administration of construction contract change orders, including preparing cost estimates and reviewing cost proposals.
Review submittals and requests for information and prepare responses.
Maintain daily activity logs.
Coordinate owner-supplied equipment and support operational and maintenance data and closeout submittals.
Perform other construction-related services as required by the VA.