Senior Construction Manager - Aviation
About The Position
STV is seeking a Construction Manager - Aviation to join our PM/CM team to work with one of our Aviation clients in Austin, TX. This role serves as the primary liaison and airport/owner representative, responsible for directing and managing the project. The position involves scope development and management, overseeing the procurement process for designers and contractors, and ensuring on-schedule completion within budget. The Construction Manager will plan and define program goals, develop in-depth knowledge of owner objectives, contract terms, and airport policies, and manage all technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project. This includes working with team members and airport management to develop budgets, schedules, and plans, overseeing staff responsible for full project delivery and stakeholder interfaces, and managing project scope to meet or exceed goals. The role requires the ability to identify and study complex design, operational, or constructability issues, conduct field surveys, and maintain comprehensive documentation of the approved scope of work. Additionally, the Construction Manager will oversee the Design Manager in managing the design process, design reviews, permitting, and resolving construction inefficiencies. A thorough understanding of contractual obligations and technical aspects of facilities is essential, ensuring all work adheres to the latest plans, specifications, and approved changes.
Requirements
- 15 years or more experience, preferably on airport projects
- Experience with projects more than $50 million in value.
- Experience with various delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR and Design/Build
- Proven ability to perform in a management capacity
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field
- Management, Planning or other related technical field required
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred
- Optional certifications may include AAAE, LEED, PE, PMP, AICP, etc. or any other relevant professional license or certifications
Responsibilities
- Primary liaison and airport/owner representative responsible for directing and managing the project
- Responsible for scope development and scope management of the project to meet project goals and objectives
- Develop the RFP and oversee the procurement process for designers and contractors
- Providing direction and management for assigned project and ensuring on-schedule completion within or below budget in accordance with contractual obligations
- Planning and defining program goals and devising methods to accomplish them, developing in-depth knowledge of owner objectives, contract terms, and airport policies
- Planning, directing, supervising and controlling the execution of all technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project
- Working with team members and airport management to develop budgets, schedules, and plan for the various elements of a project
- Oversees owner’s staff that manages full project delivery including stake holder interfaces
- Managing project scope to meet or exceed project goals and objectives
- Abilities to identify and study options to complex design, operational or constructability issues
- Ability to conduct field surveys and investigations to capture detailed and accurate field conditions. This information shall be used to enable strategic design and construction decisions
- Maintaining documentation on the approved scope of work for the project to include all related agreements, authorizations, reports, drawings and specifications.
- Overseeing the Design Manager who will be managing the design process during design and construction including resolution of technical design issues, issuing design non-compliances, issuing field non-conformances, timely processing of RFI’s, coordinating shop drawing reviews, participation in and approval of factory and site acceptance tests, coordinating material approvals, coordinating mock up approvals, providing reports, drawings and specification interpretation, participation in testing and commissioning activities, managing the punch list process and other activities as required to ensure the design process supports the project goals
- Overseeing the Design Manager who will be managing the Design Review Team (DRT) design review process for assigned project(s) through all phases of design including significant design changes during construction
- Monitoring and leading efforts related to the permitting process required by the design team and contractor
- Overseeing the construction process to remove and mitigate obstacles that cause inefficiencies to the construction process
- Becoming thoroughly familiar with required contractual obligations and technical aspects of all facilities to be erected
- Ensuring all work is being performed with and inspected to the latest versions of plans and specifications including approved changes, submittals, and RFI’s
Benefits
- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
- Disability insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Back-Up Dependent Care
- Parental Leave
- Continuing Education Program
- Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
