Construction/Project Manager (CM-PM)

APSI Construction Management•Gainesville, FL

6d•$95,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Manager (CM) will work under the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) as the VA’s Owner’s Representative, effectively serving the AHU 21, 22, 23, and 24 renovation projects. This project involves upgrading the air handling unit system that supplies conditioned air to the E Wing Building at Malcom Randall VAMC in Gainesville FL, encompassing floors two through five.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in a technical discipline of Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, from an accredited school of higher education.
Minimum of 6 years of experience in both design and construction with a focus on medical facilities preferred.
Fifteen (15) years of directly related experience may substitute for educational requirements.
Seven (7) years of experience in management of facility construction projects including supervision of engineering, design and construction, schedule control, cost management and program budgeting, and overall project management activities.
Must be a United States citizen.
Must obtain a favorable National Agency Check (NACI).
Possess knowledge of Construction Contract Documents including Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings to readily understand and assess the requirements.
Must be proactive in helping to resolve problems and minimize claims taking all reasonable measures to anticipate problems and delays and to minimize or eliminate their adverse impact on project completion and to make certain that work is performed in conformity with applicable requirements (codes, regulations, standards, construction contract plans and specifications).
Must possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products by applying knowledge of computer literacy.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a CMa managing VA projects
Experience as a CMa managing Medical projects

Responsibilities

Actively participate in the review and approval of construction documents.
Conduct field inspections.
Review project schedules.
Coordinate closely with both the contractor and the Architect/Engineer (A/E) team.
Support the COR in reviewing payment applications.
Manage project closeout activities, including warranty management and transition.
Ensure compliance with approved construction drawings, specifications, and VA standards, while maintaining oversight and quality assurance.
Coordinate submittal reviews and manage the submittal process, ensuring General Contractor meets specification requirements and establishes a review and management process.
Monitor and support timely reviews by all stakeholders.
Expeditiously analyze shop and working drawings and advise A/Es on availability of labor and materials.
Monitor and review budgetary cost accounting.
Administer construction contract change orders.
Maintain spreadsheets indicating project funds allowances, obligations, payments, balances, planned expenditures, etc.
Assist in the documentation of the administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposals, preparing change order packages for the Contracting Officer).
Prepare and maintain daily diaries for project activities noting events affecting construction.
Maintain a current project schedule, coordinate with the general contractor, and compare project progress against the Contractor (CM) schedule and the general contractor’s schedule.
Address all schedule slippages to the Resident Engineer and make recommendations for adjustments in the project.
Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to review and monitor projects and project schedules.
Review construction contractor payment requirements (including preparation of necessary forms for payment processing by VA).
Keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and other construction-related matters of the project to assist the VA in conflict resolution.
Perform scheduling, conduct, and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
Monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project-specific quality control testing and inspection services.
Provide professional and technical expertise for start-up, calibration, and/or certification of a facility or operating systems within the facility.
Maintain marked-up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings.
Perform routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirements, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction.
Compile thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction.
Assist in relocation efforts.
Review Request for Information (RFI) and Responses.
Coordinate owner-supplied equipment.
Manage Closeout Submittals.