Construction Manager
About The Position
The Construction Manager will provide construction management support for the Electronic Health Record Management (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades project across Kerrville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). The role supports the VA’s contract management oversight and project support capabilities for EHRM projects. The work includes project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, value management assessments, safety compliance reviews, monitoring and testing compliance, record keeping, cost estimating and budget control, change order management, and documentation management. The Construction Manager also performs constructability reviews and quality assurance monitoring, and monitors contractors’ adherence to standards and specifications to help avoid work deficiencies. Responsibilities include daily oversight, weekly and monthly reviews and reporting, review of change order proposals, schedule development and adherence, recommendations concerning integrated master schedules, and written and oral communication and coordination.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Experience preparing correspondence and reports and maintaining official project records.
- Experience conducting meetings and briefing clients and management personnel.
- Knowledge of construction practices and techniques, including appropriate applications of construction materials and installation methods.
- Experience with construction in a healthcare setting.
- Ability to inspect materials, workmanship, construction, and installation of various systems.
- Knowledge of construction-industry safety practices, including familiarity with OSHA safety requirements on construction projects.
- Comprehensive understanding of building codes and Joint Commission requirements for healthcare facilities, and ability to work with permitting agencies.
- Ability to evaluate appropriate systems to meet scope requirements.
- Ability to verify the adequacy of building systems in the relevant disciplines.
- Ability to interpret and coordinate architectural and engineering plans and specifications.
- Ability to read, understand, and apply standard to complex construction-project documents, including agreements or contracts, work letters, project charters, surveys, and drawings.
- A four-year degree at minimum from a college curriculum in architecture, engineering, construction technology, or construction management, plus at least 3 years of relevant construction management experience; alternatively, construction management professionals without the specified college curriculum may substitute 10 years of relevant construction management experience.
- Advanced knowledge of construction practices and techniques, including appropriate applications of construction materials and installation methods in the professional’s area of expertise.
- OSHA 30 Certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide project engineering, planning, and scheduling support.
- Conduct design reviews and value management assessments.
- Review safety compliance and monitor testing compliance.
- Maintain project records and manage project documentation.
- Perform cost estimating and budget control.
- Manage change orders, including reviewing change order proposals.
- Conduct constructability reviews and quality assurance monitoring.
- Monitor contractors’ adherence to standards and specifications and help prevent deficiencies in the work.
- Perform daily construction oversight and prepare weekly and monthly reviews and reports.
- Monitor schedule development and adherence and make recommendations concerning integrated master schedules.
- Communicate and coordinate in writing and orally as required.
- Inspect materials, workmanship, construction, and installation of various systems.
- Conduct meetings and brief clients and management personnel.
- Evaluate systems to meet scope requirements and verify the adequacy of building systems related to the relevant disciplines.
- Interpret and coordinate architectural and engineering plans and specifications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
