Construction Project Administrator
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority•Dulles, VA
•$94,665 - $137,265•Onsite
About The Position
The Construction Project Administrator serves in the Construction Department in the Office of Engineering, with offices at either Washington Dulles International Airport or Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The role provides construction project administration and technical support, including budget preparation, recordkeeping, on-site progress monitoring, cost forecasting, technical document review, project issue and punch-list tracking, and building-code compliance review of technical documents. The position assists engineers with construction project management by providing administrative and technical support, conducting special studies and projects, and tracking project phases to help keep work on schedule and within budget. It also performs construction-management functions as an Alternate Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) as needed. Work is typically reviewed in progress and upon completion for quantity, quality, timeliness, teamwork, customer service, and other factors.
Requirements
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in construction project administration, including assistance with large-scale construction project controls or administration and analysis and estimation of construction project costs; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Knowledge of planning-design-construction procurement and project-management processes and architectural/engineering project accounting procedures.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction project management and safety practices, and ability to apply them to help ensure projects stay within budget and schedule, comply with contracts and industry standards, and are properly recorded in databases.
- Knowledge of construction industry standards and practices, including civil and structural construction, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and elevator work, and ability to evaluate drawings and specifications for building-code compliance.
- General knowledge of engineering principles and practices, particularly civil and structural engineering and project management, and ability to provide technical and procedural project-controls support to construction managers and help revise guidelines for safety, quality, scheduling, cost control, and progress reporting.
- Ability to analyze data and information in detail and make recommendations.
- Ability to speak and write effectively.
- Skill in using a computer and modern office-suite software, particularly engineering project-management software and systems.
- State driver’s license in good standing.
Nice To Haves
- Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or official verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts and enter data into the Airports Authority’s enterprise system and the Office of Engineering’s project control system.
- Monitor construction in progress and upon completion to assess compliance with contract specifications, industry standards, and project design intent; recommend approval or disapproval of work.
- Perform quality-control reviews in accordance with the Army Corps of Engineers Quality Control Program and Safety Inspection Checklist.
- Coordinate construction progress report submissions and review reports for adequacy, accuracy, schedule conformance, and laboratory results; process drawings and material lists.
- Confer with designers about contractor-submitted items to ensure the design intent is achieved.
- Conduct special studies and projects to establish or improve construction scheduling, quality assurance, cost control, progress reporting, and safety systems.
- Assist in reviewing engineering designs and contract documents to improve constructability, usability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness and to minimize contractor claims and inconvenience to airlines, tenants, and travelers.
- Prepare periodic cost and schedule reports, charts, and graphs.
- Assist in administering construction contracts, including contract modifications, budget and forecast reviews, and cash-flow projections; review expenditures, identify anticipated cost variances and exceptions, and create purchase orders and invoices.
- Analyze contractor estimates and recommend approval, modification, or rejection to the COTR.
- Help coordinate construction and architectural/engineering firms’ construction-phase services, ensuring procedures are followed and drawings, documents, and samples are submitted on time.
- Facilitate project meetings and site visits and process Requests for Information (RFIs).
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor work progress and review contractors’ monthly progress-payment applications.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
