Project Construction Manager A

UDR Consulting Inc•Aiken, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UDR is seeking a Project Construction Manager A to manage construction projects and maintenance activities on multiple moderately complex multi-million dollar projects from conceptual design to completion. The primary responsibility for this role includes safety, quality, schedule, and cost. The manager will oversee a dedicated construction organization to ensure project and maintenance activities are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and at the appropriate quality level. Key duties involve daily contact with supervisors for direction and feedback, providing concise and accurate presentations to internal and external customers on construction status, and conducting complex analysis of problems. The role also requires developing innovative alternative action strategies, performing risk analyses, and providing decision authority for corrective actions and priorities. The manager will ensure construction efficiency is optimized throughout all project phases, manage established costs, schedule, and technical baselines, and effectively manage project staff and matrix personnel. Additionally, the position involves career development, motivation, performance review, and salary administration for professional and nonexempt employees. The manager will foster a "team concept" with various stakeholders, attend meetings, provide reports, status construction activities, and resolve complex problems. Additional duties include supporting scope of work development, work package development review and approval, schedule development and review, coaching and mentoring young professionals, and supporting a cultural change towards a commercial construction approach.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 13 - 15 years of practical experience in construction.
In-depth knowledge of construction, cost and scheduling, subcontract administration.
Ability to develop or evaluate construction strategies and techniques.
An associate degree and 15 - 17 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
A high school diploma and 17 - 19 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of project management and project planning at the tactical level.
Knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction management and construction subcontracts.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.

Responsibilities

Manage construction projects and maintenance activities on multiple moderately complex multi-million dollar projects from conceptual design to completion with primary responsibility for safety, quality, schedule and cost.
Manage a dedicated construction organization to ensure that project and maintenance activities are completed for the customer safely, on schedule, within budget and at the appropriate quality level.
Contact supervisors daily to provide management direction and receive feedback.
Provide concise and accurate presentations to internal and external customers regarding construction status, including complex technical, organizational and financial issues.
Conduct considerably complex analysis of problems involving construction activities.
Develop innovative alternative action strategies enabling the early achievement of milestones.
Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities.
Ensure that construction efficiency is optimized by providing efficient construction input and involvement in projects throughout the conceptual design phases, construction, turnover and the completion phases of each project.
Manage established costs, schedule and technical baselines and provide effective management of project staff and matrix personnel to control baselines.
Manage professional and nonexempt employees to include career development, motivation, performance review and salary administration.
Foster a "team concept" when interfacing with Operations, the Department of Energy, other departments and divisions and attend scheduled and unscheduled meetings, provide reports, status construction activities and identify, address and resolve complex problems.
Supports scope of work development.
Supports work package development review and approval.
Supports schedule development and review.
Supports coaching and mentoring of young professionals.
Supports a cultural change from M&O construction to commercial construction approach.