Senior Construction Manager - Government Projects
Heery•Dallas, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to support a key client’s large-scale, ground-up commercial real estate construction project. The role covers project delivery from inception through commissioning and requires a minimum of 10 years of construction field experience and effectiveness in a client-facing role. Under the client’s direction, the manager coordinates construction-related activities with the general contractor and architect/engineer services provider, leads the Turner & Townsend site project team, and works with project stakeholders throughout design, construction, commissioning, and handover. The position requires working on site; on-site requirements may change based on client needs. SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant.
Requirements
- At least 10–15+ years of project management experience.
- At least 10–15+ years of on-site construction experience.
- Degree in construction management or equivalent.
- OSHA certification.
- Proficient-to-expert experience using Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to lead, coordinate, and organize multiple stakeholders, including the general contractor, and deliver project or program status reports as required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Tenacity and drive to create value and solutions.
- Ability to develop good working relationships with the project team.
- Ability to work on site.
Nice To Haves
- Industrial experience.
- Federal experience.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with the general contractor and architect/engineer services provider on construction-related activities.
- Support site layout and design, including roads, infrastructure, and site utilities.
- Conduct constructability reviews, identify cost and schedule risks, and prepare reports.
- Lead the Turner & Townsend site project team under the client’s direction and coordinate external vendors, architects, engineers, suppliers, and the general contractor.
- Support development of the Minimum Functionality Case and identification of enhancements.
- Contribute to value engineering, including selection, coordination, comment follow-up, and verification.
- Help identify long-lead procurement items and provide research and input on construction market conditions.
- Assist with requests for proposals for general contractor and commissioning agent procurements.
- Help establish project construction success criteria, including schedule, cost, technical, and quality parameters.
- Review design and construction drawings against project requirements and for constructability issues, following up and verifying with the general contractor and architect/engineer.
- Participate in cost and schedule risk identification and mitigation planning.
- Assist in developing the baseline schedule and provide regular progress updates.
- Participate in criticality assessment workshops to identify design and construction aspects requiring owner witness or hold points and inspection, testing, and acceptance oversight.
- Interface with local authorities and developers on site development matters, including utility tie-ins and permitting.
- Participate in review of product data submittals with technical reviewers.
- Coordinate with the commissioning agent on development and execution of the commissioning plan.
- Review project submittals and requests for information.
- Review the general contractor’s and key subcontractors’ schedules for alignment with contract requirements.
- Oversee general contractor construction activities through regular site visits and construction work reviews.
- Attend daily construction status meetings and Owner, Architect, Contractor meetings as scheduled.
- Review and report on construction effort and progress, and evaluate schedule performance against actual field production.
- Coordinate with cost and scheduling representatives on project reporting and dashboard updates.
- Coordinate with the document controller to ensure project documentation is loaded into the client’s system of record.
- Support observation and issue tracking and resolution, punch-list activities, and coordination with the architect/engineer.
- Support in-process and final inspection and testing conducted by the general contractor and commissioning agent.
Benefits
- A flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
- A workplace where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
