Site Construction Manager

Parsons•Houston, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Site Construction Manager to join its Owner’s Advisor team supporting the Medical Enlisted Training Campus (METC) Recapitalization Program at Joint Base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston. The program will deliver five modern dormitory facilities for up to 6,000 joint-service medical students and associated infrastructure. Working with government leaders, military stakeholders, designers, and contractors, the manager will help manage risk, protect the government’s interests, and support delivery of a Progressive Design-Build program. The role leads day-to-day construction management in assigned areas, supervises site inspectors, and serves as the primary field interface among the Owner’s Advisor team, Design-Builder, installation stakeholders, and technical disciplines. It monitors construction progress and compliance with contract requirements, approved plans, quality-control requirements, and delivery sequencing. The manager also coordinates field activities, inspections, installation interfaces, progress reporting, issue escalation, turnover, commissioning, and final acceptance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
10+ years of relevant construction experience.
3+ years supervising field inspection or construction management personnel.
Experience managing multidisciplinary vertical construction involving civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life-safety systems.
Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, inspection records, construction schedules, and quality-control documentation.
Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access to JBSA Fort Sam Houston.
Ability to communicate effectively, maintain accurate records, collaborate across disciplines, and handle project information in approved systems.
Ability to maintain a one team mentality amongst all stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

CCM, PE, PMP, DBIA, or CQM-C credential.
Federal installation and design-build experience.
Experience with volumetric modular construction, major utility tie-ins, accelerated schedules, phased turnover, and occupied or mission-sensitive installations.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day construction management activities within assigned METC construction areas and directly supervise assigned site inspectors.
Serve as the primary field interface between the Owner’s Advisor team, Design-Builder, installation stakeholders, and technical disciplines.
Direct and coordinate site inspectors, including daily inspection priorities, coverage assignments, documentation requirements, and issue escalation.
Maintain awareness of construction progress, constraints, manpower, equipment, material availability, and near-term work sequencing.
Coordinate daily with the Design-Builder’s superintendent and field leadership on planned work, access, safety, inspections, testing, and emerging issues.
Verify field activities conform to approved drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, quality-control requirements, and approved work plans.
Coordinate inspection and test plans, preparatory meetings, first-work inspections, hold/witness points, and deficiency resolution with technical and QA staff.
Monitor foundations, site utilities, civil work, module installation, field-built construction, tie-ins, interiors, systems integration, and commissioning readiness.
Validate reported percent complete and field quantities, and provide objective progress information to the scheduler, cost analyst, and Deputy Program Manager.
Identify potential delays, differing conditions, constructability issues, quality concerns, or changes and elevate them before they affect critical-path activities.
Coordinate outages, access restrictions, deliveries, laydown areas, pedestrian and vehicle routing, and other installation-interface requirements.
Support punch-list development, deficiency tracking, turnover inspections, commissioning, and final acceptance activities.