Deputy Delivery Manager
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management
Job Details
Job Location:
DC METRO - Alexandria, VA 22314
Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year
Position Title:
Deputy Delivery Manager – CMaR
Location:
Washington, DC Office / Client Job Site
- Sewer Program Management
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
This position reports functionally Client Representative for functional/project oversight and CES Company Representative employment, performance management, and contractual administration.
Position OverviewThe Deputy Owner’s Advisor (OA) Delivery Manager supports the OA Delivery Manager in the oversight, coordination, and administration of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) capital projects delivered under a collaborative delivery framework. Acting under the direction of the OA Delivery Manager, the Deputy Delivery Manager provides day-to-day leadership for defined aspects of preconstruction and construction oversight, ensures continuity of Owner representation, and manages coordination across technical, field, and administrative functions.
The Deputy OA Delivery Manager serves as a key operational lead, helping to ensure CMAR, Project Design Engineer (PDE), and Owner activities are aligned with contractual requirements, approved plans, and collaborative delivery objectives. The role is designed to provide depth, redundancy, and scalability on large or fast-moving programs, while maintaining clear authority with the OA Delivery Manager and Owner.
Key Responsibilities- Act on behalf of the OA Delivery Manager for assigned duties, meetings, or work streams as delegated.
- Maintain continuity of Owner oversight during periods of high activity, concurrent work packages, or OA Delivery Manager unavailability.
- Support consistent application of CMAR Oversight Guidelines, contract requirements, and Owner procedures throughout all phases of the project.
- Support and, when assigned, lead elements of preconstruction oversight, including design review coordination, constructability review facilitation, and cost estimate and schedule review processes.
- Assist in validating CMAR cost and schedule submissions for completeness, internal consistency, and alignment with current project status.
- Support review of CMAR permitting plans, MOPO planning activities, and early risk register development.
- Participate in GMP proposal reviews, with responsibility for assigned components such as bid package structure, subcontracting strategies, cost backup documentation, and alignment of risk registers with contingency and allowance structures.
- Prepare draft review comments, issue logs, and recommendation memoranda for delivery to the OA Delivery Manager.
- Support day-to-day CMAR contract administration under direction of the OA Delivery Manager.
- Lead oversight of selected construction-phase processes, including schedule updates and baseline tracking, pay application reviews, submittal and RFI tracking, and change management support, as assigned.
- Coordinate with Construction Representatives and OA Inspectors to ensure field observations, inspections, and reports are timely, complete, and consistent.
- Identify emerging risks, quality issues, or deviations and elevate them to the OA Delivery Manager with recommended next steps.
- Provide operational oversight to Construction Representatives and OA Inspectors as delegated.
- Review inspector daily reports, field issue logs, and surveillance documentation for consistency, completeness, and quality.
- Support resolution of field-level issues through coordination with CMAR staff prior to escalation.
- Reinforce safety, quality, and documentation expectations across the OA field team.
- Support review of CMAR risk registers, Risk Management Plan (RMP) implementation, and monthly updates.
- Assist with quality surveillance activities, including monitoring three-phase inspections and corrective action tracking.
- Support identification, documentation, and tracking of defective work, punch list items, and corrective action plans.
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