Senior Construction Manager

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

AECOM is currently seeking a Senior Construction Manager for a project location within the New Jersey Metro area. This position will be part of an exciting team managing current and future Construction Management Projects employing the latest technologies to deliver critical water supply, treatment, and infrastructure projects such as water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and conveyance systems. This is an opportunity to work on some of our nation’s most pressing water infrastructure problems and contribute to AECOM’s success as an industry leader in engineering and construction.

• Multi‑contract management, Construction Management and Project Management responsibilities to include staffing, budget, deliverables, project status reports.
• Project management (to include fiscal) to deliver projects at or under budget and on schedule.
• Job accounting and reporting methods such as earned value and estimates to complete.
• Technical input into Construction Management requests for Proposal (RFP’s).
• Management of multiple, complex, interconnected construction schedules in congested and active water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Approve correspondence related to construction and identify key issues regarding disputed work, delays, additional and supplemental work, and non‑conforming work.
• Ensure that safety monitoring activities within the project scope are being accomplished. Monitor safety activities per AECOM scope of work.
• Review project progress and schedule requiring strong construction coordination skills.
• Perform QA/QC program compliance.
• Final review and authorization of contractor payments, including confirmation of Prevailing Wage interviews with trades per SOP.
• Review and resolve and/or approve Inspector and Contractor reporting, forms, testing, compliance and coordination issues.
• Participate in the negotiation of all Change Orders.
• Review the contractor’s CPM schedule with assistance from the Scheduler, ensuring it conforms to the CPM format required by the contract documents.
• Notify the contractor of any work that does not conform to the contract requirements by issuing a formal Notice of Non‑Conformance.
• Confirm that the contractor is submitting all submittals for review in a timely fashion so as not to inhibit progress of the work.
• Establish and maintain project files.
• Review client draft letters and reports.
• Assist Resident Engineering and inspection staff in expediting technical solutions to field problems.
• Establish, update and write project procedures and Project Work Plan.
• Verify that all field testing, start‑up, and operation and maintenance training activities are conducted in accordance with the contract documents.

• BA/BS in civil or environmental engineering + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership.
• New Jersey (PE) license.
• Construction Management experience on at least one large, long‑term wastewater, and/or high‑value wastewater treatment capital improvement program (or aggregate of $350 M+ in value).
• OSHA‑10.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License and a condition of employment; must pass AECOM’s MVR review.

• 15+ years of construction experience in the wastewater industry.
• Strong leadership under pressure with a calm personality and thorough understanding of all aspects of contract administration.
• Good dispute‑avoidance skills and ability to align interests and keep different parties working together.
• CCM.
• OSHA‑30.

• Sponsorship for U.S. Employment Authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation is not available for this position.

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual…