Construction Manager

Overview

Construction Manager — Job Location s US-CA-Brentwood. Job  . Category:
Construction / Project Management. Type:
Full-Time.

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation;

healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

The Construction Manager reports to the Sr. Project Manager on a ground-up, progressive design-build, 115,000sf County office building. This position will observe and support construction in the field.

• Manage development of design and progress of construction including coordination with County stakeholders, user groups, County Facilities, and AHJs.
• Management of project logistics, organization, and reporting, e.g. meetings, daily reports, monthly reports.
• Coordinate and monitor activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related entities, e.g. RFIs, Submittals, PCOs, payment applications, schedule updates.
• Manage project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide meeting minutes, documentation, administration, tracking of relevant information, and follow-up on action items of all participants.
• Observe/monitor contractor's work in the field; prepare daily reports including progress photos.
• Lead project closeout activities including Cx, punchlist, training, record drawings, guarantees, warranties, OMs, related provisions for final project delivery to Owner entities.
• Oversee the owner move-in process, including furniture and equipment procurement and installation.
• Ensure contractors, architects, and engineers adhere to contractual requirements on safety, performance, project staffing, and equipment.
• Consistently follows the organization's safety policy, promoting a positive and collaborative safety culture.

• 4-year college degree required. Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years field experience administering construction contracts for public projects.
• Experience with design-build projects preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure compliance to construction/project requirements.
• Ability to work positively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage younger staff effectively and provide opportunities to expand their knowledge base and careers.
• Experience managing the design process, e.g. user group meetings, constructibility reviews, drawings, and specifications development.
• Excellent verbal and written skills for clear and concise communication to team members.
• Good issues management skills with the ability to track issues to resolution.
• Ability to meet deadlines and be proactive in analyzing the project and next steps to achieve success.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan setting short and long term goals.
• High level of attention to detail and documentation of deliverables.
• Experience with permitting with local authorities having jurisdiction.
• Excellent negotiation skills, especially for change orders.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat, Excel, and Word; experience with project-related Construction Management systems preferred.

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance…