Construction Manager

At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

HDR is seeking a Construction Manager to support our Inland Northwest field services group from our office in Boise, Idaho. We are looking for an engineer and/or construction management professional to support construction engineering, inspection, and administration services of public infrastructure projects located in southern Idaho.

• Oversees or assists with the administration of one or multiple construction projects as an owner representative.
• Assists with identifying and resolving design and construction issues in the field.
• Conducts meetings with client and general contractor.
• Works directly with the client and contractor to meet the needs of the project.
• Communicates with the project team and client throughout the project.
• Oversees the Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs on a project.
• Prepares job progress and issues in meetings with the client.
• Prepares daily reports for each individual project.
• Reviews and provides recommendations on contractors’ CPM baseline construction schedules and schedule updates.
• Reviews contractor submittals and responds to contractor inquiries, ensuring that contract specifications are met.
• Coordinates with others to obtain responses to requests for information and other submittals from contractors and keeps a log of such requests.
• Reviews pay documents and processes pay documents for payment.
• Determines change order impacts and negotiates with contractors to achieve fair and reasonable cost and time settlements.
• Prepares change orders including justification, independent cost estimates, and design documentation.
• Performs other engineering and construction management functions as assigned.
• Communicates regularly with PM, HDR field staff, and clients.
• Travels to projects throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana as may be required.

• PE or ability to obtain Idaho PE within 6 months of employment.
• Familiarity with ITD Standards for Highway Construction.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science or closely related field or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in various aspects of construction planning and management, including field engineering, construction submittals, estimating, scheduling, and site safety.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with construction management software such as Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam, etc.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
• Sponsorship (visa) for U.S. employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.