Construction Manager- Wastewater

The Construction Manager-Waste Water will oversee all aspects of the project including, high level
project execution, site operations, sub-contractor management, design and engineering support,
customer meetings (Onsite and virtual), project financials, and overall client satisfaction. Our ideal
candidate will have 7-10+ years of experience managing complex industrial, municipal utility,
wastewater, energy, or process-equipment construction. The candidate will have demonstrated
experience coordinating civil, mechanical, electrical, controls, and structural contractors from
mobilization through construction, start up, commissioning, and project closeout. The Construction
Manager is accountable for the safe, timely, financially successful and contractually compliant
execution of assigned projects from construction handoff through final closeout.

• Provide day-to-day construction management (On-site and virtual) and field leadership for the project.
• Provide leadership and accountability for project safety performance, including enforcement of Willdan, client, regulatory, and site-specific safety requirements.
• Partner with project safety personnel and subcontractors to proactively identify hazards, correct unsafe conditions, and promote a strong safety culture throughout the project life cycle.
• Participate in project kickoff and handoff meetings with Business Development and Preconstruction to ensure scope, client expectations, and commitments carry through into execution without gaps.
• Lead all internal production meetings, supporting engineering and design development.
• Lead all client facing meetings to ensure team alignment and clear project progression. Develop and maintain client relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate all construction activities among civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls, contractors.
• Responsible for Subcontract administration including the preparation of Subcontract Agreements, change orders, and schedule changes.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the prime contract, subcontract agreements, project scope, contractual milestones, notice requirements, and commercial obligations. Proactively identify and document scope changes, differing site conditions, owner-directed changes, delays, disruptions, and other cost or schedule impacts: coordinate timely notices, pricing, schedule-impact documentation and change-order development.
• Manage issues proactively to minimize claims and disputes. Maintain contemporaneous project documentation and work collaboratively with clients, subcontractors, and internal leadership to resolve commercial and contractual issues before they materially affect project performance.
• Partner with the multidisciplinary engineering support team to resolve requests for information (RFI’s), coordinate submittals, and manage design changes.
• Working knowledge of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Project Execution Plan (PEP), Project Management Plan (PMP), and Quality Plan (QP).
• Cost Loaded Scheduling and Schedule of Values Management.
• Coordinate and support site access, laydown areas, material deliveries, equipment deliveries, and construction logistics.
• Develop and maintain procurement and long-lead equipment strategies in coordination with engineering, vendors, subcontractors, and project controls to ensure equipment and materials support the project schedule.
• Verify and confirm that construction activities conform to approved drawings, specifications, manufacturer requirements, and overall project standards.
• Coordinate staffing and sub-contractor workload through entire project lifecycle and ensure completion of required milestones on schedule.
• Manage and track all project financials and billing, to ensure project is meeting the approved budget for revenue and profit.
• Adjust work schedules and trades to ensure the project is completed on time, and on budget per the contract.
• Identify areas of risk and field conflicts, and work with the owner, engineer, contractors, and equipment suppliers to develop timely solutions to keep the project on schedule.
• Identify and communicate emerging project risks, client concerns, subcontractor performance issues, safety concerns, schedule impacts, and financial exposure to project and regional leadership in a timely manner, with recommended corrective actions.
• Oversee onsite teams, including, Superintendents, Assistant Construction Managers, Sub-Contractors, and Safety Managers.
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