Senior Construction Manager

Senior Construction Manager

Des Moines, IA

We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company.

We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us.

Olsson provides construction management, administration, and observation services for both public and private projects to assure that work is performed in conformance with project documents. Our construction services include daily observation / inspection, project documentation, submittal review, design support, shop drawing review, payment application review, payroll review, and oversight for materials testing. We provide technically qualified personnel for our clients’ specific project requirements.

As a Senior Construction Manager, you will provide high-level technical leadership and oversight for complex construction projects, including roadways, utility infrastructure, and water/sewer distribution systems. You will be accountable for ensuring quality, constructability, and predictability across all phases of construction by applying advanced construction management expertise and independent judgment.

In this role, you will lead and perform comprehensive QA/QC and constructability reviews, interpret and resolve complex project specifications and plans across multiple disciplines, and independently make recommendations and decisions to address construction challenges. You will plan, coordinate, and manage overall construction progress, ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with contract documents, quality standards, and project objectives.

Serving as a technical advisor and subject matter expert, you will guide project teams on effective construction approaches, review projects of considerable scope and complexity, and proactively identify and mitigate risks. You will collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to drive efficiencies and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Additionally, you will mentor and supervise less experienced construction management staff, review technical work products, and contribute to the development and refinement of construction management standards, guidelines, and best practices within the team. Your leadership and technical expertise will play a critical role in advancing organizational excellence and ensuring successful project delivery.

You will travel to various job sites at different stages of construction and work in all types of terrain and weather conditions.

• The use of a company truck for transportation to and from job sites.

• Applicable PPE (personal protective equipment) provided.

• Work boot reimbursement program.

• Company issued laptop.

• Cell phone reimbursement options.

• Working collaboratively with others.
• Having ownership in the work you do.
• Using your talents to positively affect communities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in construction management, including oversight of complex infrastructure projects and increasing levels of technical and leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical direction, QA/QC oversight, and constructability review on projects of varying scope and complexity.
• Valid drivers license with a clean driving history.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• OSHA 10 preferred.

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Olsson specializes in engineering and design, client advisory services, planning, field services, and environmental. Improving the world has been our mindset from the very beginning, back when Olsson first opened for business in 1956. And it…