Senior Construction Manager - Federal

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Procon is a top-ranked construction management and technology consulting firm with 25 years of experience delivering high‑impact projects across the U.S. and worldwide. An ENR Top 100 CM/PM firm for five consecutive years, we specialize in program management, project controls, commissioning, and virtual intelligence—and offer an excellent platform to grow your career while shaping the future of the built environment.

We are seeking a Senior Construction Manager for a long‑term opportunity in the Douglas, AZ area. The candidate will serve as a senior‑level construction manager and owner’s representative responsible for leading complex capital projects within a highly sensitive and operationally active environment. Responsibilities include oversight of construction execution, quality assurance, schedule and cost control, risk management, design coordination, security and safety compliance, and stakeholder communication.

The Senior Construction Manager will provide daily field leadership, resolve jobsite issues through innovative solutions, ensure contractor performance aligns with contract requirements, and guide projects from pre‑construction through commissioning, turnover, and closeout. This role requires 10+ years of experience in construction management on large‑scale new construction or historical renovation projects, ideally in occupied or secure federal facilities, managing multidisciplinary teams, navigating complex phasing and logistics, and delivering high‑visibility projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction, Architecture, Engineering, Project Management or a closely related field
• Over 10 years of progressive experience in project facilitation, construction management, or design and construction contracting, including substantial hands‑on management of building construction, mechanical systems, interior renovations, upgrades, and new fit‑out projects.
• Demonstrated success in overseeing multiple ground‑up construction projects valued around $50 M, ideally in the role of on‑site Project Manager.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to effectively facilitate meetings.
• Experience working in dynamic environments around guest or facility activity.
• Experience supporting large, complex, high‑visibility construction projects, including work involving demolition, deep foundations, excavation, heavy civil utilities, structural steel, concrete, historic preservation, specialty exterior systems, extensive hardscape/landscape scopes, and full ground‑up construction in constrained sites.
• Professional certification: PE, AIA, PMP, or CCM (may be waived with 20+ years of field experience).
• Certification in USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM) is preferred.
• Candidates with ground‑up new construction around existing adjacent buildings experience are preferred.
• Experience with construction estimating.

• Lead and manage the change order review process, including evaluation of changes, negotiations with the contractor on behalf of the client, development of Independent Government Estimates (IGE), drafting change order documentation and tracking all project changes from conception to completion.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis, including critical path evaluation, sequencing, phasing, recovery plans and impact assessments.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks in coordination with the client's risk framework. Maintain a project risk register and lead risk review meetings.
• Coordinate security access, badging, escorting and compliance with security protocols. Oversee work in occupied or sensitive spaces to minimize impact to operations.
• Ensure contractor adherence to restricted area logistics plans.
• Facilitate weekly progress meetings, coordination meetings, and all one‑off project related meetings.
• Recommend innovative, practical solutions to field challenges, constraints and unforeseen conditions to help maintain project momentum and minimize impacts to schedule and cost.
• Support preparation of executive‑level reporting…