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Stantec is currently seeking a Mechanical Construction Administrator to join our Buildings Business Unit based in Edmonton and delivering projects in the Alberta region.
As a Construction Administrator, you will be part of an integrated multidisciplinary team. The CA interprets and administers construction contracts and ensures project work is completed in accordance with the contract documents, design drawings, and specifications. This is achieved through effective management of construction contract administration processes You will be responsible for oversight of the construction phase of projects from contract award through mobilization, active construction, commissioning, turnover, closeout, and the warranty period.
The CA may be engaged during the design and preconstruction phases to identify and address potential issues in advance of construction.
The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong technical expertise, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for building construction that achieves our client’s cost, schedule, quality, and safety objectives.
Your Key Responsibilities
Interpret and administer construction contracts and ensure the project work is completed in accordance with the contract documents, design drawings, and specifications.
Serve as the primary liaison between the engineers and architects, owner, project managers, general contractors, subconsultants, and other project stakeholders during construction.
Chair construction meetings and prepare meeting minutes or summaries. Identify recurring issues, design conflicts, and potential construction risks, escalating critical items to project leadership as appropriate. Supporting project leadership, including the Project Manager and Design Lead, in construction-phase decision-making
Management of RFI process including receiving and prioritizing of contractor RFIs. Maintain logs, track status and ensure timely responses. Coordinate multidisciplinary reviews with architects, engineers, and specialty consultants to obtain comments as required. Coordinate design clarifications and technical responses between the contractor and design disciplines.
Review of Contractor submittals including shop drawings, product data, mock-ups, samples, and technical data to ensure conformance with contract documents, design drawings and specifications. Maintain logs, track status and ensure timely responses. Coordinate multidisciplinary review comments as required.
Conduct regular site visits to observe construction progress and validate general conformance of work or to witness testing and commissioning events. Monitor workmanship quality. Identify and document any deficiencies, non-conforming work, or quality concerns. Prepare field review reports. Maintain logs, track status and ensure timely responses. Verify and corrective action that is noted as completed by the contractor. Coordinate multidisciplinary site reviews and reporting as required.
Monitor construction schedule to maintain a clear understanding of construction progress, schedule status, and upcoming milestones. Track critical path. Assess progress against schedule and identify delays and risks including procurement impacts. Communicate key updates and risks to the project…
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