Construction Manager

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Construction Manager in Fort Worth or Dallas, Texas . As Construction Manager, you will oversee construction projects from pre-construction through closeout, ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with client objectives while serving as a key liaison between owners, contractors, and design teams.

What You'll DoManage the observation and inspection of ongoing construction work including material sampling and testing as well as measuring quantities.

Review contractor’s work for compliance with contract documents and clarify contract documents for the contractor.

Lead the development and management of change/field orders, updates to construction schedule, submittals, request for Information (RFI), claims, pay requests, construction meetings and closeout processes

Communicate with contactor about non-conforming work Correspond with client, contractors, and other employees

Collaborate with design teams to facilitate responses to RFIs and submittals and/or construction issues

Read plan and specifications to be able to ensure construction is in accordance with plans and specifications

Communicate with owner to understand owner’s needs and clarify owner’s objectives and relay information to Freese and Nichols and contractor

Support bid phase services

Conduct pre-bid and pre-construction conferences

Support the design phase process as assigned

Oversee field staff and the execution of their daily work Support sales and marketing efforts

Qualifications

Bachelors or Associates degree in related field or equivalent experience3+ years relevant experience in the construction field serving as a construction representative or inspector

Fully proficient and ability to mentor others using project management information system

Good written and verbal communication skills

Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.)Preferred:

EITCMITAbout Freese and Nichols At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values ( L earn continuously, E ngage as family, A ct with integrity, D eliver quality, and S erve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You ), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work.

Join our team of 1,400+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.#LI-Hybrid