Construction Manager

Apex Companies is seeking a Construction Manager in Gloucester, MA for a long-term, high-profile municipal wastewater infrastructure project.

This role is responsible for overseeing construction, start-up, and commissioning of a water pollution control facility. The Construction Manager will collaborate closely with the Owner, contractors, and design engineers to ensure successful project delivery.

• Provide construction management oversight and full-time on-site resident engineering for a Wastewater Treatment Plant construction project.
• Collaborate with project teams to address design issues, coordinate with contractors' project managers on design- and construction-related issues, obtain daily updates on project issues from construction inspectors, and report issues to Owner.
• Review construction drawings and specifications, develop a detailed understanding of the performance and construction requirements, and evaluate these requirements versus construction progress and quality.
• Provide notes, observations, photos, and measurements documenting the implementation of field work. Compare field implementation against the drawings, specifications, submittals, and requirements included by Owner requirements.
• Generate project correspondence, including responses to contractor correspondences in a timely manner to avoid delay, to convey Owner positions and to protect Owner's best interests.
• Review and analyze contractors' construction schedules to ensure compliance with approved contract schedules and address deficiencies.
• Coordinate and resolve issues in the field with Owner, consultants, contractors, designers, regulatory agencies, and the affected public.
• Prepare detailed digital daily reports documenting weather, equipment, manpower, and construction activities, daily progress photos, as well as monthly progress reports for project stakeholders.
• Lead and/or assist with commissioning, testing, and start-up of the wastewater treatment plant process systems/equipment and facility as a whole for turning over to Owner.
• Prepare effective and accurate record documents and all project, permit, and contract closeout documentation.
• Perform constructability reviews of designs.
• Be proactive in risk identification, management, mitigation, and solving project problems.
• Adhere to health and safety requirements.
• Evaluate and negotiate change orders, invoices, and payment applications which may include final payment including coordination with the Owner. May include independent verification of pay quantities.
• Maintain records related to the base work, contingency, and field changes.
• Develop and manage lists of deficiencies and lead punch list inspections.
• Lead development of as-built and record drawing deliverables.

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum ten (10) years of increasingly responsible, professional experience in municipal infrastructure construction, including water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Strong verbal and written (technical writing) communication skills required. Ability to communicate professionally to multiple project partners (Owner, contractors, design team).
• Thorough working knowledge of civil, structural, architectural, process and building mechanical, and electrical construction and demolition practices involved with major public works projects.
• Knowledge of construction management processes, means, and methods.
• Ability to stand for several hours observing and documenting field conditions or critical construction operations at active construction sites.
• Ability to walk slowly around and access sites of varying size that may be above or below ground and have areas of uneven, muddy, and/or rocky ground to perform inspections and take photographs.
• Ability to climb and/or descend stairs (2-3 flights), ladders (up to 24-foot typically), or via other safety measures to access structures for visual inspection.
• Ability to lift objects less than 30 pounds on job sites.
• Valid driver's license, good driving history and reliable transportation are required.
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