Construction Field Coordinator

Position: Construction Field Coordinator

Location: Houston, TX

Job : 2418

# of Openings: 1

• Assist Project Teams with general project and construction administration. Duties vary from day to day.
• Conduct and/or participate in preconstruction services such as bid issuance, pre-bid meetings, bid review and qualification.
• Conduct field verification of work in accordance with design and specifications and proper implementation of the plans.
• Monitor construction schedule, including long lead items and work with contractor to develop recovery schedules.
• Support the construction process by receiving, validating and logging requests for information. Direct questions to the appropriate internal team of project managers, engineers, architects. Follow up on timely completion and responses.
• Review, validate and approve contractor change orders and prepare construction cost estimates as necessary for change order verification.
• Conduct punch walks and prepare project close out packages.
• Support in the creation of project documentation such as transmittal letters, review comments response letters, meeting minutes, billing reports, setting up project folders, construction status reports, etc.
• Data organization and entry for internal and external processes.
• Work with the Teams to provide a weekly update to the clients.

• Experience in the Construction and/or AE industries.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Familiarity with construction and architectural/engineering terms and processes, required. Ideal candidate would have experience working for a General Contractor or Architectural/Engineering firm in a construction or construction administration role.
• Understanding of the construction process and role of a construction manager or administrator for Design Build or Design Bid Build projects. This role is not for a general contractor.
• Experience with multi-site programs for repetitive clients in a variety of locations.
• Ability to work within a team environment working with individuals from various offices.
• Candidate MUST be proficient with Microsoft Office, especially proficient in using Excel and Word.
• Ability to work on various projects in different stages simultaneously.
• Experience with various programs for scheduling, workflow and management such as MS Projects, Procore, Plangrid or similar required.
• Candidate MUST possess strong communication abilities, organization skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information.
• Positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible and willing to learn.
• Willingness to make improvements, develop best-practices and suggest ways to improve efficiencies.
• Travel will be required for client meetings, preconstruction and construction phase visits. Site visits to multiple locations completed on a reoccurring schedule over the course of a month. Full time construction oversite and travel is not required.

• Health Insurance (employee + family premium fully covered by the company)
• Dental Insurance (employee + family premium fully covered by the company)
• Life Insurance
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with matching and company contribution
• Bonus
• Vacation & Sick Time
• And much more…

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