Construction Manager; Project Manager

Job Overview

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3) role at Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC in Los Alamos, NM to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• Reviews project construction estimates, budgets, forecasts, schedules, and costs for acceptability and reviews specifications and drawings for economic constructability.
• Participates in the resolution of problems involving staffing, material delivery, and contract/subcontract administration.
• Coordinates with Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure the success of the project.
• Identifies issues for the Manager of Construction to ensure the success of the project.
• Provides counseling, guidance and direction to Site Managers to facilitate the successful execution of the construction project.
• Participates in the development and/or review of operations controls, such as project procedures.
• Participates in proposal preparation, project planning, and scheduling by furnishing expertise on construction methods, equipment, labor, productivity guidelines, estimates of distributable expenses and labor rates.
• Reviews and approves preliminary estimates and project schedules as assigned.
• Participates in project engineering, construction review management, and project review meetings where approval of proposed construction budgets and schedules are required.
• Monitors distributable expenses in the field.
• Staffs construction project site teams and monitors construction personnel performance, quality and technical adequacy.
• Ensures that the appropriate field procedures are in place and being adhered to.
• Concurs with the selection of the appropriate construction controls for the project from the generic project control system.
• Provides periodic reports regarding construction operations to the Manager of Construction.
• Ensures that appropriate project training programs are identified and implemented.
• Fosters a mutually respectful work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and successful experience in all aspects of project or program management work, including developing project plans; managing to scope, schedule, budget, documenting reports and change control actions. Demonstrated ability to successfully organize, lead and monitor a variety of team efforts to completion, often with competing deadlines, while minimizing risk.
• May serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM) responsible for planning, budgeting, managing and controlling costs and schedule performance for a project or subproject and serve as a point of contact for project controls, including account scope, schedule, budget and technical performance. Ensure work packages realistically represent the duration and budget necessary to perform work and perform variance analysis reviews, determine cause and effect of schedule or cost variance and define achievable corrective action plans.
  
  May be expected to present project management performance plans, status updates, trends, or issues to federal sponsors.

• Position typically requires a recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or specialized courses in project management, and/or fifteen (15) years’ experience in two or more of the following functions: project management, engineering, construction, project controls and procurement work leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of all phases of construction operations, construction quality, subcontract management, construction technologies, and project management. Understanding of government compliance standards, environmental laws and requirements.
• Experience coordinating with the Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure successful project execution in compliance with approved procedures.
• Experience as a contractor for the Department of Energy (DOE)…