Construction Manager - Project Manager III

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private-sector clients. SMSI has built a strong reputation for client-focused performance, delivering innovative solutions and measurable results that help clients achieve their goals, meet critical commitments, and successfully reach key milestones.

SMSI is seeking a Construction Manager (Project Manager III) with construction experience to join our team and work in the role of Manager of Construction. The individual will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the successful execution of assigned Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) construction projects. They will contribute to the overall administration and technical direction, coordinate, and direct line responsibilities for field construction, including maintain and ensure safety and security training, compliance, and make safety and security an integral part of every task;

including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security. This position demands a strong on-site and "in the field" presence, to successfully manage the execution of assigned projects.

• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and managing the project activities of assigned projects.
• Provide direction to project teams and/or group leaders to achieve project related activities.
• Monitor project performance against budget, overall progress against schedule, identifies other deviations from project plan and implements corrective action(s).
• Provide for project and/or group personnel administration, assigns personnel for key project positions and approves appointment of others.
• Provide input to, and approval of project budgets and schedules.
• Review project construction estimates, budgets, forecasts, schedules, and costs for acceptability. Also review specifications and drawings for economic constructability.
• Participate in the resolution of problems involving staffing, material delivery, and contract/subcontract administration. As a deployed resource in a strong-matrixed team, you will coordinate 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.
• Identify issues for the project manager to ensure the success of the project.
• Provide counseling, guidance, and direction to Site Managers to facilitate the successful execution of the construction project.
• Participate in the development and/or review of operations controls, such as project procedures.
• Participate in proposal preparation, project planning, and scheduling by furnishing expertise on construction methods, equipment, labor, productivity guidelines, estimates of distributable expenses and labor rates.
• Review and approve preliminary estimates and project schedules as assigned.
• Participate in project engineering, construction review management project review meetings where approval of proposed construction budgets and schedules are required.
• Monitor distributable expenses in the field.
• Staff’s construction project site teams and monitors construction personnel performance, quality, and technical adequacy.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure that appropriate project training programs are identified and implemented.
• Foster a mutually respectful work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• 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.

Must be able to work fulltime hours onsite and LANL. This is a 24/7 project so shift work is available. The most recent available schedules include…