SEF Construction Manager

SEF Construction Manager

Element: Site, Enclosure and Facilities (SEF)

Manager: Site, Enclosure, and Facilities (SEF) Manager

Type: Full time

Location: La Serena, Chile

Reporting to the Site, Enclosure and Facilities (SEF) Project Element Manager (PEM), the SEF Construction Manager will lead the construction management efforts for the SEF element. The SEF Construction Manager will support the SEF PEM to ensure that the SEF construction products (a ~$400M Las Campanas site campus with 5 major buildings) are planned and delivered according to the GMTO safety, performance, budget, schedule, and quality targets.

Responsibilities will include supporting the development of the SEF construction cost and schedule estimates, in coordination with the GMTO project and corporate offices and the Agency CM team (ACM; a 3rd party commercial contractor), monitoring progress of all site construction activities, using earned value management (EVM) metrics, and helping to ensure accurate internal and external reporting of SEF construction progress.

The SEF Construction Manager will be responsible for overseeing and directing the ACM contractor team and administering the ACM services contract. The SEF Construction Manager, working with various contractors, the ACM team, and the Designer of Record, will support Construction Administration (CA) processes. The SEF Construction Manager, in support of the SEF PEM, will be directly involved in construction risk management processes, developing risk items, and developing risk mitigation plans to manage the construction risks in accordance with National Science Foundation standards.

With the GMTO Contracts and Procurements (C&P) team, the SEF Construction Manager will play a key role in planning and executing the international construction procurements ranging from ~$10M to ~$300M. The SEF Construction Manager, in close coordination with the ACM team, will assist the SEF PEM in coordinating construction work with the GMT Site Operations team at the observatory site.

The SEF Construction Manager will lead the effort to maintain healthy working relationships within the SEF element, within the GMT project, the ACM team, and with external contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders.

• Support the PEM in delivering the SEF construction products to agreed safety, quality, budget, schedule, and technical requirements
• Serve as the cost account manager (CAM) for construction management (CM) contract
• Serve as the CAM for one or more SEF construction contracts
• Coordinate site construction activities with the CM and construction contractors
• Ensure that safety processes are properly implemented and enforced by the SEF team, the CM team, and contractor teams performing work at the site; ensure that safety requirements and standards are properly flowed down in contractual relationships