Construction Project Manager

Are you a construction management professional with deep experience in healthcare and laboratory facility projects, ready to represent the owner on complex builds in the Poolesville, MD area?

MBP is looking for a Construction Project Manager to join our team in the Poolesville, MD metropolitan area. We need a seasoned professional with 10 or more years of combined education and experience in the design and construction of healthcare and laboratory facilities. If you have a track record of progressive career growth in contract administration, change management, construction quality assurance, construction management, or field engineering, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

You will serve as the owner's representative during pre-construction and construction phases for medium- to large-scale healthcare and laboratory projects. Depending on the project's size and complexity, you may work as part of a team or independently, managing cost, schedule, and quality on behalf of the client. You will interact directly with clients, make key decisions on technical issues, and play a strategic role in driving successful project outcomes.

• Collaborate with the project delivery team to proactively identify risks and issues and develop mitigation strategies
• Review project schedules to verify they are complete, feasible, and reasonable
• Review and track progress against the accepted schedule
• Participate in and/or lead progress meetings, prepare agendas and meeting minutes, or review those prepared by others to verify completeness and accuracy
• Provide quality management, including participation in preparatory/pre-installation meetings, and perform or oversee QA inspections to verify work is performed in compliance with contract requirements
• Document and track issues until resolution, collaborating with the contractor, designer, and owner to resolve issues as they arise
• Review change order proposals for entitlement and price, and lead or assist in negotiations
• Coordinate reviews and testing with accreditation authorities and authorities having jurisdiction
• Coordinate reviews or installations by third-party specialty stakeholders, consultants, or installers related to mechanical systems
• Coordinate punchlist and acceptance with the designer and other project stakeholders
• Monitor and verify completion of closeout requirements, including owner training, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, and stock materials

• Minimum of 10 years of combined education and/or experience in the design and/or construction of healthcare and/or lab facilities, associated components, systems, and accreditation procedures
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and expertise supporting the successful delivery of new and/or renovated laboratory and/or healthcare facilities
• Strong mechanical background preferred
• Evidence of progressive career development and demonstrated expertise in contract administration, change management, construction quality assurance, construction management, field engineering, or related fields
• Scheduling experience is not required but desired

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) plus 15 years of related experience and/or education, or a Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related field plus 10 years of related experience
• Working knowledge of basic mathematics, including computations based on field measurements
• Considerable construction-related training or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the job
• Codes, materials, methods, and tools utilized in construction, repair, or renovation work
• Construction practices, principles of construction management and project controls, with working knowledge in scheduling, cost estimating, documentation, contract administration, and construction techniques

• OSHA 10-hour certification required (or obtain within three months of hire)
• Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification preferred
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) preferred

• Work independently and handle all aspects of a project, including client interface, technical issues, documentation, and reporting
• Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive and complex issues and situations
• Identify potential problems and derive recommended solutions from past experiences
• Specialized expertise with…