Senior Manager, Construction

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for overseeing all stages of construction and construction team to include ensuring all construction objectives and standards are met, forecasting, tracking/reporting project costs/revenue and adherence to project estimates, finding solutions to problems as they arise, ensuring all equipment and materials are available on-site as needed, interfacing with city, county and governmental reviewers and inspectors, managing the relationship with general contractors and direct vendors, coordinating with creative and ride/show staff to deliver an integrated project, partnering with project management and the facility design team to ensure timely construction development, and ensuring project(s) are completed on time and within budget.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Construction Phase:
Oversees relationship with general contractors, subcontractors, and local city inspectors. Verifies all third-party inspections are completed and passed, and city final inspections are completed and passed by the city inspector. Ensures compliance with health, safety, and all other regulations. Conducts ongoing quality inspections. Manages all required construction management processes including but not limited to: RFI's, Shop Drawings, Directives, Submittals, Punch Lists, Short Form Agreements and other documents as required.

Maintains construction schedule and tracking system to track and report all phases of project; regularly reports on status of projects, either in person or through written reports or correspondence. Ensures the construction process starts and ends on time and ensures daily and weekly deadlines are met. Performs checklists and reports that aid in controlling aspects of the construction process. Performs constant on-site monitoring and quality control function.

* Pre-Construction Phase:
Becomes familiar with the Creative concept package and monitors the development of construction documents. Assists with the pre-qualification and evaluation of potential construction vendors. Works with general contractors, vendors for site/construction sequence and logistics with general contractors, vendors, and the project team with regards to access, insurance, etc. required to gain access to the site. Works with general contractors in setting up mock-ups and samples area.

Develops site lay down and access plan for the project(s).

* Design Phase:
Assists with review of all various design phase submittals from outside architects and engineers. Reviews design documents for construction, completeness, corrections, and coordination and compiles a list of comments. Reviews existing facility status (if applicable) to evaluate what potential issues need to be addressed by the design documents. Attends design progress review meetings. Provides recommendation for Value Engineering alternatives if required.

Coordinates with Ride and Show teams to ensure facility inputs are incorporated into construction documents.

* Bid/Award Phase:
Assists in the preparation of Request for Proposals. Reviews all documentation required for site access, lay down and other logistics for the contractors and vendors for review by project management. Assists in the response to questions for the RFP. Assists in the final evaluation and recommendation process of bids and proposals.

* Closeout Phase:
Oversees, manages, and resolves punch lists and close out processes. Reviews final submittals for accuracy and completeness. Assists in the preparation of an overall project post-mortem.

* Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

* Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

* Practical construction knowledge with proven experience as a builder superintendent or construction manager.

* Must be a well-organized self-starter with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to supervise staff including setting goals, prioritization of tasks, coordinating work, and…