Senior Construction Manager

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation;

healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

Vanir is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to support capital improvement and construction projects throughout Port Angeles, Clallam County, and the greater Olympic Peninsula
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We are looking for a collaborative, solutions-oriented professional with strong field leadership and technical expertise. Our projects span transportation, aviation, healthcare, public works, water/wastewater, education, justice, Tribal projects, housing, and community facilities. Experience in one or more of these markets is required; multi-sector experience is preferred.

Experience working with Tribal governments, enterprises, or communities is highly valued but not required.

The Senior Construction Manager will provide construction oversight, contractor coordination, schedule and cost monitoring, quality assurance, and technical guidance while building trusted client and community relationships.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for providing the following services or for supervising the Construction Management team members who perform these services:

• Serve as the owner's representative during construction, providing construction observation, monitoring, documentation, and coordination to support successful project delivery.
• Perform regular on-site construction observations to assess general progress, workmanship, and observed conformance with approved plans, specifications, contract documents, and project requirements.
• Observe and document construction activities, contractor progress, site conditions, and potential deficiencies, communicating observations and concerns to the appropriate project stakeholders.
• Monitor construction schedules, review contractor progress against established milestones, identify potential delays, and report schedule concerns to the project team.
• Review construction budgets, payment applications, change orders, cost forecasts, and potential claims, providing observations and recommendations to project leadership.
• Review requests for information (RFIs), submittals, proposed changes, and construction documentation in coordination with the architect, engineers, contractor, and project management team.
• Attend and facilitate construction progress meetings, coordination meetings, and issue-resolution discussions as assigned.
• Observe construction quality and document apparent deficiencies, incomplete work, or potential nonconformance with contract requirements for appropriate review and corrective action by responsible parties.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders to support effective communication and timely resolution of construction issues.
• Observe and report on construction activities involving occupied facilities, phased construction, site access limitations, utility interruptions, and ongoing client operations as applicable to assigned projects.
• Observe and report apparent safety concerns through established project procedures while recognizing that site safety programs, construction means and methods, and contractor operations remain the responsibility of the contractor.
• Identify potential construction risks and communicate concerns regarding schedule, cost, quality, and project delivery, recommending appropriate mitigation measures.
• Maintain accurate daily observation reports, field notes, photographs, meeting minutes, issue logs, and construction documentation.
• Coordinate with the project team regarding required inspections, testing, commissioning, punch list activities, substantial completion, final completion, and project closeout.
• Observe and document punch list items and verify reported corrective work for review and acceptance by the appropriate responsible parties.
• Review contractor-provided record drawings,…