Construction Manager

If you’re up for the challenge to stretch, grow and excel in your career as a Construction Manager consider joining our award-winning team at Alpha Corporation to support our growing team in our Virginia Beach office.

Manage highway construction and inspection activities on all phases of projects to ensure quality in accordance with plans and specifications and provide a quality transportation system for the traveling public.

• Manage the assigned elements of a construction project to assure the Contractor's compliance with the plans and contract documents, manage project personnel, inspection, materials quality control and quality assurance testing, project documentation, project budget and schedule, and contract administration responsibilities under the direction of the Senior Project Manager.
• Provides support with assigned elements of the construction project to the Senior Project Manager.
• Provides consultation, investigations, evaluations, and written documentation as assigned by the Senior Project Manager.
• Analyzes and interprets project plans, contract language, and specifications to ensure project constructability.
• Identifies design errors for the Department and determines impact for both the Department and Contractor.
• Reviews project documentation and records for compliance with Department requirements and directs changes/corrections when needed.
• Makes recommendations for partial and final contractor payments.
• Monitors project budgets/schedules and recommends adjustments to the Senior Project Manager.
• Supervises and manages project staff to include reviewing work products of others for compliance with Department requirements.
• Conducts pre-construction conference, utility coordination meetings, construction progress meetings, and other types of conferences and meetings.
• Writes project management correspondence and reviews recommendations made by project staff.
• Recommends resolution of field construction problems and design changes.
• Prepares/Reviews work orders and perform analysis including independent detailed construction estimates and Time Impact Analysis.
• Works with the project design group, materials, environmental, traffic engineering, right of way, the public, and all other parties necessary to meet contract schedules and requirement.

The Construction Manager (CM) is expected to have 8-10 years of experience of highway construction projects including considerable knowledge of:

• Roadway, structure, traffic engineering, construction methods, procedures, practices, plans, specifications, and contracts.
• VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, Inspector Manual, and Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Materials used and performance, environmental, legal, and safety responsibilities related to construction of transportation facilities.

The Construction Manager is expected to be proficient with the following skills:

• Use of survey, nuclear density, and materials testing equipment.
• Functional computer usage including familiarity with Microsoft office suite software and all construction management software systems used by the Department.

The Construction Manager is expected to have the ability to:

• Conduct constructability and bid ability reviews, and cost and schedule analysis.
• Supervise and manage employee work groups.
• Interpret roadway and bridge plans, specifications, and contracts.
• Prepare technical, financial, administrative, and explanatory correspondence.
• Perform proficient task and time management.

• 8+ Years Experience
• PE Preferred
• CCM Preferred
• BS in Civil Engineering or related field

The incumbent in this position can typically expect to sit and use his/her hands to handle and feel for more than 1/3 of the day. He/she can expect to stand or walk for more than 2/3 of the day. Talking and listening are also expected for more than 2/3 of the day. The ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, or reach with arms will be needed for less than 2/3 of the day.

This position requires that the incumbent be able to lift items up to 70 pounds on an infrequent basis.

The incumbent…