Construction Manager Rail

Career Opportunities with Alpha Corporation

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Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm’s inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.

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 Dulles, VA office.

Assigned project elements may involve rail stations, facilities, bridges, structures, roadways and other transportation and infrastructure facilities. Projects may be within railway right-of-way, therefore working knowledge of railway systems is required.

• Duties may include reading and understanding contract language making recommendations for partial and final contractor payments
• Organizing and managing a project team for execution of the assigned contract
• Monitoring project budgets, supervising and managing personnel and making recommendations on project staffing
• Analyzing and interpreting project plans and specifications to ensure project constructability, interpretation of unclear contract language
• Performing work order time impact and claim analysis
• Maintaining and reporting on contractor’s daily production rates
• Preparation of independent construction estimates and managing the contractor payment process
• Candidates may be required to conduct meetings such as a pre-construction conference, utility coordination meetings, construction progress meetings and others
• Reviews inspection data, material test results, resolves test discrepancies and construction issues impacting quality of construction
• Provides document management oversight to ensure project records are received and transferred to the project records management system

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar degree, specializing in construction/engineering management or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the management of station, bridge, roadway, facilities and/or infrastructure construction project within a railway event
• Current CCM or ability to obtain such within 6 months of hire
• Ability to work with and grow in a team environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Share Point
• Proficient computer, smartphone, and tablet skills and use of software and databases to optimize information collection and automate data collection and reporting.
• Ability to learn new computer software and databases, i.e. Smartsheet, Box, TEAMs
• Valid driver's license and qualified to drive company vehicle

• Considerable knowledge of rail stations, bridges, facility, roadway, structure, traffic engineering, utilities construction methods, procedures, practices, plans, specifications and contracts, materials used and performance, environmental, legal and safety responsibilities related to construction of transportation facilities
• Working knowledge of system/communication elements for railroads
• Working knowledge of AREMA standards
• Working knowledge of VDOT and/or MSHA Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, and Inspector Manual
• Knowledge of the use of electronic data processing equipment and contract management software
• Ability to create, review and evaluate project/contractor schedules in accordance with the contract requirements.
• Ability to supervise…