Construction Administrator: Field Oversight & Coordination

HKS, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 84,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

HKS, Inc. is seeking an experienced architectural professional to support construction administration on mid-to-large projects.

You will exercise independent judgment, ensure design intent, review RFIs, submittals, and coordinate owner-architect-contractor teams to drive project outcomes. Expect site visits, document reviews, and coordination across disciplines, with strong knowledge of building systems and sustainability practices.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Engineering, Construction Science or related field preferred
• Architectural Registration preferred
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Responsibilities

• Employs standard protocol for communication with and between team members to include the owner, architect/engineer team and contractor staff
• Proactively applies knowledge of codes and all types of building systems to projects
• Assists with reviewing and managing RFIs and submittals and maintains current documents using HKS' document management software
• Effectively communicates with designers to gain understanding of design intent
• Coordinates with design team, issues required document revisions and communicates legal ramifications of changes to the contract documents during construction phase
• Monitors owner and/or contractor directed changes for requests that fall outside of basic services agreement
• Checks submittals to determine conformance with contract and design intent
• Performs periodic site visits, observations and inspections and prepares field reports
• Interprets laboratory test results and actions
• Applies knowledge of materials and atmospheric effects during construction
• Evaluates cost-related aspects and handles changes and payments
• Provides feedback to improve constructability and coordination
• Collaborates to build consensus among Owner, Architect, Contractor and Consultants
• Resolves issues with inspectors and authorities
• Participates in team meetings and may prepare meeting minutes
• Travel will be required

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Bluebeam

Navisworks

Revit

MS Office

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Sustainability

QA/QC

Building Systems

Education

Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field

Architectural Registration preferred

Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Tools

Bluebeam

Navisworks

Revit

MS Office Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

HKS, Inc. is seeking an experienced architectural professional to support construction administration on mid-to-large projects.

You will exercise independent judgment, ensure design intent, review RFIs, submittals, and coordinate owner-architect-contractor teams to drive project outcomes. Expect site visits, document reviews, and coordination across disciplines, with strong knowledge of building systems and sustainability practices.