Construction Manager

WSP in the U.S.; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 101,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Job summary

WSP USA in Columbia, MD is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support our water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You will lead a team of inspectors and planners, coordinate with client stakeholders, and act as the owner’s agent to ensure project success.

The role requires a minimum of five years in construction management for water facilities, familiarity with Contract Manager, P6, MS Project, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in construction management of water treatment facilities and wastewater systems.
• Knowledge of construction management processes, means and methods.
• Expert knowledge of building products, construction details and quality standards.
• Understanding of all facets of the construction process.
• Familiarity with project control systems (Contract Manager, P6, MS Project, SharePoint).
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related field.
• An advanced degree and professional certification are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the construction management team and document control processes.
• Perform staging and logistics planning.
• Prepare Construction Progress Reports documenting progress and issues.
• Conduct constructability reviews and value engineering analyses.
• Review contractor schedules and pay applications; advise client.
• Evaluate change orders and claims; provide recommendations.
• Coordinate with client departments, utilities and stakeholders.
• Act as Owner’s agent in the construction process.
• Solve field construction issues and review RFIs, submittals, changes.
• Negotiate sub consultant participation and develop cost proposals.

Skills

Construction management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Conflict resolution

Schedule management

Contract management

Primavera/Contract Manager

P6

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

Primavera Contract Manager

P6

MS Project

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for an experienced Construction Manager for our Columbia, MD office. Be involved in projects with our Program Management and Construction Management team in Charles County, MD and a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

The candidate will serve as a Construction Manager to support our Construction management and Inspection services related to Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Overseeing the construction management team consisting of inspectors, document control personnel, safety professionals and schedulers, and manage the document control process using Primavera Contract Manager.
• Performing staging and logistics planning.
• Managing contract administration activities and the preparation of Construction Progress Reports to document progress and to identify key issues that need to be addressed by the client team.
• Performing constructability reviews and value engineering analyses.
• Evaluating and reviewing contractor schedules and pay applications and making recommendations to the client.
• Evaluating the merits of contractor issued change orders and claims and making recommendations to the client.
• Coordinating with different departments within an individual client’s organization as well as with third party utilities and outside stakeholders.
• Acting as the Owner’s agent with regards to the construction process.
• Understanding, evaluating and solving construction related field issues.
• Assisting in the RFI, submittal, and change order review process and reviewing of the contractor’s work schedule and schedule implementation.
• Assisting in negotiating sub consultant participation in contracts.
• Negotiating task orders and developing cost proposals for clients.

Who You Are

Minumum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in construction management of water treatment facilities and wastewater collection systems, pump stations and treatment facilities.
• Knowledge of construction management processes, means and methods
• Expert knowledge of building products, construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards
• Understanding of all facets of the construction process
• Familiarity with the use of a variety of project control systems such as Contract Manager, P6, MS Project, SharePoint.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related technical field
• An advanced degree and Professional Certification are desirable

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $100,800 - 133,600/year WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.