Construction Manager/Administrator

APSI Construction Management; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits included

On-site work experience

Job summary

APSI Construction Management is seeking a Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) for the Electronic Health Record Modernization project at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This role demands a professional with a minimum of three years of construction field experience, who can effectively manage and oversee the construction activities throughout the project duration.

The CM-CA will work closely with the Contracting Officer and their representative, ensuring quality assurance in all work conducted and serving as the key point of contact for project updates and issues. Communication and software skills are essential for success in this role, enhancing coordination and project documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of construction field experience.
• Working knowledge of construction practices.
• Experience in monitoring construction for Quality Assurance.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and identify deficiencies in contractor's work.
• Experience presenting projects at a similar scale.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative assistance related to EHRM construction.
• Assist in project management, planning, and scheduling.
• Conduct regular progress meetings and document outcomes.
• Monitor quality control testing and inspection services.
• Maintain marked-up project plans for future as-built drawings.

Skills

Construction field experience

Quality Assurance

Communication skills

Software skills

Safety management

Education

Technical degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

Job Title

Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA)

Location

Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Dallas VAMC) located at 4500 S Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216

Project Name

Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades, Dallas, TX, VAMC

Client

Veterans Affairs

Pay Range

$80,000 - $105,000/year plus benefits

Anticipated Start Date

June 2026

Project Duration

3 Years

Project Details

SOW: The intent of this contract is to expand the VA’s capabilities for contract management oversight of projects and project support services. The required support shall be needed to meet the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades across the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Dallas VAMC) located at 4500 S Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216.

All proposed personnel to perform services under this requirement must be United States citizens and obtain a favorable National Agency Check (NACI).

Daily Responsibilities

The government requires a Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) that will be on-site for the duration of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Construction Project. This individual will provide professional and technical consultative assistance related to operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM. This includes assisting the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative in the areas of project management, project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control, quality assurance, cost control, and general oversight of EHRM design and construction projects.

• The CM-CA shall be familiar with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• The CM-CA must have a working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance.
• The CM-CA shall have experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the Contractor’s work in relationship with the construction documents. In addition, they shall understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Progress Meetings – Conduct or attend weekly or bi‑weekly project meetings to review and monitor projects and project schedules and review construction contractor payment requirements (including preparation of necessary forms for payment processing by VA).
• Assisting in Issue Resolution – The CM-CA shall keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and other construction related matters of the project in order to assist the VA in conflict resolution. Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
• Testing and Inspection Services – The CM-CA may be tasked to monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project‑specific quality control testing and inspection services. The services may include, but are not limited to, testing/inspection of soils, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls/glazing, and elevator installations.
• Performing Additional Construction Related Services – Services may include maintaining marked‑up sets of project plans and specifications for future as‑built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirement, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction; compiling thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction; monitoring project financial data and budgetary cost accounting; assisting in relocation efforts; administering construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposals); submittal review; request for information review and responses; daily logs of activity; coordination of owner supplied equipment; operational and maintenance data; closeout submittals and other services as may be required by the VA.

Required Qualifications

• The Construction Administrator (CM-CA) shall have a minimum of three (3) years of construction field experience accomplishing similar CM tasks.
• The CM-CA shall possess a working knowledge of construction practices and call upon this knowledge to assist in implementing the various plans set forth on the project, including Quality Assurance; Safety, Time, Cost, Change and Information Management.
• The CM-CA must have working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance.
• The CM-CA shall have experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the contractor’s work in relationship with the construction documents and shall understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of acceptable work in place.
• The CM-CA shall present three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he or she held a similar position.
• The CM-CA must possess communication, language, and software skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products and compile data and records by applying both knowledge of the construction industry and computer literacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• A technical degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field is preferred but not required if the candidate can show applicable construction administration experience.
• Experience as a CMa managing VA projects.
• Experience as a CMa managing medical projects.