Construction Manager/Administrator

APSI Construction Management; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

APSI Construction Management seeks a Construction Manager/Administrator to be on-site for the Electronic Health Record Modernization project at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Heinz location. You will support contract oversight, coordinating with the Contracting Officer and COR, manage project engineering, scheduling, design reviews, and cost control.

Three years project duration; anticipated start October/November 2026; salary range $80,000–$105,000 per year plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of construction field experience with CM tasks.
• Working knowledge of construction practices, QA, safety, time, cost, change, information management.

Responsibilities

• On-site CM-CA for the duration of the EHRM construction project, providing professional and technical consultative assistance for operations, renovation, and new construction programs.
• Assist the Contracting Officer and COR in project management, project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control, quality assurance, cost control, and general oversight.
• Familiar with site operations of General and Sub-contractors and managing a building construction operation.
• Monitor construction for Quality Assurance.
• Prepare, analyze, and identify incongruities and deficiencies in contractor work relative to construction documents; assist in evaluating acceptable work in place.
• Attend weekly or bi-weekly progress meetings and assist in payment requirements.
• Maintain thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and other construction matters to aid VA in conflict resolution.
• Monitor independent testing agencies for QA/QC testing and inspection services (soils, concrete, steel, etc.).
• Perform additional construction related services such as as-built markups, routine inspections, defect lists, change orders, submittal reviews, RFIs, daily logs, equipment coordination, closeout submittals.

Job description

Job Title: Construction Manager/Administrator

Location: Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Pittsburgh-Heinz located at 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Pay Range: $80 - $105K/year plus benefits

Client: Veterans Affairs

Project Name: Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades, VAPHS Pittsburgh-Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA

Project Duration: 3 years

Anticipated Start Date: October/November 2026

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 Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Pittsburgh-Heinz, 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215.

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 Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) shall be required to perform services including, but not limited to, the following (in no particular order)
• 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 review of 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 others 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 but not limited to; 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; administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal); 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 (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, Etc.)

• The Construction Administrator (CM-CA) shall have a minimum of three (3) years of construction field experience accomplishing similar CM tasks as noted above. A technical degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field is preferred but not required if the candidate can show applicable construction administration experience.
• 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. They 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 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 contractors 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.
• The CM-CA shall present three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he/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

• Experience as a CMa managing VA projects
• Experience as a CMa managing Medical projects