Construction Manager/Administrator

APSI Construction Management, Inc.; Tuskegee (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

APSI Construction Management, Inc. is seeking a Construction Manager/Administrator for the Electronic Health Record Modernization project at the VA Central Alabama facility in Tuskegee, AL.

The role requires on-site leadership, oversight of design and construction activities, and coordination with VA staff to ensure schedule, QA, safety, and cost controls are maintained through the 3-year project window beginning November/December 2026.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of construction field experience performing CM tasks.
• Completion of 30-hour OSHA Safety Training within 60 days of NTP.
• Working knowledge of construction practices to support QA, safety, time, cost, and change management.
• Experience monitoring construction for Quality Assurance and identifying deficiencies.
• Ability to present three similar projects as evidence of prior positions.
• Strong communication, language, and software skills for project tracking and records.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and technical consultative assistance on operations, renovation, and new construction for EHRM.
• Assist the Contracting Officer and CO’s Representative in project management, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, records, QA, cost control, and oversight.
• Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly progress meetings to review schedules and contractor payment requirements.
• Maintain thorough records and assist VA in conflict resolution; document progress and review project status with all stakeholders.
• Monitor independent testing/inspection agencies for QA testing, including soils, concrete, steel, and related systems.
• Perform additional construction services such as as-builts, inspections, defect lists, change orders, submittal/RFI reviews, daily logs, and closeout submittals.

Education

Construction Management or Engineering degree

Job description

Job Title: Construction Manager/Administrator

Location: VA Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) located at 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083

Pay Range: $80-110k/year plus benefits

Client: Veterans Affairs

Project Name: Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades, Tuskegee, AL (CAVHCS)

Project Duration: 3 years

Anticipated Start Date: November/December 2026

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, Etc.)

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 VA Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) – 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083.

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.

Required

• 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.
• Completion of 30-hour OSHA Safety Training Class (within 60 days of NTP)
• 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