Construction Manager I

HNTB Corporation; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HNTB Total Rewards

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a seasoned construction management professional to oversee field construction administration and engineering services on diverse projects, typically up to $10M in value. You will manage scope, budgets, and schedules while leading teams to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 12 years of relevant experience, plus strong leadership, proposal development, and client-relations skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or relevant degree and 8 years relevant experience.
• In lieu of education, 12 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and fee quotation; assist in technical proposals.
• Coordinate project activities, establish priorities and staff.
• Prepare daily activity summaries and monitor progress against schedule.
• Resolve field issues and coordinate with Architects and Engineers for RFIs.

Skills

Project management

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or relevant degree

Job description

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for coordination and monitoring of overall field construction administration activities and/or management engineering services on projects of a diverse nature in accordance with design specifications to assure that construction projects are completed in compliance with the drawings and specifications, within budget, and on schedule. Typically responsible for running projects up to $10M in construction value and key role in mini-mega project pursuits.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for development of the project scope and fee quotation and assists in the preparation of technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA).
• Coordinates project activities establishes priorities and staff to jobs.
• Prepares Summary Inspection Report of Daily activities.
• Monitors contractor progress and compares with the reviewed progress schedule.
• Resolves technical field issues, and coordinates with Architects and Engineers for timely and accurate responses to requests for information.
• Oversees project controls, including checking contractors’ controls and coordinating schedules, reviews constructors schedule.
• Reviews submittals for conformance to plans and specifications.
• Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
• Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project.
• Leads the development and the execution of the project management plan.
• Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Identifies and resolves non-compliant work.
• Provides interpretation and enforcement of contract plans and specifications.
• Develops strategies with the contractor to create submittal packages that conform to schedule requirements.
• Confirms change order requests, develops estimates, negotiates costs, and writes change orders.
• Provides cost control on projects and quality control within discipline.
• Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini-mega projects in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA).
• Works with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials.
• Leads proposal development and interview presentations for strategic and mini-mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.
• May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of construction staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or relevant degree and 8 years relevant experience, or In lieu of education, 12 years of relevant experience.

What You’ll Bring:

• Winning, contracting, and successfully delivering 4for4 (on-time, on-budget, quality, client satisfaction) on smaller projects.
• Identifying and escalating risk and change management issues, with oversight from more experienced staff.
• Leading a team for a smaller project or task order with no or few subconsultants.
• Using system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver smaller projects or task orders.
• Leveraging the Office Management Team to assist in implementing HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to the project.
• Interfacing with your client-level peer on a smaller project or task order.
• Providing technical guidance to team and task leads as well as performing portions of the technical work.
• Previous experience with SEPTA Construction Projects and Concrete Foundations is a requirement of this position.
• Willingness to work overnight and weekend shifts when required.

What We Prefer:

• 9 years relevant experience.
• In lieu of education, 13 years of relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III.

Benefits:

HNTB Total Rewards

Locations:

King of Prussia, PA (Norristown), Philadelphia, PA (Pennsylvania)

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Work Authorization In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law). Verification of employment eligibility will be required. HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work