Construction Project Manager — Field Lead on Multi‑Million Projects

Energy Jobline ZR; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Use of company vehicle

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

K4 Development Partners in Cincinnati seeks a Construction Administrator to coordinate between clients, contractors, and internal teams on multi-million-dollar projects. The role requires on-site presence, strong documentation, and proactive problem-solving to maintain schedule and quality.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in commercial/retail construction, solid field observation experience, and excellent communication skills to manage owners, GCs, and vendors across diverse project types.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial and/or retail building construction.
• Experience in field observation with ability to convey and document observations to the team.
• Familiarity with building construction, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with clients, contractors, and associates.
• Team player who communicated daily with internal / external project personnel to facilitate project requirements.
• Travel required (40-50% weekly) (day travel and overnight).
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Responsibilities

• Report to the Director of Construction and directly interact with clients.
• Work closely with in-house design teams, contractors, and owners with responsibilities for the construction phases of K4 Architecture + Design designed commercial, financial, retail, medical, educational, multi-family, and public work projects.
• Providing coordination between the contractor, client, and project team, and acting as the liaison for all parties.
• Provide on-site field observation for K4 Architecture + Design designed projects assuring contract document compliance.
• Monitor construction quality and progress to completion with the ability to respond to construction issues.
• Provide in-office follow-up meetings with various project team departments to ensure quality control, Construction Document compliance and the Clients’ expectations are being achieved.
• Assist with final punch list phase of project to deliver a timely and quality project.
• Provide review of the punch-list prepared by the project team to ensure completion by all parties.
• Review all Owner Contracts prior to execution by others.
• Provide weekly job site reports.
• Assure General Contractor submits proper backing for all cost impacts after all RFP’s are issued for RFI’s and Bulletins.
• Process Shop Drawings for initial submittal from General Contractor to Architect / Engineer for review and approval. The submittal process requires timely execution and proper processing to keep the project on schedule. Requires electronic file of all submittals in process (submitted, reviewed, approved, returned).
• Conduct site meetings with Owner, GC, and Vendors bi-weekly or weekly. Record project vital info per K4’s meeting minutes format. Take photos at all meetings for record and internal progress review / action.
• Coordinate internal K4 vendors with project progress requirements.
• Thoroughly review contract documents (drawings) to interpret and assure compliance of design intent and quality in field at site meetings.
• Review General Contractor construction schedules to ensure deadlines are met, long lead times are coordinated, and project progress requirements are achieved.
• Facilitate RFI’s with General Contractor / K4 Architecture / K4 Consulting Engineers to ensure timely response and completion.
• Ensure contract documents are always up to date in the field by ensuring the General Contractors field set includes the latest Addendums, 'Construction Issue', and Bulletins.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

BS in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

K4 Development Partners in Cincinnati seeks a Construction Administrator to coordinate between clients, contractors, and internal teams on multi-million-dollar projects. The role requires on-site presence, strong documentation, and proactive problem-solving to maintain schedule and quality.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in commercial/retail construction, solid field observation experience, and excellent communication skills to manage owners, GCs, and vendors across diverse project types.