Construction Project Manager - Senior Level

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Mobility stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks an experienced leader to oversee multiple construction projects, ensuring timeliness, quality, and budget compliance. You will coordinate facility management tasks, refine client requirements, and help develop annual operating and capital budgets.

The role requires an active Top Secret clearance and on-site work in Washington DC, with travel of up to one week per month. The position emphasizes project leadership, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to best practices in program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Twelve years of experience in construction, PM, architecture, or engineering.
• Active Top Secret federal/DoD clearance.
• Experience with MS Office and project software (MS Project, Primavera, AutoCAD, Revit, Prolog).
• Professional certification required (CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, RA, real estate license).
• On-site 5 days a week in Washington DC; up to 1 week travel per month.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for multiple construction projects to ensure timeliness, quality, and budget adherence.
• Coordinate facility management duties including maintenance, funding, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Interface with clients to define requirements and develop annual operating/capital budgets.
• Manage project tracking, status reporting, and change control; apply lessons learned to future projects.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Risk tracking

Schedules

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional certifications (PMI/CCM/PE/AIA)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

Revit

Prolog

Newforma

Job description

Job Family: Capital Projects & Infrastructure Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

• Provides leadership, oversight, and overall responsibility for the timeliness, completeness, and quality of multiple construction projects.
• Coordinates and leads Federal building facility management responsibilities, including maintenance, improvements, funding, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Interfaces with clients to refine requirements.
• Works with the client to develop annual budgets for operating and capital expenses.
• Oversees projects, including tracking metrics and updating logs, leads meetings, user needs and schedules are met.
• Responsible for accountability of projects, performs project tracking, adopts project management best practices, promotes customer involvement, applies lessons learned from recent projects, enforces effective change control, developing contingency planning and providing recommended solutions, exemplifies project management development and manages project priorities.
• Manages leases for a portfolio of properties by responding to tenant needs, ensuring that administrative and building technical staff resolve problems promptly.
• Recommends alterations, maintenance, and reconditioning as necessary.
• Coordinates tenant move-ins and move-outs, and "walk-through" spaces with tenants.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree; FOUR (4) years' additional professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• TWELVE (12) years of experience in a construction, project management, architecture, or engineering related field.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Industry Project software packages to include but not limited to latest versions of Microsoft Project, Primavera, Auto CADD, Revit, Prolog, etc.
• Professional certification required. Examples include Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Architects (AIA), Registered Architect (RA), active Real estate license, etc.
• This role requires 5 days a week on-site in Washington DC and up to 1 week of travel per month.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, or another related field.
• Additional professional certifications preferred, e.g., Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or an active Real estate license.
• Superior communication and organization development skills.
• Ability to conduct full range of project and program analysis.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to solve complex problems involving several options in situations.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective professional/customer relationships.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Project Management of Federal Government facilities projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency and industry/project software packages to include but not be limited to latest versions of (PM Prolog, Newforma, Microsoft Project, Primavera, RS Means, Buzz saw or other cloud-based construction management protocols, etc.).
• Experience with coordinating with architects and engineers to create design and construction documents.
• Experience with reviewing design document submittals, reviewing cost and schedule estimates, collecting, preparing, and reporting programmatic information.
• Experience in managing people.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with and manage cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in project management principles and how to implement Project Management principles.
• Ability to analyze all relevant project-related information and communicate project status and major issues in writing or verbally.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications, interpret contract terms and conditions, working knowledge of CPM scheduling, communication skills, intermediate computer skills and Leadership skills.

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

guidehouse.com

Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.