Construction Project Manager with Security Clearance

BOAB Ventures; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BOAB Ventures seeks a Professional Project Manager – Mid Level to oversee construction projects from initiation through closeout. The role requires facilities, design, and construction expertise, coordinating with stakeholders and leading design reviews, cost control, and schedules.

Responsibilities include managing submittals, inspections, budgets, move coordination, and post-occupancy evaluations. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of related experience.
• 5+ years in architecture, construction, or engineering disciplines.
• PMP or CCM certificate is desired.
• Knowledge of civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and IT principles.
• Strong planning, budgeting, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall construction project management across initiation, planning, execution, and closeout.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and manage project communications and environment requirements.
• Lead design reviews, cost estimates, schedules, and change control.
• Oversee submittals, inspections, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Manage move planning, asset documentation, warranties, and transition to long-term management.
• Perform post-occupancy evaluations and capture lessons learned.
• Possess strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Budgeting

Problem solving

Team management

Microsoft Office

Contracting knowledge

SCIF construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree (BS/BEng/BArch) or 10 years experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Responsibilities

The Professional Project Manager – Mid Level will provide overall construction project management functions to include monitoring and controlling the project and communicating across all project stakeholders, initiating the project, planning the project, executing the project, and closing the project. A person with a strong facilities, design and construction background is required for this role. This position description provides a baseline of technical areas of the Professional Project Manager – Mid Level; however, this list does not restrict performance requested on other related assignments. The general responsibilities of the Professional Project Manager – Mid Level are as follows, to include but not limited to:

• Initiation phase: Develop the requirements with the customer and facilities teammates, plan and budget for the project, work with the financial team to ensure the project is programmed, coordinate the environmental requirements and associated environmental work and complete the scope of work and associated documents.


• Acquisition phase: Provide assistance to the government Contracting officer with contract procurement, answering bid or request for proposal (RFP) questions, attending/participating in site visits (or market surveys), attending/participating in pre-bid conferences, preparing/issuing solicitation amendments for review and approval by the Contracting Officer and performing cost/bid/proposal analysis.


• Design phase: Provide design technical reviews, code compliance reviews, constructability reviews, analysis of value engineering proposals, preparation of cost estimates, cost analysis, cost control and cost monitoring, site investigations and site surveys, scheduling, review of design scope changes, leading/attending design review meetings, performing market studies, and assisting client offices with phasing and move planning as needed to support the project.


• Construction phase: Manage, monitor and recommend approval/disapproval of project submittals, review and monitor project tasks and schedules for progress with emphasis on milestone completions, lead or assist in problem resolution to include developing the Government’s position, maintain marked up sets of plans and current drawings and specifications, perform routine inspections of construction as the work progresses, identifying work that does not conform to contract requirements and taking action to notify appropriate personnel/contractors in order to correct the shortfalls, compiling lists of defects and omissions, monitoring project financial data and budgets, monitoring and controlling project change orders by developing proposal requests, preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposals, assisting in negotiations and preparing change order packages, leading and conducting regular progress meetings to review progress, cost and schedule and resolve issues. Document each meeting through notes and minutes, coordinate construction activities with managers and personnel, monitoring of hazardous material abatement work, assist the contracting office with preparation of progress payments, oversee and monitor the range of commissioning services for the project. Assist with developing and implementing move-in and move-out plans, provide move coordination and relocation assistance, provide coordination and oversight of client and/or contractor installed systems and equipment such as furniture, phones, cabling, IT systems, locks and alarms.


• During the project close out phase perform post occupancy evaluations, assist with preparing lessons learned, close out all accounting and financial accounts, file and archive all project information such as documents, specifications, drawings and other types of information, assist with transitioning the project over to the office responsible for the long term management of the space. Ensure all dynamic equipment has asset sheets, O/M manuals are received, attic stock is received, and all warranties, as-builts, LEED and BIM documents are received.


• Physical Abilities - The duties and tasks involved in this position may require some physical exertion, such as bending and twisting, climbing, pulling, pushing, carrying, crawling into tight space or other effort. The position may include some outdoors time for construction inspection, or related work. The main duties and tasks involved in these jobs are usually performed sedentary in an indoor environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BS/BEng/BArch) from college or university in a technical area of study, or 10 years’ experience in lieu of a degree.


• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in one of the respective disciplines (Architect, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Structural Engineering) listed below.


• Minimum 5 years of related experience and/or training in architecture, construction, engineering, design, facilities management, et al


• A Project Management Professional (PMP) or a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certificate is desired.


• Must be knowledgeable of construction disciplines, to include civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering and information technology principles.


• Broad-based understanding of project management with strong planning, problem solving, and organizational skills.


• Ability to maintain overview of entire project while continuing to attend to detailed technicalities.


• Capable of independent decision making, possess a high degree of individual initiative, and be able to function with no supervision.


• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate complex figures. Ability to forecast and prepare budgets.


• Should have in-depth knowledge of US Government Secured Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) construction.


• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with strong leadership, project management, team building, and presentation skills required.


• Demonstrated experience in project leadership and team management.


• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools required.