Construction Representative

Boston Housing Authority; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

5 personal days

2 weeks of vacation

3 weeks of paid sick leave

MBTA discount

Participation in City pension plan

Job summary

Boston Housing Authority seeks a seasoned Construction Administrator to support capital projects in affordable housing. The role focuses on administration, review of construction documents, and on-site coordination with contractors, design consultants, and residents to ensure conformance to plans and schedules.

You will attend weekly meetings, document progress, verify materials, and maintain comprehensive construction records while upholding BHA's mission and community commitments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in comprehensive construction administration/management.
• Experience in affordable housing construction and occupied building modernization is strongly preferred.
• Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's License preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and carry out job responsibilities with minimal oversight; strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains broad familiarity with BHA buildings and sites to contribute to capital planning.
• Reviews Construction Documents with the Design Phases and PM to monitor conformance.
• Assists Contractor’s superintendent in understanding the Construction Documents.
• Attends weekly job meetings with Contractor, Design Consultant and PM.
• Reports daily on construction progress and conformance; tracks issues or disputes.
• Reviews Progress Schedule for potential delays and informs PM and Design Consultant.
• Verifies work conforms to CDs; reports deviations immediately.
• Documents materials conformity to specifications and submittals.
• Maintains construction records including correspondence, submittals, and change orders.
• Acts as liaison on-site connecting staff, tenants and design teams; coordinates access to occupied apartments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's License preferred

Job description

Unit: Exempt

Department: Capital Construction Department

Grade: 12

Salary Range: Annual Salary: $82,933.20

Posting Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Application Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains broad familiarity with BHA buildings and sites so as to contribute to capital planning.


• Reviews Construction Documents (CDs) and collaborates with the BHA Project Manager during the Design Phases, offering additional perspective, in order to ensure the knowledge required to monitor construction conformance.


• Assists the Contractor’s superintendent in understanding the intent of the Construction Documents.


• Attends weekly job meetings with the Contractor, BHA Design Consultant and BHA Project Manager.


• Reports daily on construction progress, tracking conformance with the CDs as well as any unresolved issues or disputes.


• Reviews the Progress Schedule for conditions likely to cause delays and immediately reports such conditions to the BHA Project Manager and Design Consultant.


• Checks that the work in progress conforms with the CDs. Any deviations from the CDs or approved shop drawings must be reported immediately to the Contractor’s Superintendent, the Design Consultant and the BHA Project Manager.


• Verifies that all materials conform to the specifications and approved submittals.


• Documents, with photographs and narratives, any unanticipated problems during construction.


• Makes note of all visitors, their affiliations, and reason for visiting the job site.


• Accompanies all visitors, including representatives from local, state, and federal agencies on tours of the work.


• Be present at all testing procedures and coordinates with site management as necessary.


• Periodically reviews the contractor's record copy of the drawings (\"as-built\") and confirms all changes are being documented.


• Reviews monthly \"Pencil Requisitions\" and final application for payments and makes recommendations to the Design Consultant and BHA Project Manager.


• Reviews and documents conditions of all stored materials for conformity with approved shop drawings.


• Maintains construction records including correspondence, change order requests, change orders, approved schedules, meeting notes, submittals, shop drawings, applications for payment, etc.


• As needed, acts as a liaison on-site, connecting site personnel, tenant coordinators and residents with construction and design teams.


• At times, perform the function of Tenant Coordinator, for example, by coordinating access to occupied apartments.


• Maintains collaborative professional relationships with BHA staff colleagues as well as BHA residents in order proactively facilitate construction progress and to minimize disruptions to the community caused by design and construction activities.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience in comprehensive construction administration/management, or as Clerk of the Works or as Owner's Project Representative is required. Significant experience in affordable housing construction and occupied building modernization, as well as experience in publicly funded projects is strongly preferred. Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's License preferred. Demonstrated ability to take initiative and carry out job responsibilities with a minimum of oversight is required, as well as good interpersonal skills, communication skills (both orally and in writing), and a high level of organizational ability. Requires a commitment to BHA’s mission to provide high-quality homes and foster community wellbeing

BHA Benefits

BHA’s generous benefits package includes 12 paid holidays, 5 personal days, 2 weeks of vacation, 3 weeks of paid sick leave, MBTA discount, participation in the City’s pension plan, and healthcare through the Commonwealth, and much more.

About Us

Boston Housing Authority (BHA) fosters sustainable communities by providing quality affordable housing, bringing stability, opportunity, and peace of mind to thousands of low and moderate-income families across Greater Boston and the City of Boston as a whole. As the largest provider of affordable housing in Boston, one of the most expensive cities in the country, BHA understands housing as a crucial platform for individual, household, and community stability. Through its Public Housing communities and Section 8 rental assistance programs, BHA provides housing assistance and services to more than 58,000 low and moderate-income households, including families with children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities. In all aspects of our operations, internally and externally, BHA is committed to breaking down the barriers to racial equity and justice in housing and related fields that disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities.

Equal Opportunity

BHA is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, and military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. To the greatest extent possible, it is the policy of BHA to give preference in employment to BHA public housing and leased housing residents, and to low-income persons.