Federal Construction Manager

National Association of Women in Construction; Key West (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RS&H, Inc. in Key West, FL seeks a Federal Construction Manager to lead federal building and facility construction management efforts. The role requires extensive experience, leadership, and liaison duties with federal clients, contractors, and design teams.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and 15+ years in the field; professional engineer or licensed general contractor is preferred, with PMP and security requirements as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited program and 15 years relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer and/or Licensed General Contractor is preferred.
• PMP certification is preferred; U.S. Citizenship may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead federal building and facility construction management efforts in Key West area.
• Act as primary liaison between federal clients, contractors, design teams and stakeholders.
• Monitor schedule performance, budgets, quality objectives, and risks.
• Review contractor schedules, RFIs, submittals, changes, and pay apps.
• Conduct site visits to verify quality and safety against contract requirements.
• Coordinate activities among contractors, government reps, and project team.

Skills

Project management

Microsoft Office

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional Engineer or Licensed General Contractor

Job description

RS&H, Inc.

Federal Construction Manager

US-FL-Key West

Job ID: 2026-8225

# of Openings: 1

Category: Project Management

RS&H

Overview

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

While RS&H was founded in 1941, we have been providing construction management services as one of our primary business practices since 1984. RS&H's Transportation-Construction Management Practice serves numerous state departments of transportation, mobility/transportation authorities, turnpike/toll authorities, rail/port authorities, municipal/county governments, and private clients throughout the United States. Our Construction Engineering and Inspections (CEI) teams, as well as our Construction Management teams, are industry-leading experts who provide a full range of construction engineering, program management, specialized testing, and inspection services from the preconstruction phase through maintenance and operations. By joining our team, you too can provide unique expertise in the full life cycle of transportation delivery and lead the evolution of transportation.

What You'll Do

• Lead construction management efforts for federal building and facility projects in Key West and surrounding areas.
• Serve as the primary liaison between federal clients, contractors, design teams, and project stakeholders.
• Monitor construction progress, schedule performance, budget adherence, quality objectives, and project risks.
• Review and evaluate contractor schedules, RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, and construction documentation.
• Conduct site visits and field observations to verify work quality, safety compliance, and conformance with contract requirements.
• Coordinate project activities among contractors, government representatives, consultants, and project team members.
• Lead project meetings and provide regular reporting on project status, budget, schedule, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support construction quality assurance, commissioning, occupancy readiness, turnover, and project closeout activities.
• Ensure compliance with federal standards, contract requirements, building codes, and safety regulations.
• Identify project challenges and lead resolution efforts to maintain project objectives and client satisfaction.
• Foster strong client relationships and support future federal project opportunities.
• Mentor staff and provide leadership to project teams while promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
• May supervise and manage a small team of direct reports.

To Be Successful in This Role, You Must:

• Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited program and 15 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Professional Engineer and/or Licensed General Contractor is preferred.
• Have a passion for project management. PMP certification is preferred.
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Possess strong attention to detail, commitment to follow through, and ability to work independently following general direction and oversight from leadership.
• Be able to multi-task, prioritize workload, set priorities, and manage multiple projects and assignments.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to and understand people in a courteous and professional manner.
• Possess the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships, demonstrate professional courage, and guide and influence others.
• Be a U.S. Citizen as required by federal client requirements.
• Experience with secure U.S. Government facilities and familiarity with ICD 705 (Intelligence Community Directive 705) requirements for secure environments is required. Candidates must be able to comply with all applicable federal security, site access, and clearance requirements associated with government projects.

Preferred Experience

• Managing federal building and facility construction projects.
• Supporting federal agencies such as DoD, USACE, NAVFAC, GSA, VA, DHS, or similar organizations.
• Construction administration, contractor oversight, field inspection, and commissioning activities.
• Design-build and design-bid-build project delivery methods.
• Construction schedule analysis, cost control, risk management, and quality assurance/quality control processes.

Security Clearance / Federal Site Access

• Active Secret security clearance is preferred.
• Candidates without an active clearance must be eligible to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation, installation access credentials, or security clearances necessary to perform work on federal and military facilities.
• Ability to successfully pass federal background screening and credentialing requirements as required by the client.

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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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