Onsite Federal Construction PM – Design‑Build (Arlington)

Procon Consulting; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical/dental insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Procon seeks a Construction Project Manager to provide on-site management for a federal capital improvement project in the Arlington, VA area. You will lead project scope, budget, schedule, and QA, coordinating with government CORs and TMs and managing RFIs, submittals, and EGEs.

The role demands strong communication, cost control, and compliance with federal procedures. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience; a design-build mindset and proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of construction or facilities capital program management experience, preferably supporting federal or commercial capital improvement projects.
• Experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules, and costs across multiple concurrent projects.
• Proficiency with MS Project and/or Primavera scheduling software.
• Experience developing project cost estimates and monitoring project expenditures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate directly with government representatives, including CORs and TMs.
• Familiarity with federal contracting procedures, government-furnished property, and government deliverable review and acceptance processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site point of contact, overseeing day-to-day project execution, contractor performance, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Lead and document weekly progress meetings with project stakeholders and contractors.
• Review contractor payment applications, monitor project costs and earned value, and provide payment recommendations.
• Review change order requests and prepare Independent Government Estimates (IGEs) and supporting documentation.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, logs, and coordination with the Architect/Engineer (A/E).
• Support quality assurance inspections, identify deficiencies, and coordinate corrective actions with project stakeholders.
• Manage contractor schedules, including baseline schedules, monthly updates, and recovery schedules, while identifying delays and noncompliance.
• Support commissioning, inspections, testing, punch list activities, final cleaning, and project closeout.
• Provide technical support for claims, modifications, RFPs, SOWs, cost estimates, and contract negotiations.
• Maintain accurate project files, correspondence, meeting minutes, and administrative documentation within required project management systems.
• Support project scoping, requirements analysis, site visits, cost estimating, and pre-award project development as needed.
• Maintain proficiency with required electronic facilities and project management systems.

Skills

MS Project

Primavera

Budget management

Schedule management

Cost estimating

Government contracting

CORs & TMs coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Procon seeks a Construction Project Manager to provide on-site management for a federal capital improvement project in the Arlington, VA area. You will lead project scope, budget, schedule, and QA, coordinating with government CORs and TMs and managing RFIs, submittals, and EGEs.

The role demands strong communication, cost control, and compliance with federal procedures. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience; a design-build mindset and proficiency