Project Manager / Construction Manager - Federal Sector

Procon Consulting; Nellis Air Force Base Census-Designated Place (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical/dental insurance

401(K) plan

Job summary

Procon Consulting, LLC is seeking a Project Manager / Construction Manager to provide owner-side leadership on federal projects. You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, risk, design, and turnover, coordinating with AFCEC and customer representatives on active installations and complex multi-project campuses.

The role requires on-site presence at a federal site, DoD experience, and proficiency with Kahua and Primavera P6; PMP or related degree is preferred. Competitive benefits available.

Qualifications

• Progressively responsible experience managing complex design and construction projects or programs.
• Construction management experience providing day-to-day field coordination, progress assessment, issue identification, records, change fact development, and turnover support on projects of comparable complexity.
• Technical experience matching facilities or work areas assigned.
• Ability to prepare decision-ready recommendations and coordinate multiple disciplines.
• On-site availability at federal site and ability to obtain installation access.
• Federal/DoD/Air Force experience on active installations preferred.
• Experience with design-build or progressive design-build.
• Experience with airfields, utilities, hangars, secure facilities, or multi-project campuses.
• PMP or related credential, or degree in engineering/construction management/architecture.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects for the OA with an integrated view of scope, schedule, cost, risk, design, construction, security, commissioning, and turnover.
• Coordinate OA staff and maintain direct relationships with AFCEC and customer representatives.
• Track issues, RFIs, decisions, and matters requiring customer coordination.
• Escalate issues to correct Government authority level.
• Maintain government need-by dates and assess consequences of delays.
• Coordinate RFIs and government responses; finalize customer-drafted responses for completeness.
• Document final approved RFIs and decisions in Kahua.
• Coordinate changes and requirements affecting project execution.
• Support governance, reporting, risk coordination, and PDB performance evaluations.
• Maintain routine onsite field presence for owner-side activities.
• Monitor progress, sequencing, logistics, access, outages, tie-ins, field conditions on active flightline.
• Coordinate with QA without duplicating QA inspection responsibilities.
• Identify issues affecting schedule, cost, quality, safety, security, commissioning, or turnover.
• Coordinate RFIs/field issues with Document Controls and specialists.
• Support change evaluation and field fact development.
• Coordinate Government and PDB field meetings.
• Prepare Construction Management Daily Reports and other CM records; reference QA records for inspections.
• Support monthly progress validation and payment evaluation.
• Elevate material issues through leadership; closeout and turnover.
• Maintain facility-level visibility of completion, deficiencies, and punch lists.
• Coordinate commissioning and turnover readiness with Group 3 leads.

Skills

PM leadership

Contract management

DoD project experience

PMIS (Kahua)

Primavera P6

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Engineering/Construction degree

PM certification (PMP)

Tools

Kahua

Primavera P6

Job description

Procon is a top-ranked construction management and technology consulting firm with 25 years of experience delivering high-impact projects across the U.S. and worldwide. An ENR Top 100 CM/PM firm for five consecutive years, we specialize in program management, project controls, commissioning, and technology—and offer an excellent platform to grow your career while shaping the future of the built environment.

Procon is seeking a Project Manager / Construction Manager to provide owner-side management for assigned projects and facilities at a federal job site. In the early milestones, this position serves as the principal day-to-day Project Manager. It integrates requirements, design, schedule, cost, risk, security, and Government coordination to move assigned projects toward construction. As the program moves into construction, the position transitions into a Construction Manager role. It provides direct field awareness of construction status, PDB performance, interfaces, schedule, quality, safety, changes, and closeout.

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• Progressively responsible experience managing complex design and construction projects or programs. This includes integrating scope, requirements, schedule, cost, risk, technical coordination, stakeholder decisions, construction, and closeout.
• Construction management experience providing day-to-day field coordination, progress assessment, issue identification, records, change fact development, and turnover support on projects of comparable complexity.
• Technical experience that matches the facilities or work areas assigned.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare decision-ready recommendations and coordinate multiple functional disciplines.
• Ability to work full time on site at the federal site, and to obtain and maintain installation access.
• Federal, DoD, or Air Force experience, including work on an active installation.
• Collaborative design-build or Progressive Design-Build experience.
• Experience with airfields, utilities, hangars, secure facilities, or multi-project campuses.
• PMP or related project management credential, or a degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
• Experience with Kahua or a comparable PMIS, and with Primavera P6 schedules.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage assigned projects on behalf of the OA, keeping an integrated view of scope, requirements, schedule, cost, risk, design, construction, security, commissioning, and turnover.
• Coordinate OA technical and functional staff, and keep direct working relationships with AFCEC and customer representatives.
• Track issues, actions, RFIs, decisions, and matters requiring customer coordination and response.
• Identify issues that need escalation, and route each one to the correct Government authority level.
• Maintain Government need-by dates and identify the consequences of delayed decisions.
• Coordinate PDB RFIs and Government responses. Review and finalize customer-drafted responses for completeness, consistency with requirements, and required concurrence.
• Capture final approved RFI responses and decisions in Kahua through the applicable workflow.
• Coordinate changes, potential changes, and requirements issues affecting project execution.
• Support project governance, executive reporting, risk coordination, and PDB performance evaluations.
• Maintain routine onsite field presence and coordinate owner-side construction activities.
• Monitor progress, sequencing, logistics, access, utilities, outages, tie‑ins, and field conditions on an active flightline and installation.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance personnel without duplicating QA inspection responsibilities.
• Identify issues affecting schedule, cost, quality, safety, security, commissioning, or turnover.
• Coordinate RFIs and field technical issues with Document Controls and technical specialists.
• Support change evaluation and field fact development.
• Coordinate Government and PDB field meetings.
• Prepare Construction Management Daily Reports and other CM records. Reference QA records rather than duplicating inspection documentation.
• Support monthly progress validation and payment evaluation.
• Elevate material issues through the Group 3 Lead.
• Closeout and Turnover
• Keep facility-level visibility of physical completion, remaining work, deficiencies, punch‑list items, corrective work, inspections, and record information.
• Support reconciliation of PDB‑reported completion with observed field conditions.
• Coordinate commissioning and turnover readiness with Group 3 and the applicable functional leads.
• Keep complete project records in coordination with Document Controls and the PMIS team.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience.

This role is frequently required to observe information on a computer for prolonged periods of time, communicate effectively and efficiently with others, remain stationary for long periods of time, occasionally move from one location to another in multiple facilities, and occasionally move objects weighing up to 20 lbs.

Procon offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including full medical/dental insurance and 401(K) plan. Procon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.