Senior Construction Manager

WSP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 134,550 - 164,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Construction Manager for our Chicago, IL office to lead transportation infrastructure projects on-site within the Construction Management team.

The role entails maintaining project files, reviewing reports, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring quality and deadlines while mentoring staff and managing contractor deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of related construction experience.
• Experience with Illinois Tollway, Chicago DOT, and Illinois DOT.
• OSHA 10-hour certification or ability to obtain it.
• Excellent English language skills, written and verbal.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel).
• Preferred: eBuilder experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project files, review daily inspection reports and conduct site visits.
• On-site role requiring a high level of construction engineering management experience.
• Verify quality standards and project deadlines are met.
• Drive and ensure contractor deliverables are met.
• Provide staff mentoring and oversee payroll certifications and labor documentation.
• Review Contractor schedules, baselines, and updates per client requirements.
• Maintain quantities logs and respond to RFIs, submittals, and change orders.

Skills

Construction management

Site inspections

Contract administration

MS Excel

Client coordination

Education

B.S. or MBA in Engineering/Construction Management or equivalent

Tools

eBuilder

MS Office

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Senior Construction Manager for our Chicago, IL office. Be involved in projects with our Construction Management team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• The Senior Construction Engineer will work on transportation infrastructure construction projects. Responsibilities include:
• Maintain project files, review daily inspection reports, and conduct site visits as needed.
• This position will be on-site and requires a high level of construction engineering management experience.
• Verifying that quality standards and project deadlines are met.
• Driving and ensuring contractor deliverables are met.
• Provide staff mentoring.
• Review reports, payroll certifications and other labor documentation from the contractor.
• Perform review of Contractor’s schedules, Baseline and updates, in coordination with client requirements.
• Maintenance quantities logs. Response to RFI’s, Submittals, Review of change orders and issuance of recommendations.
• Maintaining client satisfaction.
• Construction contract administration, including pay requisitions, change orders, and correspondence from pre-construction through closeout.
• Ability to chair site meetings with the contractor, client and other stakeholders, and prepare meeting minutes.
• Direct coordination with the client's Project Representatives.
• Providing regular status reports to Construction Services Department Manager.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or Construction Management, or Masters in Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years of related construction experience
• Experience with Illinois Tollway, Chicago Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation
• OSHA 10-hour certification or ability to obtain.
• Excellent English language skills, written and verbal
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel) etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• eBuilder experience is preferred.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $134,550 - $164,450

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.