Trenchless Services Senior Construction Consultant

HDR; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Construction Consultant to support our Trenchless Services team in Portland, Maine. This role involves providing construction oversight, conducting reviews, and managing construction activities associated with trenchless projects.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience in construction management, and proficiency in software like Procore and Primavera. Join HDR and contribute to our commitment to employment equity and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in construction management.
• Must have strong people skills for interaction with stakeholders.
• Experience with estimating and scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Provide Construction Oversight for Trenchless installations.
• Conduct constructability reviews of engineering efforts.
• Prepare the Project Management Plan and Construction Management Plan.
• Control the project budget and schedule.

Skills

Construction planning and management

Bidding and estimating

Scheduling

Quality control

Document management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management

Tools

Procore

Primavera

Bluebeam

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Construction Consultant to join our national Trenchless Services team. This role reports to the Trenchless Services Engineering Lead and will support the execution of design and field services associated with trenchless services: engineering, design, and construction applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide Construction Oversight for Trenchless installations.
• Conduct constructability reviews of Trenchless engineering efforts.
• Conduct daily reviews of deliverables for Trenchless construction activities.
• Conduct site visits during preliminary engineering efforts.
• Conduct Route Assessments for Trenchless aspects of Pipeline Siting & Routing efforts.
• Oversight of Trenchless Construction Oversight activities (i.e., coordinating staffing, developing/reviewing CM scopes).
• Some client interface to support Business Development for Trenchless services.
• Take responsibility for subcontractor coordination, scheduling, and quality control.
• Prepare the Project Management Plan and Construction Management Plan.
• Develop procedures for executing construction contract administration activities including document, change, time, cost, quality, and safety management, and implement procedures in coordination with the project team.
• Perform additional construction management activities, including development procurement, construction schedules, construction subcontract scopes, review of subcontract terms and conditions, performance of constructability and value engineering reviews, construction estimating and schedule reviews, and project construction performance presentations.
• Administer and manage construction activities.
• Monitor progress of the overall design as related to construction requirements.
• Perform value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Coordinate local bidding efforts for quotes obtained in the field.
• Assist in procurement of purchase orders and subcontract packages.
• Coordinate document management.
• Review or coordinate review of construction submittals including shop drawings and pay applications.
• Prepare, issue, and negotiate Change Orders.
• Review and analyze baseline and updated construction schedules.
• Control the project budget and schedule.
• Coordinate and manage project quality assurance and control, and inspection services.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with the Health and Safety Program through communication and inspections.
• Prepare and update project schedules, pay requests, and daily, weekly, and monthly progress, budget, and schedule management reports.
• Coordinate local bidding efforts.
• Take responsibility for project setup and temporary facilities.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Experience with estimating software, scheduling software, project management software, and web-based collaboration software for the exchange of documents.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science, or a closely related field (or equivalent work experience).
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in various aspects of construction planning and management, including but not limited to construction contracts; document, time, cost, and quality management; change management; site safety; estimating; bidding; preparing and administering purchase orders and subcontracts; scheduling; and cost control.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with construction management software such as Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam, etc.
• Must have strong people skills and the ability to interact with the Owner, Engineer, Contractor, and other project stakeholders.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.