Trenchless Services Senior Construction Consultant

HDR; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Construction Consultant to join their Trenchless Services team. The role involves overseeing construction activities, conducting reviews of deliverables, and ensuring compliance with project standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience in construction planning and management. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in construction planning and management.
• Experience with construction contracts and quality management.
• Strong people skills and ability to interact with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide Construction Oversight for Trenchless installations.
• Conduct constructability reviews and site visits.
• Administer and manage construction activities.

Skills

Construction Oversight

Constructability Reviews

Client Interface

Project Management

Subcontractor Coordination

Quality Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Procore

Primavera

Bluebeam

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day.

HDR is looking for a Senior Construction Consultant to join our national Trenchless Services team. This role will report to the Trenchless Services Engineering Lead, having primary responsibilities supporting the execution of design and field services associated with trenchless services: engineering, design, and construction applications.

In the role of Senior Trenchless Construction Consultant, we'll count on you to:

• 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 of Construction Management Plan.
• Develop procedures for executing construction contract administration such 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 Coordinate, expedite and reviewing 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 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; and site safety. estimating, bidding, preparing and administering purchase orders and subcontracts, scheduling, cost control, etc.
• 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

HDR is committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.