Construction Manager - Pittsburgh - Alpha Corporation

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public, and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha Corporations vision is to be recognized by clients for responsive, innovative and quality services in the building, transportation and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice for professionals seeking stimulating and rewarding careers.

We are currently hiring a Construction Manager to work with our federal clients in Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities:

The Construction Manager will be responsible for providing owners representative management and oversight as well as construction contract administration and management of projects.

The Construction Manager shall provide design and construction management support for projects from start to finish. Projects could be a wide variety of work including facility upgrades, renovations, HVAC upgrades, fire alarm upgrades, small interior renovations, etc.

The Construction Manager to oversee the steps necessary to proactively manage and close out each construction contract from inception to completion. The Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for monitoring and reporting the contractors’ on-site activities and verifying that work has been completed in accordance with the contract documents. Addition duties shall include:

• Coordinating and controlling all construction management activities including project coordination, and quality management.
• Communicating and interacting with team members and authorities involved in the planning, design, execution, and construction activities of the project.
• Managing, monitoring, and tracking project objectives including the scope of work, schedule, and budget of construction activities.
• Overseeing construction activities to determine whether the work has been executed in accordance with contract documents, applicable quality standards, and safety standards.
• Conducting and documenting weekly progress meetings and other on-site, routine, and special purpose meetings.
• Verifying that project permits are obtained, maintained and properly implemented by the responsible entity.
• Performing inspections on civil, structural, architectural, MEP systems and assemblies.
• Tracking estimate quantities of work as reported in weekly field reports and verifying that the contractors monthly pay request quantities are correct.
• Reviewing the contractors pay application.
• Reviewing submittals and RFIs.
• Leading the RFI response process in coordination with the Construction Coordinator.
• Reviewing the contractors progress schedules and coordinating with the construction schedule subject matter experts .
• Preparing change order and modification materials including scopes of work, independent government estimates; analyze price-proposals; prepare negotiation positions and participate in contractor change order negotiation sessions.
• Coordinating the start-up schedule for inspection requirements with contractors and reviewing the testing results and tracking deficiencies noted in the test reports.
• Generating and coordinating the closeout checklist, including tracking the status of defective work and deficiency item corrections during the project closeout process.

Qualifications:

The qualifications for a Construction Manager include:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Construction Management
• 5+ years minimum of construction management experience in Federal projects in both new construction and renovations; ranging in size from $1m to $100m.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is preferred.
• Experience working on federal projects is required.
• OSHA 30-hour Safety Certificate or ability to quickly attain.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project, Primavera 6 and SharePoint.

Alpha Corporation offers excellent career opportunities for continued professional, educational, and personal growth. We strive to offer our employees the opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects in a collaborative team environment. All positions include a competitive benefits package and the opportunity for a stable and rewarding career.

Alpha Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.