Construction Manager (Transportation) - AECOM

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AECOM is seeking a Construction Manager to be based in Orange, California to contribute their expertise in managing construction projects. We require individuals with a proven track record in overseeing construction projects related to significant improvements in:

• Storm drains and flood control channels.
• Roadway improvements (road reconstruction and resurfacing, parkway improvements, sidewalk repairs, and curb ramp reconstruction).
• Traffic signal upgrades and other traffic related improvements.
• Projects with structural components (including the review of structural plans for projects such as bridges and large retaining walls).

The scope of services encompasses four major areas:

Technical Proficiency:

• Conducting comprehensive plan and specifications constructability reviews.
• Efficiently reviewing, processing, and tracking Requests for Information.
• Managing the review, processing, and tracking of submittals.

Construction Management Experience:

• Managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Facilitating preconstruction  and all construction meetings.
• Preparing and/or reviewing change orders and obtaining necessary approvals.
• Reviewing and approving contractor's pay requests.
• Coordinating all necessary activities for project from Pre-construction to close-out.

Data Management Ability:

• Maintaining meticulous logs of Requests for Information, submittals, change orders, and other project-related documents.
• Preparing well-documented project reports for management.
• Ensuring accurate and up-to-date project status updates in the division's database.

Communication and Public Relations Skills:

• Effectively handling contractor correspondence.
• Preparing meeting agendas, proficiently running meetings, and generating precise meeting minutes.
• Working closely and cooperatively with Public Works project managers, designers, and inspectors to successfully deliver projects. Responsively addressing inquiries from the public, other agencies, and Public Works staff.
• Collaborating with other County departments and agencies to resolve issues and streamline planning efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS + 8 Years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid Driver License required

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience in working on transportation infrastructure construction projects such as: improvements in spreading grounds, major storm drains, structural projects such as bridges and large retaining walls, and flood control.
• Provide capability and ability to meet the needs of LA Public Work.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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