Senior Construction Manager (Water/Wastewater)

Job Description

Take Your Construction Career to the Next Level! 

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Construction Services team is looking for you! From construction management and observation/inspection services to laboratory testing and materials and forensic engineering, our Construction Services market helps to develop and maintain America’s infrastructure and supply chain and is a recognized industry leader with more than 25 accredited laboratories.  

 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder Construction Services is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Construction Manager with expertise in heavy civil construction of water and wastewater projects to join our team! This position will support critical infrastructure construction work mainly in the Inland Empire, California.

 

Why Kleinfelder Construction Services?

Join a well-established industry leader where responsibility, accountability, and authority are the pillars of our culture. At Kleinfelder, you'll work alongside experts, contribute ideas that are valued, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Client Interface: Collaborate with clients, oversight representatives, and regulatory agencies for project execution.
• Internal Collaboration: Establish productive relationships with management.
• Communication: Explain water and wastewater design concepts to clients, participate in project scoping activities, proposal presentations, and coordinate with clients to maintain positive relationships.
• Liaison: Maintain communication with clients, consultants, and contractors to facilitate construction activities.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to all client, company, and project policies, procedures, and standards.
• Project Management: Achieve project objectives and performance standards within client policies and procedures.
• Oversight: Provide direction for construction management, contract administration, planning/execution, contractor scheduling review, change order management, cost control, progress payments, and quality assurance.
• Proactive Management: Work with Owners and Contractors to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Cost Evaluation: Review contractor's detailed cost proposals and develop preliminary cost estimates.
• Supervision: Oversee activities of all company and consultant personnel on assigned projects.
• Safety: Implement and ensure adherence to company safety programs and safe work practices.

 

Additional Duties

• On-site Monitoring: Inspect construction activities to verify contractor compliance with specifications, plans, and schedules.
• Reporting: Prepare and submit daily reports on construction activities, including equipment, material, labor usage, work description, progress, and current issues.
• Calculations: Calculate quantities and prepare monthly payment estimates.
• Coordination: Liaise with utilities, state and local agencies, and the public.
• Final Reports: Prepare final reports and as-built drawings.
• Networking: Attend industry networking events.

 

Experience

• Minimum 12 years of managing municipal water and/or wastewater infrastructure projects (8 years with a Master’s degree).
• Minimum 12 years of construction management experience, including client interface, planning, execution, project delivery, and staff supervision (8 years with a Master’s degree).

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction, union jurisdiction, labor agreements, and negotiations.
• Understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, and standards.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, supervisory, and planning skills.
• Knowledge of APWA Greenbook standard plans, specifications, procedures, and Construction Manual.
• Knowledge of WAS and AWWA standard specifications, procedures, and details.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Bluebeam Revu.
• Experience in construction inspection of major public works projects, including traffic control, paving, earthwork, grading, drainag