Construction Manager

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Construction Manager to support our engineering and construction practices from one of our offices in Blue Bell, PA or Pennington, NJ offices or with the ability to work remotely from your home-office in Pennsylvania or New Jersey area. The position will plan, direct, and support a wide variety of environmental and construction projects including the construction of remediation systems, landfill containment or closure systems, roads, tanks, and occasionally building construction or demolition; supervise and coordinate the construction process from the conceptual development stage through final construction, assuring the project is completed in a timely manner and within budget; work alongside clients, engineers, and environmental professionals involved in the construction process; and be part of the project management teams for multi-faceted, large civil and environmental remediation projects.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and participate in new business development opportunities, proposal preparations, and negotiating scopes of work.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support evaluation and development of construction-related opportunities to support growth of our construction management and project delivery practices.
• Develop preliminary construction estimates and schedules, in conjunction with technical project teams, to support needs of clients.
• Interact with project personnel including contractors, project managers, engineers and clients to cultivate an integrated team approach through open lines of communication and participation in work progress meetings.
• Support procurement of subcontractors, including bid document development, review and evaluation of contractor bids, drafting contract documents, and managing subcontractor procurement software and processes.
• Create and apply project control frameworks, strategies, tools, and systems encompassing budgeting, earned value analysis, forecasting, and contingency monitoring.
• Manage project schedules, dashboards, and reporting tools to ensure compliance across contracts, conduct time impact analyses (TIAs), float path reviews, and contingency monitoring.
• Develop and/or interpret and apply technical specifications, construction drawings, and work plans.
• Review and prepare detailed responses to contractor change orders, requests for information, and submittals in a timely manner.
• Review, track, and approve contractors and subcontractors pay requests, invoices, and payments on a timely basis.
• Review field documentation and laboratory tests of construction materials and verify their accuracy and compliance with the project specifications.
• Draft and review, in conjunction with project team members, work plans, health and safety documents, and reports.
• Prepare progress meeting agendas and meeting minutes in an orderly and timely manner.
• Develop and prepare sampling, testing schedules, and detailed test data summaries.
• Implement and abide by the policies and procedures outlined in the site-specific project health and safety plans (HASP) and the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed. 

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• The position requires a high school diploma and eleven (11) years of experience, an associate degree or a college diploma and a minimum nine (9) years of applicable experience, or a bachelor’s degree in construction science, construction management, engineering, physical science, environmental science, or related subjects and a minimum of seven (7) years of applicable experience or equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, ability and construction management