Sr. Project Manager

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Job Overview:

The Program Management/Construction Management (PMCM) Division of APTIM is seeking a highly motivated and talented Project Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary Construction Management team at Nostrand Houses in Brookly, NY for the Public Housing Preservation Trust. The candidate will have experience managing and/or developing Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout. The candidate will have extensive experience managing onsite construction activities on major construction projects involving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Provide construction management oversight, including client relationships, managing scope, schedule, budget, deliverables and change orders for facilities and buildings, associated infrastructure and site improvements.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and controls the project in accordance with Client's policies, procedures, systems, and requirements.
• Manages subconsultants responsible for Air Monitoring, CAMP, lead removal compliance, and Hazardous Materials abatement
• Acts as the primary project interface with the client, designer, contractor, operation staff, and ongoing construction contracts as well as outside agencies/stakeholders
• Responsible for performing constructability reviews of Conceptual and design documents; analyzing all technical aspects of construction, reviewing and recommending major construction changes to the Client, and supervising construction inspection activities for all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Management of construction management staff to complete assignments/tasks and coordinates engineering/ and construction activities with the contractor
• Review RFI's, Submittals and Change Orders
• Implements proper documentation on project changes to support potential Change Orders and/or Claims.
• Monitor construction progress and quality. Reviews and approves quantities of work for monthly estimates.
• Facilitate and/or coordinate resolutions to questions or other construction issues
• Serve as subject matter expert on construction matters
• Participates and/or leads project meetings and planning sessions with engineers, contractors, and other project stakeholders
• Assist with coordination and execution of utility and service shut-downs and start-ups
• Through active risk management, protects the Client from unnecessary risks; maintain Risk Register.
• Oversees activities of technical and administrative support and ensures that deliverables are produced on schedule and within budget.
• Applies technical and managerial expertise to improve effectiveness and provide guidance to project staff.
• Track project close-out issues
• Coordination and issue resolution with various project stakeholders including but not limited to architects/engineers, contractors, and sub-contractors
• Conducts substantial and final inspections
• Establishes and monitors project safety and quality programs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture is preferred
• Valid Professional Engineering license (PE) in the State of New York or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification is a plus
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in construction management, engineering, and consulting industry, specifically on major New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) capital projects.
• Experienced in managing large Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build contracts in New York City.
• Knowledge of eBuilder, or equivalent electronic project management system, is considered a positive.
• Skilled in computer technologies such as Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.
• Excellent communications and client relations skills.
• Must have the ability to m