Construction Manager - Owner Rep (Confidential)

Construction Manager (Owner's Representative) — Columbus, OH — Confidential

Our client is a construction management agency RHA has partnered with — a Columbus-based owner's representative firm serving heavy industrial, water/wastewater, transportation, and utilities projects. This is a confidential search.

Compensation: $150,000 or more, depending on what you bring to the table. Full-time, direct hire.

Primary Functions

• Provide overall management on behalf of the Owner for large, complex projects and multiple small/medium projects: design, budget, and schedule conformance across water/wastewater facilities, transportation, and utilities.
• Manage inspection staff for quality control and accurate unit price verification; coordinate, train, and supervise company personnel on assigned projects.
• Prioritize multiple concurrent projects; participate in developing new business opportunities; may have direct reports.

Typical Duties

• Project setup, schedule, cost control/estimating, quality control, communications, change management, closeout, and safety.
• Develop relationships with clients, potential clients, subcontractors, and vendors; communicate project issues directly with the project team.
• Analyze and understand contract documents (plans, specifications, geotechnical reports); perform constructability reviews and value engineering.
• On-site project management of construction activities and review of progress against schedule; coordinate with management and engineering staff to develop solutions to field problems.
• Maintain official project log, documentation files, and as-built information; manage submittals, RFIs, pay applications, and change management.
• Coordinate field inspection teams and materials testing; conduct project close-out activities including punch list.
• Develop a high-performance team through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring; establish and communicate the Master Project Schedule.
• Manage budget and financial reporting; run the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program; manage and oversee field operation and engineering processes.
• Initiate pay application process and follow up to ensure timely payment; keep management informed through regularly scheduled Operation Review Meetings.

Qualifications

• ACTIVE OHIO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE) LICENSE OR CERTIFIED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (CCM) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
• 4 or more years' experience/knowledge of construction, design, and management required.
• 4-year engineering or construction management degree, or equivalent project management work experience accompanied by high school diploma/GED.
• Previous experience managing construction contracts on multiple projects, scheduling, and maintaining financial control of the project.
• Experience in Heavy Industrial, Water/Wastewater, and/or Utilities sectors highly preferred.
• Proficient with project scheduling software including P6 or MS Project; proficient reviewing cost and performing construction cost estimates; ability to read shop drawings.
• Flexibility to meet travel requirements for site visits.

Capabilities

• Ability to build relationships with and influence other functional areas; strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Organization, time management, and problem-solving skills with root cause analysis; ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Knowledge of the development project lifecycle (design, development, testing, implementation); experience in meeting planning, facilitation, and public speaking.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; exposure to contractor payment processing requests.

This position is contingent on the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.