What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Manager position at Garver Engineering?
Construction Manager
El Paso, Texas
Garver'sEl Paso, TexasConstruction Team, is seeking aConstruction Managerwith experience in the heavy civil, water, and wastewater construction industry. This individual will help to develop, grow, and manage construction clients in this region and build a construction engineering and inspection team. In addition, this Construction Manager will assist with the overall staff management and provide direction on all Garver projects within this region. We're looking for somebody that, ideally, has 5-20 years in the industry as a contractor or project engineer with field experience, or a combination of the two.
Primary responsibilities of the Construction Manager will include but are not limited to:
- Knowing and applying fundamental concepts, best practices, construction management procedures, project management, and field inspection (CE&I).
- Knowledge of industry-related standards and practices commonly used in the construction industry. The Construction Manager is not expected to have intimate knowledge of all standards but general knowledge and the ability to research and learn as required.
- Possessing knowledge of related fields and areas of operation.
- Collaborating with design engineering staff to ensure the accuracy of project construction.
- Managing project budgets (internal and external), providing projections for project costs, predicting potential overruns, and managing inspection staff hours as required to prevent budget overruns.
- Reviewing schedules and making recommendations as necessary to the Owner on the status of the project
- Reviewing change orders, pricing, and the need for such changes and making recommendations to the Owner as to whether the change order is required and whether the pricing is in line with current price structures
- Managing submittals and RFI's utilizing online construction management software
- Managing one or more projects as required
Minimum Requirements:
- 5 years as construction manager of public works projects that may include water and wastewater, water conveyance and sewer pipelines, pumping station projects, transportation roadways and highways, transit light rail, and aviation projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Valid Texas Driver's license and clean driving record
Preferred Skills:
- PMP or other certification preferred but not required (PE, CCM, DBIA, PgMP, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree in civil or construction engineering/management
- TxDOT pre-certifications are a plus
- Projectmates, ProCore, Primavera Contract Manager previous history
- OSHA 10 and 30 certifications
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Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned multidisciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with more than 1,000 employees across the United States. Offering a wide range of services focused on aviation, buildings, construction, enterprise solutions, federal, survey, transportation, water, and wastewater, Garver sits in the top 100 of the Engineering News-Record's prestigious Top 500 Design Firms list and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for. Learn more at GarverUSA.com.
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