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Construction Administrator

Progressive Companies
Grand Rapids, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/21/2026
Make an Impact

As a Construction Administrator, you will coordinate clients, internal staff, and contractor communications to ensure the design intent is being met throughout the course of the project. You will review field progress, create concise reports, and facilitate RFI responses through effective communication and collaboration.

Deliver Results

  • Review work scopes and participate in pre-bid and post-bid meetings with contractors.
  • Understand and ensure compliance with construction documents during project execution.
  • Conduct field observations to verify that construction activities align with project documentation and standards.
  • Provide detailed field reports promptly to keep all stakeholders informed.
  • Review and approve pay applications and cost changes, collaborating with owners and contractors to maintain alignment with project budgets.
  • Serve as a point of contact for RFIs, ensuring that questions are resolved quickly and accurately through team coordination.
  • Mentor staff and share "Lessons Learned" to elevate project quality and office knowledge.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
  • Licensure & Certification: CSI-CDT certification expected within 12 months (training and test fees provided).
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years as a Construction Administrator or 10 years as a Project Architect or Project Manager.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). Experience with Project, SharePoint, and Teams is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • LEED AP BD C and WELL AP certifications are preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of construction documents, building codes, sustainability practices, and project QA/QC processes.

People Matter

Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.

Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.

The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.

Sustainable and Inclusive

We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.

Employee Owned

We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.

Culture of Excellence

The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.

Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.

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