Job Summary

Assigned to the project team as a representative of the Construction functional group and serves as a link between Construction and other members of the project team.

As program management staff, this position ensures that client consultant construction management firms and contractors perform their work in accordance with their contract requirements.

Ensures that construction requirements are made known to the project team in a timely manner and obtains construction responses to the needs of other members of the project team.

Performs the duties of direct staff assistant to the Construction Manager and functions as the liaison between office entities and field construction.

Major Responsibilities :

• Assist the client's project manager with the overall management of client-administered construction projects, including, but not limited to the following task :
• Overseeing the management of design consultants, construction contractors, and construction management consultants abroad.
• Ensure compliance with contracts, identify any deficiencies and suggest corrective actions for implementation.
• Review and recommend contract change orders, providing justifications for client approval.
• Coordinate with construction management consultants or contractors to secure necessary permits for construction activities.
• Offer constructability insights and design inputs during early project phases.
• Assess environmental document development and offer recommendations for constructability and efficiency.
• Review plans, specifications, and estimates at various design stages.
• Collaborate with design coordinators and construction engineering groups to optimize construction methods.
• Assist in developing construction plans, layouts, and organization.
• Support the client's procurement team in contract development, valuation, and award processes.
• Monitor and review quality assurance and quality control programs implemented by construction management consultants and contractors.
• Handle project communications and necessary actions in the construction manager's absence.
• Attend site visits as required.
• Participate in project meetings and liaise with various team members, entities, and clients.
• Use expertise and experience to identify potential issues and coordinate solutions.
• Collaborate on public outreach efforts related to construction traffic operations.
• Analyze cost and schedule reports, flagging major concerns for the construction manager's attention.
• Monitor quantity changes due to design or scope modifications.
• Review construction budgets, forecasts, progress reports, and workforce data.
• Evaluate cost trends, forecasts, and schedules for reasonableness.
• Assess labor productivity, account quantities, workforce projections, and scope changes.
• Review and approve consultant and contractor progress payments.
• Coordinate with consultants and contractors on water pollution control plans.
• Ensure all project close-out procedures and documentation align with federal, state, and local agency requirements.

Education and Experience Requirements :

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management and 8-10 years of experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills :

• Preference given to experience on projects under the authority of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
• Be client-driven and initiative-taking in all interactions with the client and Bechtel team.
• California Professional Engineering license or ability to obtain one.
• Broad based knowledge of the function and interrelationships of field construction entities and operations.
• Knowledge of the impact and effect of using field automation tools.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance laws and requirements.
• Knowledge of government compliance standards.
• Knowledge of Caltrans Standard Plans, Procedures and Specifications.
• Knowledge of the various construction delivery methods, CMGC, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, etc.

Total Rewards / Benefits

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This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. #LI-BH1

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.

16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components. Shaping tomorrow together

Last updated : 2024-05-29