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Location: Denver, Colorado, Knoxville, TN, Las Vegas Nevada or Salt Lake City, Utah Title: Construction Management Support Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time Travel Required: Yes (0-25%) Government Clearance: Ability to Obtain
At LBYD Federal, “Large Firm Expertise, Small Firm Responsiveness”, is the motto that we put into action every day. We perform high quality planning, engineering, architecture, and professional services in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, with our employees being our greatest asset. We offer you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects for a wide variety of federal clients nationwide. LBYD Federal prides ourselves in being responsive to our clients and partners by empowering you to make decisions and build trust on the front lines. We also provide exceptional opportunities for you to develop and grow your career through education, training, certifications, work assignments, and advancement. We also provide additional career growth opportunities across affiliated business lines including Engineering, Environmental, Construction, and Mission Support activities.
LBYD Federal has a highly competitive benefits package including 401(k) matching and medical, dental, and life insurance options. We have a formalized mentorship program, professional development through North Wind University, a health & wellness program, and an employee service awards program to enhance your experience and job satisfaction. Additionally, we support the communities where we live and work by taking part in community fundraisers and volunteering through local organizations. LBYD Federal is a diverse, veteran-friendly firm that provides the right environment for leaders and results-oriented professionals to thrive. Come join our team!
POSITION PURPOSE:
LBYD Federal is seeking a Construction Manager to provide on-site project and construction-management support to the USACE projects. The selected candidate will support facility and infrastructure projects from initiation through design, acquisition, construction, turnover, and closeout by maintaining schedules, logs, records, reports, and coordinated technical actions. The Construction Manager will coordinate with LBYD Federal management, engineers, inspectors, designers, authorized Government representatives, facility users, and construction contractors. The position supports Government decision-making but does not authorize changes to contract scope, cost, or schedule and does not direct contractor means and methods. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support projects from requirement definition and design through acquisition, construction, turnover, and closeout.
- Maintain project, schedule, submittal, RFI, payment, change, action, risk, deficiency, and closeout logs.
- Coordinate predesign, design, preconstruction, progress, quality-control, schedule, and closeout meetings.
- Review scopes, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, acquisition packages, submittals, RFIs, and proposed changes.
- Evaluate contractor schedules for milestones, sequencing, critical-path logic, procurement, submittals, Government review periods, access constraints, testing, commissioning, turnover, and recovery actions.
- Use Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, CPM schedules, or other approved tools to analyze and report project status.
- Review reported progress, payment support, schedule updates, proposed changes, contractor cost information, and time impacts.
- Coordinate field issues, technical reviews, Government comments, decisions, and follow-up actions through authorized channels.
- Support constructability, phasing, outage, access, safety, commissioning, turnover, and mission-continuity planning.
- Coordinate construction-inspection activities and verify that potential deficiencies and corrective actions are documented and tracked.
- Review punch lists, record drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, training, testing records, and turnover packages.
- Prepare progress reports, forecasts, briefings, meeting minutes, decision records, risk assessments, and recommendations.
- Maintain accurate, complete, organized, and traceable project records.
- Identify and escalate issues requiring Government direction, additional scope, funding, schedule adjustment, or contract interpretation.
- Authorize contract changes, accept work for the Government, or direct contractor means and methods.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support project programming, acquisition planning, cost estimating, value engineering, site investigations, and other duties consistent with the position and contract requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
- Minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in construction management, project management, engineering, scheduling, or federal facility delivery.
- Experience supporting multiple facility or infrastructure projects from design through construction and closeout.
- Experience reviewing construction drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, schedules, estimates, changes, and closeout documents.
- Knowledge of construction sequencing, quality control, cost control, schedule management, safety, commissioning, and project documentation.
- Strong leadership, organization, negotiation, technical-writing, presentation, and stakeholder-coordination skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project-management, scheduling, collaboration, or document-control tools.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders; analyze schedules and project controls; identify cost, schedule, quality, and operational risks; maintain complete records; facilitate issue resolution; and communicate decision-ready information through authorized channels.
Special Requirements:
- Must be able to successfully complete applicable federal background and installation-access requirements.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required credentials, including a CAC or DBIDS credential, as applicable.
- Must comply with Schriever Space Force Base security, cybersecurity, safety, records-management, and information-protection requirements.
- Employment is contingent upon contract award, Government funding, exercise of the applicable option, and satisfaction of access requirements.
- Occasional local or overnight travel may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience supporting U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, USACE, NAVFAC, or another federal agency.
- Project Management Professional, Certified Construction Manager, or comparable professional certification.
- Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, CPM scheduling, Bluebeam, BIM, or Government project-information systems.
- Familiarity with UFC, UFGS, federal acquisition and construction processes, and Air Force Civil Engineer Squadron operations.
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification and experience with active mission facilities, outages, commissioning, and phased construction.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Work requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, climbing stairs or ladders, and moving through facilities and active construction areas. Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment and occasionally lift or carry up to 25 pounds.
- Must be able to use a computer and review electronic and printed technical documents for extended periods.
- Must be able to safely access buildings, exterior sites, uneven terrain, utility areas, and active construction locations.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in office, occupied-facility, exterior, utility, and active construction-site environments. The employee may be exposed to weather, dust, noise, moving equipment, uneven surfaces, and other normal construction conditions. Required personal protective equipment and site-specific safety procedures must be followed.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people! For more information about our benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The nature of those accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline +1.208.528.8718 or use the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form to get assistance.
North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Proof of citizenship will be required as a condition of employment.
Candidates may be required to obtain and hold a Secret or Higher US Government Clearance.
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