Job Description:

Construction Manager

Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Construction Project Manager stationed out of our Gainesville, VA office.Successful candidates willwork remotely and on project sites in the Washington Metropolitan area of VA\MD\DC. The successful candidate will manage the assigned elements of a construction project to assure quality of the contractor's compliance with the plans and contract documents, manage project inspection personnel\staffing and serve as Client's representative.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that haveinspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

This is a leadership position with the responsibility of organizing and managing a project team for execution of the assigned contract. Projects typically involve construction of transportation or facilities projects relating to public infrastructure. The construction project manager will be responsible for monitoring project budgets, supervising and managing personnel and making recommendations on project staffing. Additional responsibilities may include analyzing and interpreting project plans and specifications to ensure project constructability, interpretation of unclear contract language, performing work order time impact analysis, maintaining and report contractor's daily production rates, preparation of independent construction estimates, and managing the contractor payment process. Candidate may be required to conduct meetings such as a pre-construction conference, utility coordination meetings, construction progress meetings and others.

Required Skills & Required Experience

Bachelor's degree, specializing in construction/engineering management
• 10-15 years of experience in the management of roadway, facilities and/or infrastructureconstruction projects


• Current Virginia, MD and/or DC PE license or ability to obtain such within 6 months of hire


• Workingknowledge of VDOT and/or MSHA Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, and Inspector Manual


• Knowledgeof the use of electronic data processing equipment and contract managementsoftware


• Abilityto supervise and manage employee work groups


• Abilityto interpret plans, specifications, and contracts


• Ability to prepare clear technical, financial, administrative and explanatorycorrespondences


• Abilityto establish and work to project budgets


• Abilityto establish a detailed scope of work and identify and capture activitiesthat occur outside of the defined scope


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Considerable knowledge of roadway, structure, traffic engineering, utilities construction methods, procedures, practices, plans, specifications andcontracts, materials used and performance, environmental, legal and safety responsibilities related to construction of transportation facilities

• Ability to create, review and evaluate project/contractor schedules in accordance with the contract requirements. This ability will involve understanding and use of scheduling software programs such as MS Project or Primavera.


• Registeredas a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through the Construction ManagementAssociation of America (CMAA) or similar Construction ManagerCertifications preferred.


• VDOT/MSHAconstruction inspection experience/VDOT/MSHA certifications includingknowledge of pipeline and utilities construction methods, materials,standards and specifications.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*All recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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