Senior Construction Manager

Riedinger Consulting is a Sausalito based firm that specializes in management and analysis of engineering and construction projects. In business since 1997 as a woman-owned business, Riedinger Consulting assists public and private owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and design consultants with contract dispute resolution and project management services.

This is a full-time project specific position for a building project located in Marin County.

Job Description

The Senior Construction Manager will be responsible for managing an $18M building project on behalf of the Owner.

Senior Construction Manager tasks include:

• Interface with the Owner, Contractor, Design team, City, and other regulatory agencies.
• Provide oversight and direction for all construction management activities including materials, testing, inspection, quality assurance, safety, and other requirements of the Project.
• Conduct and document the preconstruction meeting.
• Conduct and document weekly construction job site meetings with the Contractor, Architect, and Owner and other required meetings as necessary.
• Prepare and submit to the Owner a weekly progress report.
• Review monthly payment requests from the Contractor and recommend payment.
• Review Project schedules submitted by Contractor. Track construction progress and critical activities to proactively prevent schedule delays.
• Identify changed conditions and define scope. Review Contractor change proposals, and negotiate agreed price with the Contractor. Prepare and process change orders for Owner approval.
• Coordinate and manage the drawings and specifications, clarification and interpretation, shop drawings, RFI and submittal review processes.
• Identify plan/construction issues and bring them directly to the attention of the Owner before discussing them with the Contractor.
• Work to resolve conflicts that may arise during construction of the Project.
• Coordinate the activities of the materials testing sub-consultant(s).
• Monitor quality control for the Project to assure that it is built per the plans and specifications.
• Coordinate with the District’s Labor Compliance consultant (CCMI) for Contractor certified payrolls and other requirements.
• Ensure that the Contractor maintains field mark-up drawings for use in preparation of as-builts and verify records for accuracy before final close-out.
• Review as-builts from Contractor and submit to the Owner a final set of as-builts.

Applicant Skills and Experience

• 15 or more years of experience in construction management.
• At least 5 years of this experience working for a contractor.
• B.S. degree in Engineering, preferably civil or mechanical, or bachelor degree in Construction Management or Architecture.
• Professional registration or certification as an engineer or architect preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications.
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills.
• Highly proficient in use of scheduling and office software including: Primavera P6, MS Project, MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), Bluebeam, Procore, and other document management software.
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary project teams, and interact with project stakeholders.
• Attentive to details.
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills with the ability to manage deadlines.

Applicant’s Core Work Values Include

• Strives for excellence.
• Positive, can-do attitude.
• Offers outstanding client service.
• Inspires respect and trust.
• Takes initiative to identify and analyze problems and propose solutions.
• Demonstrates and promotes high standards for quality and productivity.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit and working environment.
• Demonstrates professionalism and accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Follows through on commitments and clearly communicates work status.

How to Apply

Please send us your resume along with a cover letter describing your qualifications for the position to Kim Maynard: (kim@riedingerconsulting.com) with subject “ Senior Construction Manager .”

Please note that Riedinger Consulting is not able to provide visa sponsorship. We require candidates to already have permanent work authorization in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship.

Thanks for your interest!