Construction Manager

About Vanir

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation;

healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

The Construction Manager reports to the Sr. Project Manager on a ground-up, progressive design-build, 115,000sf County office building. This position will observe and support construction in the field.

• Manage development of design and progress of construction including coordination with County stakeholders, user groups, County Facilities , and AHJs.
• Management of project logistics, organization, and reporting, e.g. meetings, daily reports, monthly reports.
• Coordinate and monitor activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related entities, e.g. RFIs, Submittals, PCOs, payment applications, schedule updates.
• Manage project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide meeting minutes, documentation, administration, tracking of relevant information, and follow-up on action items of all participants.
• Observe/monitor contractor s work in the field; prepare daily reports including progress photos.
• Leads project closeout activities including Cx, punchlist, training, record drawings, guarantees, warranties, O&Ms, related provisions for final project delivery to Owner entities.
• Oversee the owner move-in process, including furniture and equipment procurement and installation.
• Ensures contractors, architects, and engineers will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staffing, and equipment.
• Consistently follows the organization s safety policy, promoting a positive and collaborative safety culture.

• 4-year college degree required. Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years field experience administering construction contracts for public projects.
• Experience with design-build projects preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure compliance to construction/project requirements.
• Ability to work positively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage younger staff effectively and provide opportunities to expand their knowledge base and careers.
• Experience managing the design process, e.g. user group meetings, constructibility reviews, drawings, and specifications development.
• Excellent verbal and written skills for clear and concise communication to team members.
• Good issues management skills with the ability to track issues to resolution.
• Ability to meet deadlines and be proactive in analyzing the project and next steps to achieve success.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan setting short and long term goals.
• High level of attention to detail and documentation of deliverables.
• Experience with permitting with local authorities having jurisdiction.
• Excellent negotiation skills, especially for change orders.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat, Excel, and Word; experience with project-related Construction Management systems preferred.

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.

If you re interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at

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