Construction Manager/Construction Manager Sr - Ahtna Construction & Primary Products
New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70123, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Operations Manager
Summary
Oversee all field activities and construction management aspects of federal, state, and local civil construction contracts. The Construction Manager's responsibilities include managing and driving project initiatives, managing medium to complex field construction sites, overseeing subcontractor compliance, project scheduling, crew scheduling and management, cost controls, sustaining and expanding services, correspondence, and coordination with home office, clients, and other stakeholders.
Oversee all field activities and construction management aspects of federal, state, and local civil construction contracts. The Construction Manager's responsibilities include managing and driving project initiatives, managing medium to complex field construction sites, overseeing subcontractor compliance, project scheduling, crew scheduling and management, cost controls, sustaining and expanding services, correspondence, and coordination with home office, clients, and other stakeholders.
The salary range for this position is $115,864-$169,606/year, please note this is a tiered position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Participates in the planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions for construction projects, provides conceptual estimates, feasibility studies, and cost estimates, and may coordinate the production of basic design plans and construction documents
- Develops and administers project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions
- Determine staffing needs for assigned projects, working with the technical team to assign necessary resources using both internal and external resource pools
- Performs project cost estimating, project specifications, and value engineering as appropriate
- Oversees all aspects of day-to-day management construction projects; monitors and coordinates work performed by Field personnel and subcontractors
- Interpret construction drawings and communicate construction requirements to the site construction superintendent and crew
- Reviews and interprets proposed designs, architectural drawings, and building specifications to institutional standards and initiates revisions where appropriate
- Prepares schedules and job mobilization for field teams
- Ensures that project operations are in compliance with design specifications and with state and federal policies and regulations
- Address management, technical, or administrative issues that arise during field operations to ensure project objectives are met
- Authorizes the issuance of contracts, purchase orders, change orders and approves contractor invoices for payment
- Inspects, approves and accepts completed projects, ensuring conformance with building and life safety codes and architectural/engineering specifications
- Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and security processes
- Perform any other duties as assigned by management
- Is the point of contact for project owners as well as project stakeholders
- Knowledge of heavy equipment capabilities and operating expenses
- Expect to lead projects with construction scope below $10M
- Expect to lead projects with a construction scope above $10M
- Provide technical support to multiple project managers on multiple projects
Mixed crew, dependent on the project.
Minimum Qualifications All levels- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline
- Experience may be substituted for education on a 1:1 basis
- Professional Engineer (PE) certificate
- Experience managing multiple task orders and/or contracts
- Experience Estimating and executing Design/Build and Bid Build Projects
- Strong knowledge of and ability to administer and enforce local, state, and federal safety laws and regulations, including OSHA and EM 385, as well as contractual requirements pertaining to the construction site
- Ability to pass background checks by various Federal Agencies (e.g., DOD, DHS, FAA, etc.) to obtain security access badges
- United States Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Valid driver's license and ability to be covered under company vehicle policy
- Thorough understanding of corporate and…
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