Construction Account Manager

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The ideal candidate will assist Gordian in continuing to be the premier Job Order Contracting (JOC) consulting agency. JOC is a procurement method and construction process that helps federal, state, local governments, schools, hospitals, and higher education institutions maximize efficiency, optimize cost savings, and increase construction quality. Gordian seeks a Construction Account Manager who demonstrates professionalism, construction knowledge, and delivers results through expertise while leveraging Gordian’s construction data and software.

• Provide support and training of all Gordian products and services centered around Job Order Contracting for clients in a specific geographic area. Prepare and maintain schedules of detailed activities to accomplish procurement and construction objectives within a specified time period for clients.
• Implement and adhere to project procedures from project identification, assistance in overseeing the development and review of project scope of work, proposal review, ensuring contract compliance, through notice to proceed, and construction execution necessary to accomplish specific objectives for various Job Orders.
• Read and understand construction plans and specifications, conduct comprehensive price proposal reviews, create and review detailed construction line item proposals, and oversee construction work ordered in various Job Orders.
• Train contractors in Gordian software, client procedures and assist in client contract bidding.
• Monitor and follow through on all construction/project related activities to ensure work adequately reflects clients’ needs and is executed promptly within the project budget.
• Review contractors’ requests for changes and initiate job order supplementals when appropriate.
• Interact with owner representatives, contractors, and facility end‑users to minimize project concerns.
• Review contractors’ daily inspection reports, summarize, and report on construction progress weekly to upper management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field, or comparable work experience.
• 5+ years of project management, construction management, construction procurement, or general contracting experience in both facilities and road construction.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in commercial public construction operations, pricing and contracting, including scope development and estimating/price proposal development.
• High level analytical skills and problem‑solving capabilities; ability to manage several projects simultaneously during development and construction.
• Excellent customer service, communication, interpersonal, team‑building, flexibility, strategic thinking, goal‑driven, client‑obsessed; meets deadlines, manages time, self‑motivated, works independently and collaboratively.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Project, Acrobat Reader); ability to develop and generate custom tracking documents and reports.
• Job Order Contracting or IDIQ experience is preferred, but not required.

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Gordian is the world’s leading provider of facility and construction cost data, software and services for all phases of the building lifecycle. A pioneer of Job Order Contracting (JOC), Gordian’s offerings include proprietary RSMeans data and Sightlines Facility Intelligence solutions. From planning to design, procurement, construction and operations, our solutions help clients maximize efficiency, optimize cost savings and increase building quality.

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