Construction Manager - Transportation Market at Gresham Smith in Knoxville, Tennessee

Job Description:

We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you're working with, and what you're working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first-they're at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you're just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we'd love to hear from you!

Our transportation and utility services professionals offer practical, forward-thinking expertise in a wide range of practice areas, including active transportation, bridge design, roadway design and traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, utility and broadband services, grant writing, program management and so much more! From interstates and intersections to bridges and bike paths, we invite you to join us in designing transportation systems that connect us to the people and places we care about most.

Responsibilities:

• Manage contract administration including; budget, risk management, change process (change orders and contract modifications), quality assurance, scope, schedule monitoring, payment requisitions, submittal & RFI processes and prepare project closeout documents.
• Keep all stakeholders informed throughout the entire project. Report work progress and budget matters to clients.
• Perform risk mitigation activities and follow site safety plans.
• Facilitate and lead project meetings while documenting for the project team.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and contracted personnel.
• Respond to work delays, emergencies, and other problems.
• Review contractors schedule and provide comments.
• Coordinate, implement, and execute all project documents and procedures in a project administration database.
• Review and answer minor submittals and RFI's while obtaining subject matter expert reviews on others as necessary.
• Understand project site logistics, specifications, geotechnical report, drawings, environmental studies, Erosion & Sedimentation Control plans, building codes, licensing requirements.
• Work in construction field office, manage and assign tasks to direct reports including administration operations and resident project representation.
• Participate and assist in hiring team members including; interviewing, annual performance reviews, and discipline.
• Oversee site representatives monitoring quality and be able to conduct quality assurance inspections.
• Coordinate commissioning requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Construction Management or like degree with relevant experience is required.
• Minimum of 10- 15 years' experience in construction management, construction/inspection experience on a wide variety of commercial and municipal projects preferred.
• Licenses/Registrations/Certifications a plus: May be required to participate in certification and training courses post-hire as required by OSHA or client-specific requirements.

Gresham Smith is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gresham Smith provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender, national origin, status as a protected veteran, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency. Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH'S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.

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