Senior Construction Manager

General Summary

The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating a design-build portfolio of projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards. This role requires strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, compliance management, and strong leadership. The Senior Construction Manager will work closely with engineers, architects, general contractors, and stakeholders to facilitate smooth project execution. Additionally, this role will focus on client expectations, risk management, and organizational efficiency.

All duties shall be carried out in compliance with client policies and procedures as well as applicable design standards.

Key Responsibilities

Design team interface:

• Help engineers interpret United States Postal Service (USPS) goals and help define initial project / program scope
• Help design team with Rough Order of Magnitude (ROMs)
• Ensure Outside utility locations and constraints.
• Perform constructability review of final design and provide insight

Prebid, Procurement, solicitation and Selection:

• Help Procurement with Contractor recruitment
• Hold and document Prebid meeting and articulate the client's priorities
• Review and evaluate bid proposals and help with selection of successful candidate

Pre-Construction and Construction:

• Hold a Preconstruction meeting emphasizing the stakeholder roles and expectations where the clients' priorities are emphasized.
• Receive and document the requisite approvals, submissions and deviations and assure they are judicially and promptly processed and approved
• Develop, implement and ensure compliance with Operational Plan for construction with client impact at forefront
• Foresee any potential issues, disputes or discrepancies and be proactive to remove and document the obstacles to minimize impact.
• Approve Pay applications and track invoices and payments
• Monitor and track work orders, quality control, and schedules
• Ensure complete and correct documentation throughout each project
• Monitor and if necessary, facilitate Outside utility and Local Entity interface
• Conduct regular site inspections to monitor progress and ensure that all work is being carried out according to plan with proper quality and with acceptable means and methods.
• Monitor and review construction reports and safety
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee a design construction portfolio of projects to align with business goals and specifications.

Project Change Orders and Modifications:

• Manage Change Orders and Mods to include design, scope, budgeting, ROM, Estimating, pricing, proposal, Mod submission, Mod tracking and CO Contracting
• Track Mods and CO invoicing and payments and inclusion of design and approvals
• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure progress aligns with plans.
• Run meetings with each stakeholder group, resolving disputes and proactively addressing potential issues.
• Develop and implement mechanisms to monitor and review construction reports.

Stakeholder and Client Management:

• Liaise with clients, contractors, local entities and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication and exchange of information.
• Serve as a bridge between general contractors, engineers, and clients, facilitating effective collaboration.
• Manage client expectations and ensure continuous communication on project status.
• Ensure operational performance, vision, strategy, and team leadership align with corporate and client objectives.

Organizational and Administrative Responsibilities:

• Implement Time Value of money concepts to operations
• Manage and document Client expectations
• Develop and implement organizational documentation and communication control systems.
• Define key responsibilities, document action items, and establish meeting procedures.
• Assist with payments, invoices, and risk management, ensuring proper bonds and contracts are in place.
• Maintain a performance management system to track and optimize contractor and stakeholder interactions.
• Ensure closeout processes are completed effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to directly manage Estimators, CM's, Site Inspectors, and Administrative staff

Qualifications & Requirements

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or CCM (Certified Construction Manager) are highly desirable.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in construction management of a design-build portfolio of projects, with a focus on quasigovernmental organizations.
• Demonstrated success in leading design-build portfolio of projects
• Strong understanding of contracts, legal liabilities, and quasigovernmental structures, procedures and processes also with construction methods, materials, and equipment.

Skills & Competencies:

• Building of company structure that is scalable; yet efficient, intuitive and effective
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in project management flow and documentation.
• Ability to assess and mitigate potential risks while implementing time-value-of-money concepts.
• Knowledge of construction safety programs and regulatory compliance.
• Effective problem-solving abilities and proactive issue resolution.

Work Environment & Conditions

The work environment includes both office settings and construction site visits.

Physical Demands:

• Manual dexterity, talking, hearing, seeing, standing, walking, kneeling, reaching, and repetitive motions.
• The position is generally sedentary but may require some travel, and brief periods of standing or walking.

Safety Considerations:

• Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: ARORA ENGINEERS, LLC (ARORA)- Arora provides clients in the aviation, transportation, education, government, and commercial/institutional sectors with engineering services for intelligent infrastructure solutions. Through smart design, construction management, and facilities maintenance management, we rethink industry needs to help keep clients on the cutting edge and add value to a project. Arora is a growing firm that welcomes individuals with a thirst for knowledge and the energy to tackle projects that help take the infrastructure of our world to the next level.

DISCLAIMER:The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against, on the basis of these factors or of disability.