Lead On-Site Construction Administrator
Apply NowCompany: Goodwyn Mills Cawood
Location: Montgomery, AL 36117
Description:
Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC (GMC) is one of the region's largest privately held architecture and engineering firms, with more than 600 employees. We are a regional firm with offices located throughout the Southeastern United States. Our projects touch on almost every aspect of the built environment from designing parks, schools and hospitals to providing clean water, safe streets and protecting endangered environments. We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.
GMC is looking for a Lead On-Site Construction Administrator to work with the Architecture Department of our Montgomery, AL office for a project located in South Alabama. The Lead On-Site Construction Administrator will monitor the project prior to and through the construction phase. This position includes working with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other staff to ensure that the project progresses in a timely manner and meets GMC's standards. This role will initiate in the Montgomery Area and then transition to an onsite position within two hours of Montgomery.
Essential functions and responsibilities include:
Minimum qualifications:
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
About GMC
We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast's most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.
GMC is looking for a Lead On-Site Construction Administrator to work with the Architecture Department of our Montgomery, AL office for a project located in South Alabama. The Lead On-Site Construction Administrator will monitor the project prior to and through the construction phase. This position includes working with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other staff to ensure that the project progresses in a timely manner and meets GMC's standards. This role will initiate in the Montgomery Area and then transition to an onsite position within two hours of Montgomery.
Essential functions and responsibilities include:
- Lead a team of on-site Construction Administrators and consultants
- Provide quality assurance reviews on construction documents prepared by others
- Provide technical expertise on construction details and mentor staff
- Assist with the Bid Phase effort, including managing pre-bid meetings, review of substitution requests, answering contractor inquiries and issuing addendum
- Manage pre-construction meetings
- Review/evaluate contractor's project schedules and the schedule of values
- Review the contractor pay requests for accuracy
- Review and answer RFI's and evaluate submittals
- Attend construction meetings and OAC meetings and provide input
- Lead job site reviews and provide construction field reports
- Coordinate with architectural/interior staff as well as project consultants regarding drawing/specification changes during the Bid and Construction Phases
- Review, analyze and interpret contractor schedules and issues notices to contractors when schedules are not met
- Issue ASI's or PR's as needed
- Evaluate Change Orders and provide back-up for adjustments
- Review material testing reports
- Lead the inspection process including designers, engineers, and other consultants in concert with the owner's project management team, other State inspectors and local authorities having jurisdiction
- Ensure inspection findings and deficiencies are corrected and documented
- Lead quality assurance efforts including periodic inspections and reports
- Lead the punch list process including performing punch list inspections, coordinating other team members assisting with punch list, document punch lists and ensure completion of punch list items
- Coordinate close out process including as-built/record documents
Minimum qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to utilize effective conflict resolution skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently and decisively take action
- Excellent communication skills and ability to manage all aspects of projects, clients and key staff
- Ability to review budgets, construction schedules and submittal schedules
- Proficient in MS Office, Procore (and/or similar software)
- Valid Driver's license and acceptable driving record
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
About GMC
We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast's most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.