Arcadis is seeking a Construction Manager to support our Chicago, IL team. Our ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the construction of design-build projects, from preconstruction through construction and commissioning.
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
In this role, you will be responsible for facilitating stakeholder communications, tracking the overall construction schedule, accountability of financial documentation, and overall quality of work in place for assigned projects. You will have direct and immediate oversight of assigned projects and responsibility for all onsite management of the onsite construction team. Your role as the ownership representative will leverage your expertise in design, construction knowledge, and coordination to lead our construction and all aspects of the construction review process. Your commitment to precision, adaptability, and tenacity will be pivotal in establishing best in class procedures.
Role accountabilities:
As a Construction Manager you will review and evaluate designer document submissions, architect’s supplemental information, contractor submittals, RFIs, field memos, and mock-ups, for validation of contractual performance compliance, identification of project risks, and conformance to approved schedule, budget, and quality standards. You will also represent Arcadis as a safety leader and advocate onsite ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], or equivalent) to ensure compliance and aggressive management of risk. Conducts routine safety program, project, and contractor audits, and performs and participates in incident investigations.
- Continuous monitoring of contractor submitted schedules, financial documents, and quality conformance of work in place, and provide weekly reporting to identify status and forecast progress, potential risks, or perceived impacts.
- Manage work in compliance with state, local and Federal requirements.
- Analyze contractor performance in the field to compare with schedule and cost documentation, report findings to Project Manager, and provide support as required for coordination and reconciliation of risks and discrepancies.
- Work with scheduler to review designer and contractor schedules, analyze critical path, validate updates, confirm progress, evaluate options, and communicates schedule progress status to the project manager, client, consultants, and other project stakeholders as needed.
- Work with estimator to build detailed cost reports, change notices, and other cost control tools.
- Work collaboratively and proactively with clients, designers, contractors, consultants, and municipal authorities to successfully deliver all project goals.
- Monitor subcontractor adherence to safety standards.
- Review contractor payment applications along with the schedule of values to validate percentage of construction complete for each trade, as well as materials and equipment on-site.
- Review, negotiate and make recommendations on proposed change orders.
- Manage projects to complete on-time, within budget, and at the specified standards of quality.
- Attend and participate in project meetings, produce meeting minutes, field reports, and provide briefings using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ensure strict control and coordination of all project records, files, documents, and correspondence.
- Manages and leads the punch-list, project closeout and operational turnover process ensuring a smooth hand-off to the operational team.
- Utilize construction management software to facilitate timely project administration.
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational skills, ability to self-direct, strong background in mission critical projects, engineering, controls, operational requirements, and an emphasis on project/construction management.
- Demonstrate high standard of persona, accountability, and integrity. Mentor staff to the same high standards.
- Ability to effectively multitask while analyzing and solving problems.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel), Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar project management software.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 10 years as a Construction Manager with at least 10 years of complex vertical projects.
- Design-Build project delivery experience leading projects valued greater than $25MM.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management
- Progressive Design-Build delivery experience
- Heavy Industrial, Laboratory, and/or Oil & Gas / Refinery experience
- Strong knowledge of engineering and construction practices for major site utilities infrastructure
- PMP Certification
- CCM or CPC certification
- LEED accreditation
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000.
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