Resident Construction Manager

Hill International is seeking a Resident Construction Manager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This position is open to collect resumes in anticipation of upcoming work. 

• Manage staff, including Project Engineer, Field Inspectors, and Scheduler.
• Maintain on-going contact with the Client’s Project Manager, Client’s on-site staff, Local Authorities and Agencies, and Construction Project Manager.
• Manage multi-prime projects.
• Assist the contractor in interpretation of the contract documents through consultation with the Authority as needed to ensure that Client’s interests are appropriately protected.
• Implement and actively manage an effective RFI process among the General Contractor, CM, Client, and Designer.
• Review contractor’s submittals for completeness, coordination of prime contractor and any affected utility or agency, and verification of field conditions.
• Review, approve, and monitor the contractor's material testing program for compliance with the contract documents and provide supplementary testing, as necessary.
• Initiate field changes to construction as required and provide Independent Cost Estimates (ICEs) and/or price analysis and an evaluation of schedule impacts and time of completion adjustments resulting from the changes.
• Provide written change order recommendations for client consideration and execution.
• Conduct weekly job progress meetings and conduct other meetings as required.
• Verify measurements of quantities for progress payments to the contractor.
• Provide monitoring, on an as needed basis, of any required contractor field measurement activities.
• Review the contractor's pay estimates to verify work completed and verify that all administrative and other documentation that is required for processing of pay estimates have been received.
• Review the contractor's payroll reports, monthly utilization reports, Progress Reports, and other submittals for compliance with the contract documents.
• Conduct interim and final inspections of the construction and develop punch lists based on the requirements of the contract documents.
• Verify as-built construction for compliance with the contract documents.
• Monitor and verify, by utilizing CM’s set of concurrently annotated design drawings, all contractors’ maintenance of as-built drawings.
• Coordinate contractor’s schedules monthly with the overall Project Schedule, anticipate conflicts and work with contractor to develop “workarounds” and make changes to correct variances.
• Assist contractor in scheduling work to coordinate with other contractors, utilities, client, municipalities, community groups, and outside agencies.
• Attend community and business meetings pertaining to the Project and participate as required.
• Compel and otherwise expedite contractor’s satisfactory completion of all punch list work.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Engineering degree is preferred.
• Water and wastewater experience is preferred but not required.
• Excellent writing skills for project correspondence.
• Strong critical thinking and creativity skills along with the ability to exercise sound judgment by making decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and people management skills.  
• Adapts to changing environment, shifting priorities, and uncertainty.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.