Construction Manager

Job Title: Construction Manager Location: Norton, VT Pay Range: $145K - $160K/year plus benefits Client: General Services Administration (GSA) Project Name: Land Port of Entry (LPOE) CMa w/CxP Services, Design-Bid-Build Project Duration: 1,650 days (approx. 4.5 years)

Anticipated Start Date: 12/1/26

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.): Provide comprehensive Construction Manager as-Advisor with Commissioning Provider (CMa w/CxP) services for the Norton Land Port of Entry (LPOE) New Construction Project located in Norton, VT. Support the GSA Project Manager, coordinate all work, schedules, construction, meetings, and other duties with GSA, the tenant, and the Construction Contractor. The CM shall operate in both anticipatory and reactive modes. The CM must take the initiative, act in advance to generate activity, and follow up so that all construction activities are started and completed on time. The CM shall use any applicable GSA forms and procedures as instructed by the Government.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Cost Management & Budget Reconciliation: Maintaining ongoing reconciliation of design changes and General Contractor (GC) pricing against the approved Program of Requirements (POR), including independent cost estimate preparation, reconciliation reporting at each design milestone, and monthly cost/schedule variance reporting to the GSA Project Manager (PM) to support proactive budget control throughout design, procurement, and construction.
• Technical Engineering & Field Inspection: Field inspection and technical oversight of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and building enclosure systems throughout construction, including Building Enclosure Commissioning (ASTM E2813), MEP Commissioning (ASHRAE Guideline 0, Standard 111, Guideline 4; NETA ATS acceptance testing), fire/life safety commissioning (NFPA 3), and civil and structural commissioning in accordance with GSA Core Building Standards (CBS).
• Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling: Developing, auditing, and maintaining an Integrated Master Project Schedule (IMP) with fully resolved logic ties, consistent with the P-120 Directive governing Master Schedule, Milestone Schedule, Contractor Schedule, Look-Ahead Schedule, and Critical Path Schedule requirements - including monthly schedule update reviews, four-week look-ahead analysis, and float/critical path trending to protect the Government against contractor delay claims, while specifically accounting for this project's remote site logistics and seasonal weather constraints.
• Design and Construction Services Coordination: Review and reconciliation of design revisions resulting from scope changes approved subsequent to CD submissions. Independent cost estimate preparation and reconciliation with the A/E's estimate at each design milestone. Maintenance of the Building Information Model (BIM) during construction and timely delivery of Common Data Exchange (CDX) and Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) data to GSA.
• Monitor the performance of various listed GSA design and construction projects and keep all files and programs updated.
• Make recommendations to the COR for any final decisions or reviews/approvals on behalf of the federal government.
• Provide support with SOW and IGE for study, design, and/or design/build, and construction.
• Provide technical evaluations and adjustments to IGEs related to all types of contracts.
• Participate in negotiations as required by the Contracting Officer.
• Monitor project objectives in the Construction Contractor’s scope of work with GSA, notify the COR when project objectives are going off track or not being met. Recommend strategies for re-directing performance by the Construction Contractor to meet stated objectives.
• Observe and make recommendations to the Construction Contractor ensuring a safe work environment during construction for workers and authorized visitors on the construction site.
• Manage the completion of the project with the spirit of partnering and without litigation.
• Provide timely reports and communications at all levels to all stakeholders.
• Recommend viable cost saving or cost reduction alternatives when possible.
• Ensure that all sensitive documents are stored, handled, distributed, archived, and destroyed according to established project procedures.
• Review and verify that the design and construction adhere to all design and construction codes and quality requirements.
• Review construction schedules against established contract dates.
• Follow all security requirements in the delivery of this project.
• Ensure all work, minimally, complies with industry quality standards for the unique application.
• Ensure that the construction adheres to the construction documents and specifications developed in the design phase of the contract.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, etc.):

• The Construction Manager shall have a Bachelors degree in Construction Management (or similar technical degree) or evidence of work experience or knowledge to compensate for absence of higher education. A minimum of ten (10) years of construction work experience, with six (6) years on similarly sized/complex projects, may be substituted and shall be reviewed for acceptability.
• CM shall possess a working knowledge of construction practices and call upon this knowledge to assist in implementing the various plans set forth on the project including Quality Assurance, Safety, Time, Cost, Change and Information Management
• The CM shall be familiar with the site operations of a General Contractor (with subordinate sub-contractors) and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• The CM shall have experience in monitoring construction for Quality Assurance. The CM shall have experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the Contractor’s work in relationship with the construction documents. In addition, they shall understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Work experience on completed projects shall be identified in the credentials of the individual to show relevant competence. The CM shall present three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he/she held a similar position.
• The CM shall maintain daily progress reports and inspection reports and shall lead the inspection and quality assurance team assigned to projects to ensure timely and effective project oversight.