Construction Project Manager

The posting, as CannonDesign wrote it

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for leading, developing and helping assemble the project team administering construction contracts on behalf of CannonDesign for large projects, with particular focus on constructability review, risk mitigation and cost control from start to finish of construction. This position requires consistent onsite presence at the project site in Rochester, Minnesota. CannonDesign provides a relocation and temporary relocation program to support on-site presence.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Be a prime liaison between builder, client/owner, and design teams.
• Lead and contribute with other team members in developing and maintaining the project Risk Assessment process during Construction Administration. Proactively identify potential risks during the Construction Administration process; communicate, mitigate and collaboratively resolve project-related issues.
• Work with overall Project Director and individual Project Managers to assign team members to various scopes of the Construction Administration process.
• Manage internal Construction Administration efforts and team, both on site, remotely in offices, working closely with Construction Administration Coordinators, Document Control and Quality Leaders.
• Guide the team to implement the firm’s Construction Administration policies. Meet regularly with the project’s Senior Project Architect(s) and Engineering Discipline Leaders to discuss quality reviews and ongoing challenges seeking to resolve issues early.
• Attend site meetings, including but not limited to scheduling, cost management, pre-installation, and weekly meetings. Review and edit, as necessary, the official meeting minutes issued by the contractor.
• Review progress of work on site. Prepare site visit and other reports as contractually obligated.
• Lead, monitor and participate in the review and interpretation of construction documents, the development and issuance of documentation related to field conditions and issues, and coordination of the work with consultants and the project team.
• Lead, monitor and participate in the resolution of problems that arise on the construction site, development of recommendations and coordination of changes to the contract documents.
• Lead, monitor and participate in tracking the changes made to documents and applying appropriate reason codes and the internal cost tracking log related to changes and reason codes.
• Identify key risk issues and engage senior project leadership and risk management teams when needed.
• Lead and monitor the processing, review and response to Requests for Information and Submittals.
• Review, comment and approve change proposals from the builder.
• Review construction progress, advise status on project completion and authorize payment applications as required.
• Participate with the Project Technical D

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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.