Construction/Project Manager (CM-PM)

Job Title: Construction Manager/Project Manager (CM-PM)

Location: Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 1601 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608

Name of Project: VISN 08 CM Support for AHU 21–24 Project - Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL

Client: Veterans Affairs

Pay Range

$95k-110k per year plus benefits

Project Duration: 3 years (Base + 2 option years)

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, Etc.)

The Construction Manager (CM) will work under the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) as the VA’s Owner’s Representative, effectively serving the AHU 21, 22, 23, and 24 renovation projects. This project involves upgrading the air handling unit system that supplies conditioned air to the E Wing Building at Malcom Randall VAMC in Gainesville FL, encompassing floors two through five.

Daily Responsibilities

The government requires a Construction Manager / Project Manager (CM-PM) to assist the COR by actively participating in the review and approval of construction documents, conducting field inspections, reviewing project schedules, and coordinating closely with both the contractor and the Architect/Engineer (A/E) team.

The CM will also support the COR in reviewing payment applications and managing project closeout activities, including warranty management and transition. Throughout the project lifecycle, the CM will help ensure compliance with approved construction drawings, specifications, and VA standards, while maintaining oversight and quality assurance.

The Construction Manager / Project Manager (CM-PM) shall be required to perform services including, but not limited to, the following (in no particular order)

i. Coordination of submittal reviews and management of submittal process – Ensure General Contractor is meeting specification requirements for submittals. Ensure a submittal review and management process is established by General Contractor. Monitor and support timely reviews by all stakeholders. Expeditiously analyze any shop and working drawings and advise A/Es on availability of labor and materials

ii. Monitoring Project Financial Data and Budgetary Cost Accounting - Services may include monitoring and review budgetary cost accounting; administration of construction contract change orders; maintaining spread sheets indicating project funds allowances, obligations, payments, balances, planned expenditures, etc., assist in the documentation of the administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal, preparing change order packages for the Contracting Officer).

iii. Construction Phase Scheduling - Services may include preparing and maintaining daily dairies for project activities noting events affecting construction. Maintain a current project schedule, coordinate with general contractor and compare project progress against Contractor (CM) schedule and general contractor’s schedule.

Contractor (CM) shall address all schedule slippages to the Resident Engineer and make recommendations for adjustments in the project.

iv. Progress Meetings– Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly- project meetings to review and monitor projects and project schedules review of construction contractor payment requirements (including preparation of necessary forms for payment processing by VA).

v. Assisting in Issue Resolution - Contractor shall keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and others construction related matters of the project in order to assist the VA in conflict resolution. Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.

vi. Testing and Inspection Services -The Contractor may be tasked to monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project specific quality control testing and inspection services.

The services may include, but are not limited to, testing/inspection of soils, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls/glazing, and elevator installations.

vii. Commissioning – These services may include, but are not limited to, providing professional and technical expertise for start-up, calibration, and/or certification of a facility or operating systems within the facility.

Commissioning services may require start-up planning, forecasting start-up duration, estimating start-up costs, determining start-up objectives, organizing start-up teams and team assignments, testing building system components, conducting performances tests, obtaining O&M material, plus conducting, scheduling and/or supervising O&M training.

viii.

Performing Additional Construction Related Services- Services may include but not limited to; Maintaining marked up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirement, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction; compiling, thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction; monitoring project financial data and budgetary cost accounting; assisting in relocation efforts; administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal); Submittal Review; Request for Information Review and Responses; Daily Logs of Activity; coordination of Owner supplied equipment; Operational and Maintenance data; Closeout Submittals and other services as may be required by the VA.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, Etc.)

• The Construction Manager / Project Manager (CM-PM) shall have a Bachelors degree in a technical discipline of Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, from an accredited school of higher education.
• The CM-PM shall have a minimum of 6 years of experience in both design and construction with a focus on medical facilities preferred.
• Educational requirements may be substituted by fifteen (15) years of directly related experience. Professional Experience shall consist of seven (7) years of experience in management of facility construction projects including supervision of engineering, design and construction, schedule control, cost management and program budgeting, and overall project management activities.
• The CM-PM must be a United States citizen and obtain a favorable National Agency Check (NACI)
• The CM-PM shall represent the VA in a professional manner and provide sound management advice regarding work performed on assigned projects. For each project, the goal shall be to achieve the best value in the work being performed by controlling schedule and budget.
• The CM-PM shall posses the knowledge of Construction Contract Documents including Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings to readily understand and assess the requirements.
• The CM-PM shall also be proactive in helping to resolve problems and minimize claims taking all reasonable measures to anticipate problems and delays and to minimize or eliminate their adverse impact on project completion and to make certain that work is performed in conformity with applicable requirements (codes, regulations, standards, construction contract plans and specifications)
• The CM-PM must possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products by applying knowledge of computer literacy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a CMa managing VA projects
• Experience as a CMa managing Medical projects