Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States
The Construction Manager acts as the University’s primary point of contact for contractors/subcontractors and installers on assigned construction projects. Perform site visits and inspections at project construction sites and monitor work for conformance with construction documents, quality standards, safety standards, University procedures, building codes/regulations, and adherence with the University’s Design and Construction standards. Provide investigations, documentation, and reports on problem situations, potential change orders, errors and omissions, safety issues, and advises the contractor when necessary to implement corrective action. Conduct (or attend) job conferences, compile status reports, daily logs, maintain/coordinate construction progress photos, and participate in contractor evaluations. Review and approve contractor pay applications and conduct the initial review on contractor-submitted change orders. During a project’s design phase, the CM may review documents for quality conformance, constructability, and proper sequencing/phasing. The CM may also attend design review meetings, pre-bid conferences, and scoping/de-scoping meetings. During construction, the CM coordinates the interaction and efforts of contractors/subcontractors, design professionals, Penn State customers, Office of Physical Plant divisions, Penn State agencies, students, and the general public to minimize disruption to the University and public. At the completion of a project, the CM manages the punchlist process and building/project turnover to facilitate a smooth transition from contractor to Penn State customer.
Manage construction activities including schedule, budget, cost control, contracts, trade coordination, manpower resources, risk management, safety and quality control. Act as primary representative for Owner, Architect/Engineer and subcontractor communication and correspondence. Oversee project team for day to day activities such as document management, information dissemination, project progress and meetings.
Responsible for various construction project activities such as, daily reporting, document management, RFI's, submittal processing, change order proposal reviews, document postings, quality control/assurance, 3rd party testing agency coordination, change proposal estimating, manpower/equipment allocations and productivity monitoring.