Construction Manager

Construction Manager

The government has a need for Level I Construction Management (CM) Services personnel to cover temporary workload needs within the Bismarck, North Dakota office. The CM shall evaluate construction activities, provide overview to Government personnel, provide technical assistance on the Tribal construction and OM&R programs. A tribal rural water program is composed of two components, a Construction program and an Operation and Maintenance program. There are multiple ongoing construction projects and activities occurring within each of these programs. The CM personnel shall keep the Government Program Manager informed of the progress of the work, ensure work is completed within project objectives, train entry level engineers, provide technical review of contract documents, and field activities through written reports and photographs associated with the tribal rural water projects.

Essential Tasks and Functions:

• Provide Construction Program Oversight:
• CM actively participates in construction planning meetings and conducts construction site visits; reviews status of current funding availability and estimates future funding requirements for assigned rural water projects; collaborates with Government staff to set priorities and prepare schedules to complete workload; ensures timely performance, quality, and expected quantity of work.
• CM advises Government's Program Manager in the preparation and implementation of work plans and budgets for construction and O&M projects.
• CM reviews tribal progress reports and collaborates with Government's financial specialist in the review of tribal financial statements and makes recommendations to the Government Program Manager for prioritizing the agreement tasks. CM prepares requests for including the associated supporting documentation for modifications to Public Law 93-638 contracts/agreements.
• CM reviews project plans and specifications prior to contract advertisement to determine constructability and conformance to Government engineering standards, and compliance with authorizing legislation. CM provides comments to Government's Program Manager for submission to the project sponsor. CM participates in design review meetings with designers and others to discuss construction aspects and problems. CM reviews contract proposals for compliance with contracting procedures and makes recommendations for approval to the Program Manager.
• CM shall assist tribes in determining compliance of O&M and construction activities with the final specifications, drawings, reports, and other contract-related engineering documents.
• CM assists Government on activities required for construction and operation and maintenance including compliance with environmental and cultural laws, rights-of-way, hazardous waste surveys, and any required permitting.
• CM attends bid openings, pre-construction meetings, progress meetings associated with construction projects and documents these activities for the project file.
• Provide Operation and Maintenance Oversight and Technical Assistance:
• CM provides insight and technical assistance to Government to advise the tribe regarding Operation and Maintenance projects and efforts to provide safe drinking water to the water users. CM collaborates with other Federal, State, Tribal, and local government representatives in the area to carry out assigned duties.
• CM assists Government when conferring with other federal and state agencies including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency and the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality for developing and monitoring the Operation and Maintenance program to ensure the water is safe and meets established standards.
• CM provides technical information to the tribes that ensures proper testing and monitoring procedures are established and conducted for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and other state and Federal Regulations.
• Provide Project Coordination with Customer and Stakeholder:
• CM attends meetings or participates on phone calls with tribes, engineering consulting firms, rural water boards, and contractors when discussing Government requirements associated with a project. CM collaborates with other Federal, state, tribal and local government representatives in the area to carry out assigned duties.

Oral and Written Communication:

• Effective oral communication with customers and stakeholders in a variety of situations is necessary, including meetings and individual or conference calls, and may assist in facilitating difficult discussion on topics of disagreement; however, the CM must not act as or imply that they are a representative of Government or agent of the Federal Government.
• CM must be an effective communicator in writing, including correspondence, emails, studies, reports and information documents. Written communications must be thorough, of high quality, and rarely require grammatical or technical corrections.

Qualifications/Experience

The Construction Manager demonstrate through their resume they have construction management experience with the following minimum qualifications.

1. CM must have knowledge of engineering principles applicable to a wide range of duties sufficient to modify and adapt standard engineering practices to solve a variety of engineering problems as related to water supply, water treatment and water distribution systems, and to address the specialized circumstances/requirements for some projects.

2. CM must be experienced in administration of major multi-part contracts and agreements, contracting procedures, budgeting, and financial transaction procedures. CM must be capable of mentoring entry level engineers.

3. CM must demonstrate the ability to plan, budget for, and schedule construction and Operation and Maintenance activities in order to advise Government's Program Manager on these aspects of the tribal rural water system.

4. CM must demonstrate knowledge of construction industry standards, including civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, at a level necessary to review plans and specifications and when inspecting construction and advise the Project Manager regarding the technical aspects of the plans and specification quality and construction actions.

5. CM must have knowledge of civil engineering concepts, principles, and practices sufficient to review design drawings and specifications prepared by private firms and advise the Government Project Manager regarding technical aspects of the rural water systems to ensure concerns are appropriately addressed. CM will assist tribes in determining compliance of OM&R and construction activities with the final specifications, drawings, reports, and other contract-related engineering documents.

6. CM must have experience applying the requirements and standards for domestic water supply provision; know and understand the applicability of the Federal regulations and standards governing the Safe Drinking Water Act and how they apply to Bureau of Government projects.

7. CM must have a minimum of 10 years' experience in construction or a related field.

8. CM must have experience complying with the regulations for contracting with a tribal nation as established under Public Law 93-638. Government has entered a P.L. 93-638 agreement or contract with sovereign tribal nations within North Dakota for the construction and Operation and Maintenance of their respective tribal rural water systems. It is critical for performing the work that the CM must understand how P.L. 93-638 regulations apply to both the Government and the tribe.

9. It is preferable if the CM has experience working with at least one of the tribal nations within North Dakota (Three Affiliated Tribes, Spirit Lake Nation, Trenton Indian Service Area, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa).

Work Environment

This position works at various bridge locations for field data collection. The position will also work in an office setting for report computation.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods traveling to and from the sites
• Must be able to withstand ambient weather conditions.
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds on a frequent basis.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications Must have a standard Driver's License with acceptable driving record.

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Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.