Construction Administrator

Overview

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in the field with the support of collaborative project teams that celebrate each person’s ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm with ten offices across the country looking to hire a Construction Administrator to work in Gainesville, Florida. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.

This position requires the individual to be on local Florida job sites, Monday through Friday each week.

How will your days be spent

• On-site observations of facilities, general project and contract administration, payment requests, and change approvals.
• Provide prompt and expeditious service regarding issues of interpretations, decisions, and construction bulletins.
• Review and evaluate RFIs and submittals. Bring questions or concerns to the attention of design team members who will address problems and suggest resolutions.
• Monitor construction changes, shop drawings, samples, product data and/or other submissions from the contractor.
• Review shop drawings, reject work that does not conform to the construction documents, and record the issues with a corrective action report or non-conforming work notice.
• Coordinate outside consultants, as required, to complete the project successfully.
• Facilitate timely communication between the owner, contractor, project manager and other relevant team members for assigned projects; communication includes advising Flad team members of services needed during construction.

What you bring to this role

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant construction administration experience required.
• Experience with healthcare projects preferred.
• An understanding of the principles of sustainable design and prior experience with LEED or Green Globes rating systems is preferred.
• Skilled at collaboration, attention to detail, and communication.

Software Skills:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
• Experience in web-based project management programs required.
• Proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam preferred.

Education:

• Degree in architecture, construction, or related field required.
• Sustainability accreditation preferred.
• Registered Architect or Professional Engineer in the United States preferred. 

Flad offers a wide range of benefits including:  

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement

Flad Architects is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Flad will provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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