Senior Construction Project Manager

Senior Construction Project ManagerThe Senior Construction Project Manager serves as Georgia Gwinnett College's senior owner's representative for complex capital construction, renovation, infrastructure, and major repair projects. The position independently leads assigned projects from feasibility and programming through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, occupancy, and financial closeout. The role is accountable for scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety coordination, risk, and stakeholder communication; directs the work of architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, commissioning agents, and specialty consultants; and advises Facilities leadership and senior College stakeholders on project strategy, delivery, and resolution of significant issues.Capital Project Leadership - Lead a portfolio of high-value, technically complex, mission-critical, or highly visible capital projects, including new construction, major renovations, building systems, utilities, site and infrastructure improvements, deferred maintenance, and occupied-space projects. Serve as the College's primary owner's representative and single point of accountability for assigned projects. Establish the project charter, scope, success criteria, governance, decision process, stakeholder plan, budget, milestone schedule, procurement strategy, and risk register. Project Planning - Manage programming and preconstruction planning. Translate academic, administrative, operational, accessibility, security, technology, sustainability, and maintainability requirements into complete project criteria and coordinated scopes of work. Develop capital renewal and Major Repair and Renovation (MRR) recommendations. Prepare project justifications, preliminary scopes, cost models, schedules, risk assessments, and required institutional and Board of Regents submissions; manage approved work within delegated authority and applicable USG procedures. Financial Management and Project Controls - Develop and manage total project budgets, including design, construction, equipment, technology, owner costs, contingencies, escalation, testing, commissioning, and move-related costs. Prepare forecasts, cash-flow projections, cost-to-complete analyses, and variance reports; recommend corrective action before budget or schedule commitments are exceeded. Maintain an integrated project record and executive dashboard covering scope, budget, commitments, invoices, contingency, schedule, risks, decisions, procurement, change orders, quality issues, and closeout. Provide concise reports and presentations to Facilities leadership, College administration, USG, and other governance bodies. Procurement and Contracting - Develop acquisition and project-delivery strategies in coordination with Procurement and USG. Prepare or lead scopes, qualifications criteria, solicitations, evaluations, interviews, negotiations, recommendations for award, and contract initiation for professional services and construction. Consultant and Contractor Management - Direct architects, engineers, consultants, construction managers, contractors, commissioning authorities, testing agencies, and other vendors. Establish performance expectations, meeting and reporting protocols, document-control requirements, and escalation paths; evaluate performance and require recovery plans when needed. Quality Assurance - Coordinate and critically review programming documents, estimates, schedules, design submissions, constructability reviews, bid documents, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, substitutions, and field changes for alignment with approved scope, budget, College standards, USG requirements, applicable codes, and operational needs. Technical design responsibility remains with the licensed design professional. Construction Administration and Change Management - Administer construction activities through regular site observation and project meetings. Monitor progress, quality, testing, inspections, safety coordination, campus impacts, utilities, logistics, outages, phasing, swing space, access, and protection of occupants and College property; document deficiencies and drive timely resolution through the responsible contracted party. Manage change control. Analyze proposals, field conditions, claims, schedule impacts, allowances, contingencies, and requests for time or compensation; negotiate or recommend equitable resolutions; maintain complete decision records; and obtain required approvals before authorizing changes. Project Turnover and Closeout - Lead project turnover, commissioning, training, occupancy, substantial and final completion, punch-list correction, record-document delivery, warranty management, asset-data transition, and financial and contractual closeout. Verify receipt of O&M manuals, as-built documents, warranties, attic stock, keys, test reports, permits, certificates, and other required deliverables. Stakeholder Coordination and Emergency Support - Coordinate projects with Facilities Operations, Public Safety, IT, Procurement, Budget, Accounting, Risk Management, EHS, Accessibility, campus stakeholders, and regulatory authorities. Plan construction to minimize impacts on instruction, research, student life, and operations. Provide technical leadership to project managers, coordinators, inspectors, and Facilities staff. Review work, share standards and lessons learned, strengthen project controls, and lead teams or provide functional oversight as needed. Support emergency response, facility assessments, and recovery planning for facility failures or construction incidents. Perform other duties consistent with senior construction management responsibilities.Required Qualifications - 4 Year / Bachelor's degree in construction management, building construction, architecture, engineering, building science, or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Five years of progressively responsible experience managing commercial, institutional, or public-sector design and construction projects. One or more years of supervisory experience (projects, program, or people).Proposed Salary - 71,700 - 91,400 Salary offer will be dependent on candidate's experience and qualifications, internal equity considerations, budget availability, and salary administration guidelines.Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities - Strong financial acumen, including total-project budgeting, forecasting, contingency management, reconciliation, cost-to-complete analysis, and clear reporting of commitments and variances. Strong negotiation, conflict-resolution, facilitation, and vendor-performance management skills, with the judgment to distinguish routine project issues from matters requiring executive, legal, procurement, risk, or USG escalation. Ability to communicate complex technical, financial, and schedule information clearly to executives, campus clients, technical professionals, regulators, and community stakeholders through concise writing, presentations, dashboards, and meetings. Ability to lead cross-functional teams, establish accountability, mentor less-experienced staff, build productive professional relationships, and maintain composure during high-impact project events. Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat, project-management and construction-management systems, scheduling and cost-control tools, and the review of CAD/BIM documents. Advanced knowledge of construction project management, owner representation, design and construction contracts, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement, change management, quality management, commissioning, occupancy, warranty, and closeout. Thorough understanding of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, life-safety, technology, security, accessibility, and site-work coordination sufficient to identify risks and lead multidisciplinary resolution. Working knowledge of applicable building, fire, accessibility, environmental, and occupational safety requirements; State of Georgia public-works practices; and USG facilities policies, procedures, standards, and delegated-authority requirements. Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, contracts, schedules, estimates, submittals, RFIs, pay applications, change proposals, test reports, and commissioning documents and to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and project impacts. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities; develop realistic plans; anticipate constraints; quantify risk; make timely decisions; and lead recovery efforts.USG Core Values - The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.Conditions of Employment - Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). Eligibility of employment is determined by GGC in its sole discretion, and includes but is not limited to confirmation of credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Offers are subject to the applicable federal laws, state laws, statutes, rules and regulations of this institution, and to the bylaws and policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.Equal Employment Opportunity - Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Georgia Gwinnett College to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). For individuals requiring disability-related accommodations for participation in any event including the application, interview process, or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io Check - Position of Trust + EducationOther Information - Due to the volume of applications, applicants may not receive a reply from the College unless an applicant is selected for an interview. Review of applications will continue until positions are filled. Georgia is an open records state.