Onsite Construction Manager

Description

In this role you will support the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Eastern Service Area (ESA) performing construction oversight for projects in support of Project Engineers, Contracting Officer's Representatives, and Contracting Officers.

This position will report progress and issues against project goals, scope of work, and schedule.

The projects support Air Traffic Control facilities over the eastern third of the continental United States plus the Caribbean.The ideal candidate will live in the eastern part of the US.

This position is 100% travel (full time, including weekends) with each assignment typically lasting weeks or months each with expenses reimbursed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure general contractor complies with FAA Environmental, Safety, and Health policies.
• Supervise construction of FAA projects on-site and provide quality assurance that completed work is compliant the with the plans and specifications.
• Maintain accurate daily records of work accomplished, personnel onsite, weather conditions and other essential details.
• Act as point of contact and coordinate directly with the general contractor.
• Monitor progress against accepted construction schedule, review the general contractor's progress reports, assess the progress, and inform all stakeholders.
• Discuss deviations from specified construction materials and procedures with project engineer.
• Participate in construction inspections, final inspections, and contract close-out activities.
• Prepare sketches, site specific specifications, contract documents and independent cost estimates as needed to support change proposals.
• Perform project management related tasks and communication (including operational risk management plans, safety plans, sequence of work and cutover plans).
• Coordinate and review work permits required for potential hazards such as lead and asbestos that may be encountered during construction.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), with 4 or more years of relevant experience in commercial, industrial, or government facilities construction/maintenance or Masters degree and 2 or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience with construction methods, plans and specifications, building materials, national consensus codes, and quality management
• Ability to tactfully coordinate with a variety of project stakeholders, peers, and management levels
• Working knowledge of office productivity software such as MS Word and MS Excel
• Must be able to pass an in-depth government background check (Public Trust)
• May occasionally be required to work an alternate schedule such as nights/weekends to meet the needs of the construction project
• Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug screening
• Must be able to climb multiple flights of stairs such as those found in Air Traffic Control towers
• May be exposed to challenging environmental conditions such as remote locations, sun, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise, and confined spaces.
• May occasionally be required to wear fall protection systems to access work areas
• Job requires bending, stooping, twisting, turning, and working in unusual positions requiring full body mobility
• Must be able to lift/carry 25 pounds
• Ability to obtain U.S. Passport issued by U.S Dept of State
• Driver's license issued in the U.S. required
• Mastery of the English language and ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the International Building Codes (IBC) and the National Fire Protection Assoc (NFPA) Codes including NFPA70 - National Electric Code.
• Experience with AutoCad or Microstation
• Experience with Primavera or Microsoft Project
• Prior experience working on government projects

NISC IV

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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