About the position
Facility Engineering Services, a Burns & McDonnell company, is looking for an Assistant Construction Manager that has a desire to apply their experience, while actively engaging with the client and following a project from the completion of design through commissioning and operation. This opportunity is full-time, Monday through Friday, working day-shift at the Kansas City National Security Campus facility in Kansas City, MO. Occasional evening and weekend work is necessary to support construction schedules. Be a part of an energy-filled workplace that pays for performance, where you can invest in a career that you can grow into. You will be involved in a variety of unique projects, from capital equipment installations to building infrastructure modifications. You will engage with both the designers and the client as part of an in-house team. Minimal travel is involved as the construction work is local to the Kansas City-based facility.
Responsibilities
- Working as an Owner's Representative on a wide portfolio of simultaneous construction projects at the facility.
- Interacting with the client and contractor's team to execute the construction scope and to communicate regular status updates or construction-related issues such as work procedures, complaints, and impairments to utilities or surrounding spaces.
- Inspecting and reviewing projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, production quality, and other established requirements.
- Where needed, getting direction or clarification from the multi-discipline project design team.
- Actively developing relationships with all levels of the client organization, promoting client satisfaction.
- Demonstrating creativity, foresight, and judgement in anticipating and solving problems.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in construction-related field plus 3 years of related experience or high school diploma plus 7 years of related experience.
- US Citizen able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Security Clearance is required.
- Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications.
- Knowledge of the construction process from the conclusion of design, through bidding, awarding, construction, commissioning, and close-out.
- Knowledge of typical processes for change orders, requests for information, submittal reviews, pre-occupancy inspections, and close-out is essential.
- Knowledge of the typical divisions of work between design consultants, the various construction trades, and the owner.
- Must have the mobility and ability to conduct field observations throughout the facility, which may include access via ladders, elevated platforms, or uneven terrain and typically in a construction environment without ideal access.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be proficient in the use of basic computer software (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
