Senior Construction Manager
Arcadis
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Newark • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and manage all construction activities, including field operations, contractor supervision, and coordination with project stakeholders.
- Oversee the implementation of the HTP Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP), ensuring compliance with all safety protocols, incident reporting, and proactive risk reduction strategies.
- Ensure all construction work complies with technical specifications, contract requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Provide oversight and support for special inspections, testing services, and quality assurance activities, including exercising GDC’s “right to witness” testing and conducting periodic audits.
- Manage site logistics, including coordination of utilities, maintenance, cleaning, repairs, and compliance with building management protocols.
- Oversee schedule management, including maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule, tracking milestones, and ensuring timely completion of all construction phases.
- Lead cost and budget management functions, including forecasting, monitoring cash flow, and supporting requisition and invoice processes.
- Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual project reports covering safety, quality, environmental, financial, and milestone status.
- Maintain change control processes for schedule and budget baselines, ensuring version control and historical records of all changes.
- Supervise and mentor construction management staff, field engineers, and subcontractors.
- Facilitate communication among stakeholders, schedule and lead meetings, and ensure effective documentation and reporting.
- Coordinate with design, procurement, and technical teams to resolve construction issues, implement design changes, and ensure seamless integration of project packages.
- Lead interface management among various HTP Packages, facilitating regular coordination meetings and resolving interface issues.
- Ensure compliance with NEPA, Section 106, permitting, and other environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee implementation of the Quality Management Plan (QMP), including management of special inspection agencies and quality control programs.
- Support asset maintenance planning and warranty claims for completed packages.
- Lead risk management activities, including maintaining risk registers, facilitating risk analysis, and supporting contingency planning.
- Provide technical evaluations of changes to project scope, schedule, and cost; lead negotiation strategies and timely responses to claims and change orders.
- Represent GDC in meetings with regulatory agencies, community stakeholders, and external partners.
- Support government affairs, outreach, and communications activities as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in construction management for large-scale infrastructure or transportation projects.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision
- EAP
- 401K
- STD
- LTD
- AD&D
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- reward & recognition program
- optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement
- nine paid holidays
- 20 days PTO that accrue per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
construction managementsafety protocolsquality assurancebudget managementschedule managementrisk managementtechnical evaluationschange controlcontractor supervisionfield operations
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationmentoringstakeholder coordinationproblem-solvingnegotiationdocumentationteam collaborationmeeting facilitationreporting