Construction administrator Jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises / partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm's inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM / CM firm.

If you're up for the challenge to stretch, grow, and excel in your career in Construction Management, consider joining our award-winning team at Alpha Corporation as a Construction Manager to support our growing team in the Hampton Roads area.

Alpha Corporation offers excellent career opportunities for continued professional, educational and personal growth. We strive to offer our employees the opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects in a collaborative team environment. All positions include a competitive benefits package and the opportunity for a stable and rewarding career.

Position Summary

The Construction Manager will be responsible for providing management oversight and contract administration of VDOT projects, including oversight for Local Government projects as part of the Local Administration Program (LAP). This includes the steps necessary for a locality to proactively manage and close out projects from beginning of construction to completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Construction Manager will perform the following :

• Oversight of construction activities at a frequency determined by the Owner
• Perform project audits to include a review of all documentation such as DWR's, Materials Notebooks, Buy America Certifications, Delivery Tickets, Test Reports, Certifications, LT assignments, etc. Audits will be performed at a frequency determined by the Owner.
• Attend preconstruction meetings, project meetings, and all other meetings as assigned.
• Review change orders to ensure that the contractor is entitled to compensation and that the scope of the change order is within the project scope; coordinate concerns with the Owner; make recommendations to the Owner as to the approval or denial of the change order.
• Acknowledge and address claims received by the contractor and make recommendations to the Owner
• On the LAP projects, coordinate project concerns between the locality and VDOT

Respond to concerns, answer questions, and provide guidance to the localities regarding the LAP procedures and manual.

Education and / or Experience

Certification / Licenses

Physical Demands

The incumbent in this position can typically expect to sit and use his / her hands to handle and feel for more than 1 / 3 of the day. He / she can expect to stand or walk for more than 2 / 3 of the day. Talking and listening are also expected for more than 2 / 3 of the day. The ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, or reach with arms will be needed for less than 2 / 3 of the day.

This position requires that the incumbent be able to lift items up to 10 pounds on an infrequent basis.

The incumbent in this position should have clear vision at 20 inches or less. He / she should be able to view various reports and forms as well as information displayed on a computer monitor and have the ability to distinguish between different colors. Depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to focus, and the ability to see from a distance are also necessary.

Alpha Corporation offers excellent career opportunities for continued professional, educational and personal growth. We strive to offer our employees the opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects in a collaborative team environment. All positions include a competitive benefits package and the opportunity for a stable and rewarding career.

EEO Statement

Alpha Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or military status, or any other protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.