Construction Manager

CDS Development is seeking a Construction Manager to join our team. As part of this role, you will assist the Project Management Team in managing all aspects of the Construction Process for our clients across the country.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills. You should also be proactive in identifying potential issues early on and providing resolution. Above-average familiarity with Microsoft tools including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Project is also required.

At CDS Development, we are committed to employee wellbeing and work-life balance, offering a flexible time-off program and hybrid work from home schedule. If you have a passion for growing your career in a dynamic team environment, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the competitive bidding process with multiple General Contractors.
• Create and review Requests for Information and Requests for Proposal and Change Orders.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, vendors and other specialists.
• Coordinate and monitor schedule updates, invoices, and submittals.
• Assist in managing and reviewing the progress of contractors’ construction schedules.
• Reviews weekly and monthly reports on the status and progress of the contracts, including project costs and potential changes and reports the status of projects to Ownership.
• Identify, mitigate, and track recurring construction issues.
• Visit sites regularly during construction — including bid walks, preconstruction walks, in-progress visits, punch walks, and closeouts — and attend status and coordination meetings.
• Provide direction to general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors when doing groundwork to ensure that quality standards are being met.
• Maintain and update SOW and preconstruction documents, and meet contract obligations by developing relationships with reliable contractors and vendors.
• Respond efficiently and effectively to work delays, emergencies, and other project disruptions.

Required skills and qualifications