Construction Manager - Project Engineer - Civil Engineer

Denver, CO
Full Time
Experienced
📍Location:
The ideal candidate would be in Denver, Colorado or surrounding area in order to facilitate easy access to clients and projects, and to promote your work/life balance.

💰Compensation Range:
Compensation range: $85,000-125,000. This position is considered exempt under FLSA. This is an estimated pay range. Final pay rate will be determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, job related skills, experience, qualifications, and market conditions.

Description
Basis Partners Construction Managers’ have an important role in leading the effort to drive construction projects as the owner’s representative, ensuring completion according to the specific standards of quality and performance, budgetary constraints, contract requirements, and safety. As a Construction Manager, you will lead quality assurance, coordination, project administration, and contract management for stand-alone projects or defined segments of large complex projects.  The Construction Manager’s success depends on creating a reputation with internal and external stakeholders as a person who is reliable, supportive, steady, accountable, results and action oriented, a problem solver, and cooperative, helping ensure that Basis Partners will be a preferred partner for future contracts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions: 
Implements project plans, objectives, and specifications by:
  • Assisting with pre-construction activities including review of bid schedules, procurement documents, and development of special provisions. 
  • Coordinating with design engineering for review and response of design changes and requests for information.
  • Providing constructability reviews during the design phase.
  • Reviewing procurement documents to check for consistency, organization, scope gaps, and potential liabilities.
  • Setting up and maintaining organized project documentation files (hard-copy and virtual) to meet client and Basis requirements throughout the project.
Plans, coordinates, and maintains project schedule and administration by:
  • Serving as primary construction liaison between project manager, field team, client, and stakeholders.
  • Understanding and enforcing terms of contracts. 
  • Managing construction costs and budget, including progress forecasting and earned value approaches.
  • Leading project meetings including coordination meetings with stakeholders.
  • Organizing, reviewing, and distributing contractor RFI’s, submittals, schedules and other documentation amongst the relevant project team members to ensure compliance.
  • Reviewing change order requests for compliance, appropriateness of costs, and impact on budget and schedule. 
  • Organizing information and updating the client on progress and/or potential issues and proposed solutions.
  • Closely tracking contract pay quantities and as-constructed plan notations to include sketches and digital markup. 
  • Compiling and submitting monthly payment applications including detailed progress reports. 
  • Preparing appropriate contract modification orders including justification documentation. 
  • Scheduling and overseeing inspection and third-party materials testing resources.
  • Preparing and coordinating close out documentation and punch list items 
Advancing department’s capabilities by:
  • Implementing appropriate recommendations regarding ways to improve processes, productivity, and efficiency.
  • Increasing knowledge of industry, market, and competitive environment.
  • Orienting and training new team members.
  • Training, mentoring, guiding, and directing team members.
  • Identifying opportunities to increase team members capabilities.
  • Delegating and following up on assigned responsibilities.
  • Providing input into team members performance appraisal and career development.
Minimum Qualifications/Experience: 
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management 
  • P.E. license (State of Colorado or the ability to obtain Colorado licensure).
  • 9+ years' experience in the following:
  • Expert knowledge and experience in Transportation Construction Management and associated successful Business Development.
  • Deep, extensive relationships with agencies and industry partners across the Front Range.
  • State (e.g., CDOT)/local agency experience required. Aviation experience a plus.
  • Successful leadership of teams to deliver complex transportation construction management based on significant past experience managing similar teams and projects.
  • Successfully building business relationships and associated opportunities through regular communication with clients, strategic pursuits, teaming partner firms, planning for long-term growth and workload, attendance at conferences and marketing events, and engagement with industry organizations.
Travel:
Frequent travel to job sites, client offices, and other meeting places. 
Required to hold and maintain a valid driver’s license, appropriate auto insurance coverage (per Basis Vehicle Policy) and an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions:
Work will be performed with a blend of office, project sites, and other meeting places (e.g., client offices).  Project site visits can involve hazards including exposure to changes in temperature (seasonal), inclement weather, dust, fumes, gases, traffic, slope, water, water way, and trains. 

About Us:
Basis Partners is a Colorado-based, people, team, and locally focused civil engineering consulting firm providing services to public agencies in the transportation industry.

We are a consulting firm that is a sharp contrast to our competitors. Sure, we do the same work, but we are different from the rest in the way we handle projects, build cohesiveness, energy, skills, and local pride.

It is firmly believed that if you place people first something remarkable will happen. It creates a community of fun, passionate individuals who help make their communities better, safer places to live.

At Basis Partners, on day one, you will be doing work that matters alongside other talented and collaborative team members while building the foundation of your career through practical and hands on experience, coaching, mentoring, and training.

It’s in our core to care for our community, our team, and our clients. Helping with the infrastructure of our community is a source of pride for our team.  We can drive down a road, interstate, or cross a bridge and say, 'Wow, I was on a team that helped with that project!

Our team lives and works here and we want to make sure we give back to the communities we serve by volunteering and supporting local organizations. We love to 'keep it local'!

Check us out on social media and our website to learn more about us and this internship possibility!

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Benefits

Basis Partners' purpose is to empower our team and create an environment where everyone can succeed at work while living happy and healthy lives. We have built a culture, work environment, and benefits package to support that purpose!

  • 401(k) with employer match (Roth and Traditional options)
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health savings account with Basis contribution
  • Dependent care flexible spending account
  • Disability insurance (short term and long term)
  • Company-paid life insurance and buy up provision
  • Paid time off (PTO and Holiday)
  • Parental leave (pregnancy and parental)
  • Training and career progression to support and encourage you throughout the different stages of your career goals
  • Relocation assistance available
  • Company provided vehicle for field assignments
This job posting does not include all the duties and responsibilities that may be required. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list. The duties and responsibilities of the incumbent may change over time and are subject to review and adjustment, with or without notice.
 
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