Job Details

Title: Construction Specialist

Location: Blue Springs, MS

Duration: 12 months Contract

Requirements:

Constructions background experience is mandatory. Commercial Experience is still considerable, not residential.

Construction and/or A/E firm project management experience – 5 plus years

Automotive experience – Assembly Plant and/or Powertrain/Unit Plant – Not Mandatory but nice to have.

Complete daily field status reports for management review.

Support the review and process requests for information, submittals, shop drawings and construction documents.

Responsibilities:

• Manage general contractor and subcontractor field construction activities
• Safety: Manage compliance to Client's Construction Safety Requirements and maintain incident free projects.
• Support project budget and schedule: Complete daily field status reports for management review & Review contractor change orders – validate scope and costs – submit for owner approval
• Communications: Coordinate between owner, contractor and A/E firm & Support the review and process requests for information, submittals, shop drawings and construction documents.
• Meetings: Support weekly general contractor meetings & Meeting minutes and action item lists.
• Coordinate as-built, operations & maintenance manuals and training to user group and support departments.
• Support kanban (commissioning and start-up) activities
• Review, prepare and coordinate completion of punch-list activities.
• Complete all acceptance testing procedures.

General Description:

Responsible for managing general contractors and subcontractors, testing agencies, schedules on specific facilities projects in support and coordination of overall plant construction project completion. Administer construction contracts; conduct on-site inspection to monitor plan compliance. Direct activities of contractors and subcontractors to support project schedule in compliance with plans and specifications. Research, plan, and administer building projects, applying knowledge of design, construction procedures, and building materials. Present status reports to owner. Receive, review and coordinate contract changes into project delivery. Be intimately and completely knowledgeable of current and future activities in area(s) of responsibility and be able to implement countermeasures to support project schedule.

Qualifications:

• Construction and/or A/E firm project management experience – 5 plus years
• Automotive experience – Assembly Plant and/or Powertrain/Unit Plant – Not Mandatory but nice to have.
• Good organization and communication skills/ Computer
• Cost estimating/scheduling – Not Mandatory.

Education

Engineering; Architectural; or Construction Management degree

OR

Skilled trades with supervisory (superintendent/project manager) experience.

• Constructions background experience is mandatory
• Commercial Experience is still considerable, not residential.

Software:

• Microsoft Office Software – PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Microsoft Project
• Primavera
• Autodesk Build / Building Connected
• AutoCAD