BB&E is an employee-owned civil and environmental engineering and consulting firm serving federal and industrial clients. Working across facilities engineering, environmental consulting, and program and project management, the company supports complex built-environment initiatives with a focus on practical execution, technical quality, and client service.

This Construction Manager role supports BB&E’s A&AS contract and plays an important part in helping deliver facilities design and construction projects for a federal client. In this position, you will serve as a key point of coordination across project stakeholders, helping move work forward, address field issues, and support successful project delivery from pre-award activities through closeout.

Responsibilities

• Tactfully and professionally communicate NAVFAC requirements and positions, engaging at multiple levels of authority to obtain decisive action from all affected parties, including the Construction Contractor, Supported Commands, and other agencies.
• Review pre-final contract drawings and specifications, including technical RFPs, for constructability and compatibility with actual field conditions.
• Participate in pre-award contract meetings, including Functional Analysis Concept Development meetings and constructability reviews.
• Coordinate post-award contract meetings, including kickoff meetings, preconstruction conferences, partnering meetings, schedule acceptance meetings, design review meetings, LEED coordination meetings, Facility Turnover Planning Meetings, and final inspections.
• Review contractor administrative submittals and coordinate review of technical Government-approved submittals, recommending approval or rejection in a timely manner.
• Visit construction sites to monitor progress, solicit input from Engineering Technician/Quality Assurance representatives, review CQC reports, attend QC meetings, and recommend actions to ensure the contractor’s quality control program meets contract requirements.
• Provide technical solutions to unforeseen construction issues through coordination with the designer and construction contractor, including review of qualifying field changes.
• Provide project status updates to senior Government personnel within the field office.
• Prepare property record inventory documents, including DD1354 Transfer and Acceptance of Military Real Property and Disposal of DoN Real Property, in accordance with NAVFAC Business Management System requirements and in coordination with Project Managers and the Installation Real Property Accountable Officer.
• Complete contract closeout support activities, including tracking receipt and delivery of as-built drawings, O&M manuals/eOMSI, and warranty documents in accordance with NAVFAC Business Management System requirements.
• Keep the Government sponsor advised of project status while independently planning and carrying out assigned work.

Requirements

Key Qualifications

• Eligible to work in the United States and able to obtain/maintain a NACI/CAC is required
• Certification: Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) / Registered Architect (RA) is highly desirable, but not required

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of the overall supervision of construction operations

• Sound understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to construction

• Software: Proficiency using MS Office including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Experience & Education

• Experience: A minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Construction Manager, Project Manager, Field Engineer or Quality Control Manager (QCM) on commercial/industrial type facilities, utility, or waterfront-related contracts valued over $5M

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Engineering Technology from an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited college or university or an Architecture degree from a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited university

Physical Requirements: To successfully perform the essential duties of this position, an individual must be able to perform the following:

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, crouch, crawl, navigate across uneven ground that is common at construction sites and climb for extended periods as well as when traveling to and from job sites
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds regularly
• Must be able to work both indoor/outdoor and in confined spaces under varying environmental conditions, including heat, cold, humidity, rain, wind, dust, and noise
• Must be able to wear and use required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, steel-toed boots, fall protection safety vests and high-visibility reflective safety vests
• Must have sufficient visual and auditory acuity to perform tasks safely and effectively, including reading instruments, recognizing hazards, and communicating on active construction sites
• Must be able to drive company or personal vehicles to and from field locations, sometimes multiple times per day, and may be required to work variable shifts depending on project needs

Benefits

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation packages ($135,000 - $145,000 annually)
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan – BB&E is 100% employee-owned!
• Discretionary bonus
• *Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with health care concierge
• *Employer provided Short-Term & Long-Term disability
• *Employer provided Life insurance
• *Employee options for supplemental life, supplemental accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and Identity theft protection benefits
• *Generous PTO plus 11 paid holidays
• Traditional & Roth 401(k) options with fully vested employer match
• Tuition reimbursement & professional development
• Employee referral program
• Employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet insurance discount

*Applies only to full-time employees

*BB&E is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.