Senior Manager - Construction Capital Program

Job Description

Total Project Strategies, Inc. (TPS)

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Program Management (PM) Services

Senior Manager – Capital Program

TPS, a sub-consultant to AECOM, is seeking a qualified candidate for a K-12 Senior Manager position to oversee project managers and project management activities in support of the OCPS Capital Building Program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Four-year college education (Bachelor’s) in construction management, engineering or related fields from an accredited institution. Experience in a related field will be considered

Fifteen (15) years of successful experience with progressively increasing responsibility for the overall management of a large institutional or commercial public sector building program

Preference will be given to candidates with experience managing higher education and/or K-12 programs

Preference will be given to candidates that are registered architects or engineers.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and construction management software is required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

· Knowledge and training in leadership, management, and team building.

· Knowledge of project management strategies and concepts to support the services required to deliver a major capital building program. (cradle to grave)

· Ability to oversee and support individual project managers as they manage projects and consultants related to all phases of project development and related deliverables. (planning, design, pre-construction, construction and closeout)

· Skilled in planning, tracking, evaluating and reporting on project management issues.

· Skilled in the administration and management of multiple projects occurring concurrently and in managing and providing services to support the planning, design and construction phases of a major capital building program

· Knowledge to develop, maintain and update in-house processes and procedures

· Ability to manage design professionals and contractors assigned to multiple projects simultaneously

· Ability to conduct reviews of design phase submittals for completeness and compliance with design contract requirements

· Ability to conduct high level reviews of construction phase cost events for accuracy, completeness and compliance with construction contract requirements

· Ability to coordinate with Program Management Team staff conducting planning, design and construction project tasks

· Knowledge and expertise to review and respond to project construction phasing taking into consideration issues such as: transportation, building orientation, on-site parking & stacking, drainage and utility issues

· Knowledge to coordinate communication with multiple project stakeholders that represent the district and/or the school(s)

· Skilled in negotiating fee proposals with design professionals, pre-construction fee proposals as well as Guaranteed Maximum Proposal (GMP) cost elements including cost of the Work, general conditions, general requirements, owner and CM contingencies, bond & insurance, etc.

· Ability to coordinate and oversee the paperwork flow required to procure services from multiple vendors and obtain approvals from multiple inhouse departmental stakeholders including Facilities, Fiscal, Contracts, Budgets and Legal

· Ability to oversee the Architect/Engineer Team’s design and construction phase deliverables

· Knowledge of Florida Building Codes

· Knowledge of local and State governmental and contractual reporting requirements

· Knowledge of FLDOE regulations and experience in the implementation of Florida Statutes and State Requirements for Educational Facilities with regards to the design and construction of school facilities

Company Description

Business leader in providing Owner's Representative services to K12 School District clients.

Full-time