Construction Management Director jobs in Portland, OR

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McMillen, Inc. is looking for a Director of Construction Management to lead our Construction Management Program on various water resource related projects. This is a full-time, position. The successful candidate will be a recognized leader in construction management for large water resources projects with demonstrated technical expertise in construction management and project management, particularly as it applies to dams, energy, fisheries, infrastructure, or natural resources. We are looking for someone with the demonstrated ability to direct and supervise project teams comprised of staff with highly specialized expertise on water resources projects with a high degree of foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.

This job is cross-posted in several locations. Applicants need only apply to one location to be considered for the position.

Responsibilities:

• Leads discussions, meetings, and workshops on large and complex projects
• Ensures that all deliverables produced by the team meets risk management requirements
• Takes leadership role in the marketing of large pursuits and may serve as a primary marketing contact
• Develops strategies resulting in opportunities with new and existing clients
• Plans, creates, and oversees deliverables such as schedules, specifications and budget reports
• Implements and leads technical reviews and management of QA/QC programs for large projects in the water resources area of expertise and ensures compliance with client or company policies
• Provides input to company strategic initiatives and objectives
• Manages various technical aspects for multiple projects at a time that require support staff and resources
• Oversees construction management teams consisting of resident engineers, office/field engineers, inspectors, and other technical consultant disciplines
• Acts as project owner's representative in managing construction contractors, including acting as a primary point of contract with contractors, and performing contract administration duties such as payments, change orders, time extensions, and certificates of completion
• Performs constructability, biddability, schedule, and budget reviews at the preconstruction phase of the project
• Support design projects by performing constructability reviews
• Ability to take on the role of Program Manager for increasingly larger and complex projects
• Shows a consistent track record of delivering projects on time and budget
• Technical ability and experience to manage projects with fees up to and beyond $50Million

Qualifications:

• 20 years heavy civil engineering or construction management experience
• Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Benefit if holds engineering professional registration/certification or other engineering specialty certification
• 20 years specialized management experience in the construction management of large and complex civil projects
• Proven track record to deliver heavy civil projects on time and within budget
• Demonstrated ability to direct and supervise project teams comprised of 5 staff with specialized expertise on heavy civil projects
• Demonstrates a high degree of foresight and mature judgement in anticipating and solving heavy civil project problems
• Must have the ability to professionally speak and write in English
• Must have the ability to travel to project sites within the US, including Alaska and Hawaii

Compensation Package:

• Pay Range: $175,000 - $225,000 annual (DOE)
• Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership and Wellness Reimbursement.

Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering, environmental, and construction firm providing scalable, multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing clients with balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff bring best practices from the water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure, fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.

We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and permitting requirements, develop detailed designs, self-perform construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional and alternative project delivery methods.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees' efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance.

EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

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