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Railway Senior Construction Manager

Gainesville, VA • On-site

Dewberry
Civil Engineering Construction • 501 - 1,000 employees
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$141K - $170K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage and oversee construction projects related to rail stations, facilities, bridges, structures, and roadways within railway right-of-way.

  • Organize and lead project teams, monitor project budgets, and manage personnel to ensure project execution.

  • Review and interpret project plans, specifications, and contract language to ensure constructability and resolve construction issues.

Dewberry rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description


Dewberry is currently seeking a Rail Construction Manager to work on project assignments in the Washington Metropolitan area of VA\MD\DC. The position will be headquartered in the Gainesville, VA office, but will report to a project site, or multiple project sites daily. The successful candidate will be assigned to fulfill leadership positions on various construction projects.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
    • Assigned project elements may involve rail stations, facilities, bridges, structures, roadways and other transportation and infrastructure facilities. Projects may be within railway right-of-way, therefore working knowledge of railway systems is required
    • Duties may include reading and understanding contract language making recommendations for partial and final contractor payments
    • Organizing and managing a project team for execution of the assigned contract
    • Monitoring project budgets, supervising and managing personnel and making recommendations on project staffing
    • Analyzing and interpreting project plans and specifications to ensure project constructability, interpretation of unclear contract language
    • Performing work order time impact and claim analysis
    • Maintaining and report contractor's daily production rates
    • Preparation of independent construction estimates and managing the contractor payment process
    • Candidate may be required to conduct meetings such as a pre-construction conference, utility coordination meetings, construction progress meetings and others
    • Reviews inspection data, material test results, resolves test discrepancies and construction issues impacting quality of construction
    • Provides document management oversight to ensure project records are received and transferred to the project records management system

Required Skills & Required Experience
    • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or similar degree, specializing in construction/engineering management or equivalent experience
    • Minimum 10 years of experience in the management of station, bridge, roadway, facilities and/or infrastructure construction project within a railway event
    • Current CCM or ability to obtain such within 6 months of hire
    • Ability to work with and grow in a team environment
    • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills
    • Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
    • Proficient computer, smartphone, and tablet skills and use of software and databases to optimize information collection and automate data collection and reporting.
    • Ability to learn new computer software and databases, i.e. Smartsheet, Box, TEAMs
    • Valid driver's license and qualified to drive company vehicle

Preferred qualifications
    • Considerable knowledge of rail stations, bridges, facility, roadway, structure, traffic engineering, utilities construction methods, procedures, practices, plans, specifications and contracts, materials used and performance, environmental, legal and safety responsibilities related to construction of transportation facilities
    • Working knowledge of system/communication elements for railroads
    • Working knowledge of AREMA standards
    • Working knowledge of VDOT and/or MSHA Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, and Inspector Manual
    • Knowledge of the use of electronic data processing equipment and contract management software
    • Ability to create, review and evaluate project/contractor schedules in accordance with the contract requirements.
    • Ability to supervise and manage employee work groups
    • Ability to interpret plans, specifications, and contracts
    • Ability to prepare clear technical, financial, administrative and explanatory correspondences
    • Ability to establish and work to project budgets
    • Ability to establish a detailed scope of work and identify and capture activities that occur outside of the defined scope
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Registered as a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) or similar Construction Manager Certifications preferred
    • Preferred current registered Professional Engineer license (PE) in the Commonwealth of Virginia
    • VDOT/MSHA construction inspection experience including materials testing or construction inspection certifications also preferred

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.
Salary Range
The projected range for this position is $141,000-$170,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.

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