Full-Time
Construction Manager
Updated on 8/3/2026
UDR Consulting Inc
No salary listed
Lexington, KY, USA + 1 more
More locations: Louisville, KY, USA
In Person
Located in Lexington or Louisville, with travel of at least one week per month.
Category
 Architecture & Civil Engineering (1) |
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Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Word/Pages/Docs
Quality Assurance (QA)
Risk Management
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
Requirements
- The candidate must be located in Lexington or Louisville and willing to travel at least one week per month.
- A bachelor's degree in Construction, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is required; applicable experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
- Seven years of relevant project management experience in the construction industry is required.
- The candidate must have excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.
- The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
- The candidate must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- The candidate must be able to handle large volumes of work and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- A basic understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles is required.
- The candidate must meet the company's driving requirements.
Responsibilities
- Support the Engineer Procure Construct Project Manager or Program Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations from pre-construction through project completion and warranty periods.
- Manage construction project safety, quality, schedule, cost control, contracts, subcontractors, suppliers, proposals, estimates, documentation turnover, client relations, field staff, and other project execution duties.
- Adhere to company safety programs, trainings, and policies, and promote and manage the safety and health performance of project team members and subcontractors.
- Oversee day-to-day construction activities and the successful execution of one or multiple projects simultaneously.
- Provide direction and participate in project planning, scheduling, estimating, cost development, and establishing critical project objectives.
- Develop new and manage existing client relationships and interface with clients on proposal and project-related items.
- Participate in internal and external project risk reviews and consult with the Legal Department as required.
- Negotiate prime contracts, construction management contracts, subcontracts, and change orders.
- Implement assigned sections of the Project Execution Plan, including construction execution, construction quality assurance, safety and health, subcontracting, staffing, organization, and procurement plans.
- Develop construction staffing plans, train project teams, coordinate multiple global practices and disciplines, and facilitate cost-effective staff utilization while meeting contractual and performance requirements.
- Oversee development and support implementation of project plans for site layout, mobilization, and demobilization.
- Verify that all applicable project permits are secured according to project requirements.
- Direct and oversee downstream request-for-proposal and bid processes, including bidder development, prequalification, evaluation, award recommendation, and selection.
- Prepare detailed scopes of work for subcontractor and client contractor contracts.
- Review, approve, communicate, and present project budgets, cash-flow forecasts, and project status reports to project, program, and executive management.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to establish development and distribution of engineering deliverables according to project schedules and requirements.
- Develop processes and manage downstream contract administration, including requests for information, submittals, change management, contract closeout, documentation, and claims mitigation.
- Oversee prime contract, subcontractor, and client contractor invoicing processes.
- Coordinate and facilitate client, supplier, and company commissioning and startup teams as needed.
- Implement, audit, and oversee project documentation.
- Implement processes for confirming project and subcontractor insurance, taxes and duties, licensures, and bonding requirements.
- Perform project safety, quality, progress, and financial audits and assessments as required.
- Oversee and participate in project-specific non-conformance reporting.
- Facilitate project cost reporting, scheduling, work breakdown structure establishment, project setup and closeout, and field progress tracking for construction-related and program-level activities.
- Develop and oversee materials receiving and management processes, including inventory control, receipt of goods, storage, and transportation.
- Review contract documents with field staff to verify subcontractor and client contractor compliance with safety, health, quality, and schedule requirements.
- Direct project turnover documentation, warranty administration, project closeout, and recordkeeping and retention processes.
- Support communication with governmental, industry, and public entities on project-related matters.
- Review construction field reports.
- Provide mentorship and training to interns, construction coordinators, craft supervision, and assistant construction project managers.
- Provide performance feedback for each project team member as requested to their respective department managers.
- Manage community and building-trades relationships.
- Develop and implement project labor agreements with building trades as required.
- Onboard craft and field supervision as required.
- Manage composite crew rates to determine labor and equipment costs.
- Manage staffing on projects.
- Manage labor burdens, including craft classifications, benefits, and labor laws.
- Maintain accurate craft classifications and craft progression records.
- Uphold craft competency and training standards.
- Estimate, forecast, and manage craft installation unit rates.
- Manage earned value, schedule, change management, and cost metrics.
- Mentor and foster craft training and identify advancement opportunities.
- Manage construction equipment to ensure adequate inventory to complete projects.
- Comply with company policies and procedures and perform other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with document control, scheduling, cost control, and project management software.
- Multiple years of experience on construction project sites or executing program management in aviation, commercial, energy, government, manufacturing, oil and gas, process, transportation, transmission and distribution, or water industries.