Assistant Construction Manager

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Assistant Construction Manager to support our construction management efforts in the Northern California. The role will include working from a construction field office, a Stantec office, a client office, or any combination of these. The Assistant Construction Manager will work in collaboration and support of a Senior Construction Manager.

The Assistant Construction Manager is expected to take a supporting role and leader of the firm’s Construction Management Services (CMS) delivery to our clients and projects. The Assistant Construction Manager is responsible for the quality of project-specific CMS deliverables and is expected to exercise independent judgment and critical decision-making skills to determine work methods or procedures. The Assistant Construction Manager must have a strong understanding of water/wastewater infrastructure engineering and construction, including a thorough understanding of construction project documents, relationships between various project parties, and quality and safety requirements typical for public construction projects and programs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Understand and proactively satisfy the client’s needs and expectations.
• Prepare construction management plans and project delivery plans.
• Work directly with multiple design teams in ongoing constructability reviews, cost estimating and client networking in addition to primary assignment as construction manager on active projects.
• Ensure activities and milestones are planned and completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Work inclusively with the client, stakeholders, and the project team.
• Promote compliance with regulatory requirements and the HSE management system at project and local levels.
• Oversee and perform day-to-day construction management efforts to ensure the project(s) are constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Enforce contractor compliance to plans and specifications.
• Act as the primary interface with client when necessary. Coordinate with field staff, third party consultants, utility companies, public agencies, subconsultants, and general public. Serves as a representative of the company and its clients at meetings, presentations, and public hearings relative to assigned projects.
• Monitor progress and delays of contractor’s project schedule.
• Review daily inspection reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Review material test reports for compliance with specifications.
• Manage project document controls and record keeping.
• Work effectively with the project team to resolve issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Review plans, specifications, requests for information, submittals, construction schedules, shop drawings, change orders and monthly payment applications.
• Follow Company Safety Program. Assure that fellow employees follow safe work practices and use company guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner. Work in a manner to ensure personal safety and that of fellow employees by implementing company health and safety guidelines, practices and policies.
• Manages post-construction phase, preparing and submitting final deliverables, reviewing final pay request and punchlists, recommending final completion, tracking of warranties and preparation of final invoicing.
• Document project close-out activities and lessons learned on the project.