What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Manager/Project Officer position at Maitra Associates, PC?
Job Description
MAITRA ASSOCIATES, P.C., a multi-discipline engineering/CM firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, has immediate openings for experienced Construction Project Officers to serve as our client’s on-site representative to oversee challenging school construction projects- new schools, school additions, building envelope restoration, and interior renovations- in various stages of development in all five boroughs of New York City. Candidates may select their Borough preference. This position requires both a problem solver and a manager. Successful candidates will provide administration and coordination activities for the construction of highly visible modernization projects for the client by ensuring quality and conformance to contract documents by contractors; make decisions in a timely matter to bring projects in on time and under budget and anticipate potential construction problems before they arise.
Duties:
Maitra Associates, P.C. (Maitra) is an established multi-discipline engineering design and construction management firm serving the needs of various clients in the transportation, institutional, and facilities markets. Since our founding in 1982, Maitra has grown from a two-person office to a regional firm with offices located in New Jersey and New York City.
Our mission is to award, manage, and successfully complete projects in the Northeast and Midatlantic Regions. Maitra offers professional services within several disciplines including civil/site engineering; electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; survey/mapping and construction inspection.
The firm’s diverse staff comprises experienced professionals who provide client-focused, technically superior, and cost-effective engineering and construction inspection services, within an interdisciplinary team environment. Maitra is entrepreneurial in spirit, reflecting a culture of flexibility, innovation, and responsiveness while providing the in-depth resources of a full-service organization.
Maitra Associates, P.C. (Maitra) is an established multi-discipline engineering design and construction management firm serving the needs of various clients in the transportation, institutional, and facilities markets. Since our founding in 1982, Maitra has grown from a two-person office to a regional firm with offices located in New Jersey and New York City. Our mission is to award, manage, and successfully complete projects in the Northeast and Midatlantic Regions. Maitra offers professional services within several disciplines including civil/site engineering; electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; survey/mapping and construction inspection. The firm’s diverse staff comprises experienced professionals who provide client-focused, technically superior, and cost-effective engineering and construction inspection services, within an interdisciplinary team environment. Maitra is entrepreneurial in spirit, reflecting a culture of flexibility, innovation, and responsiveness while providing the in-depth resources of a full-service organization.
MAITRA ASSOCIATES, P.C., a multi-discipline engineering/CM firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, has immediate openings for experienced Construction Project Officers to serve as our client’s on-site representative to oversee challenging school construction projects- new schools, school additions, building envelope restoration, and interior renovations- in various stages of development in all five boroughs of New York City. Candidates may select their Borough preference. This position requires both a problem solver and a manager. Successful candidates will provide administration and coordination activities for the construction of highly visible modernization projects for the client by ensuring quality and conformance to contract documents by contractors; make decisions in a timely matter to bring projects in on time and under budget and anticipate potential construction problems before they arise.
Duties:
- Prepare and/or ensure preparation of schedules for planning, design and construction.
- Monitor schedules and ensure that project is completed on schedule arid under budget.
- Provide ongoing interface with contractors, construction managers, and local school personnel on project issues; routinely interact with senior managers.
- Participate in the development and issuance of project procedures and policies; review and make recommendations on procedures and policies.
- Provide guidance and advice to lower-level staff. Resolve issues and problems raised in field reports made by architects and construction management staff. Work with architect/engineer record regarding change orders, interpretation of contract documents, shop drawing submittals/approvals and other technical matters as required to ensure a structurally sound, code compliant and aesthetic facility.
- Issue field memoranda or directives to contractors to enforce contract compliance. Advise senior management regarding the need for liquidated damages and other contractual enforcement mechanisms, including default.
- Make on-site change order decisions and negotiate change orders.
- Review contractors claims and advise senior management as to appropriate action. Compile contract and project documentation necessary for resolving such claims.
- B.S. in Engineering or Construction Management,
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a technical specialist in one or more construction-related fields.
- Valid NYS driver's license.
Maitra Associates, P.C. (Maitra) is an established multi-discipline engineering design and construction management firm serving the needs of various clients in the transportation, institutional, and facilities markets. Since our founding in 1982, Maitra has grown from a two-person office to a regional firm with offices located in New Jersey and New York City.
Our mission is to award, manage, and successfully complete projects in the Northeast and Midatlantic Regions. Maitra offers professional services within several disciplines including civil/site engineering; electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; survey/mapping and construction inspection.
The firm’s diverse staff comprises experienced professionals who provide client-focused, technically superior, and cost-effective engineering and construction inspection services, within an interdisciplinary team environment. Maitra is entrepreneurial in spirit, reflecting a culture of flexibility, innovation, and responsiveness while providing the in-depth resources of a full-service organization.
Maitra Associates, P.C. (Maitra) is an established multi-discipline engineering design and construction management firm serving the needs of various clients in the transportation, institutional, and facilities markets. Since our founding in 1982, Maitra has grown from a two-person office to a regional firm with offices located in New Jersey and New York City. Our mission is to award, manage, and successfully complete projects in the Northeast and Midatlantic Regions. Maitra offers professional services within several disciplines including civil/site engineering; electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; survey/mapping and construction inspection. The firm’s diverse staff comprises experienced professionals who provide client-focused, technically superior, and cost-effective engineering and construction inspection services, within an interdisciplinary team environment. Maitra is entrepreneurial in spirit, reflecting a culture of flexibility, innovation, and responsiveness while providing the in-depth resources of a full-service organization.