Construction Manager

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PRACTICE

Michael Baker International’s Construction Services staff supports clients by acting as their trusted on-site agent through all phases of construction, from pre-design to close-out, by providing qualified construction managers, inspectors, constructability reviewers, schedulers, estimators and safety experts. As new technologies evolve throughout the construction industry, innovative ideas are required to maintain and deliver successful construction projects.

DESCRIPTION 

The Construction Manager will work on transportation and facility-related construction projects. As a Construction Manager working out of Michael Baker’s Baton Rouge Office, responsibilities include: 

• Managing day-to-day construction management/construction inspection operations on-site, including oversight of construction contractor operations.
• Staff management and mentoring.
• Verifying that quality standards and project deadlines are met.
• Maintaining client satisfaction.
• Construction contract administration, including pay requisitions, change orders, and correspondence from pre-construction through closeout.
• Chairing site meetings with the contractor, client, and other stakeholders.
• Direct coordination with the client’s Project Representatives.
• Providing regular status reports to the Construction Services Department Manager.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years of construction management or project management experience or other related experience within construction projects
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or applicable field related to the overall project tasking.
• Excellent English language skills, written and verbal.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel) etc.

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

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