Facilities Engineering Construction Manager

Description

Voted one of Chicago's Best Places to Work by the Chicago Tribune for the eighth year in a row, Clarity Partners is hiring! 

Clarity Partners is seeking a Facilities Engineering Construction Manager local to Chicago, IL. This person will support the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This position will represent the client with oversight to various service providers in completing a range of CIP projects that include planning, designing, and construction oversight. This position will report in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Construction Manager responsible for supporting the client with providing oversight on improvement to major water system facilities that include water purification plants; intake structures; pumping stations; reservoirs; hydraulic structures. buildings/structure and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels.
• Manage construction of water facilities with multi-disciplinary improvements (e.g., electrical, mechanical, structural, processes and architectural). 
• Provide oversight to electrical/mechanical equipment commissioning. 
• Manage project teams and monitors consultants’ compliance with contractual commitments. 
• Manage the process of hiring a resident engineer who are a part of on call engineering firms and field inspector to oversee the construction of projects. 
• Work in conjunction with the Resident Engineer to ensure that the work is being executed and performed with the contract documents. 
• May manage all phases of construction projects (from beginning to close out). 
• Manages the schedule and budget of projects. 
• Coordinates and communicates project progress with the client. 
• Facilitates and resolves project issues and scope changes with design team and the client. 
• Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features, and possible solutions. 
• Monitors and reports financial and completion status of projects to client. 
• Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects. 
• Involves occasional field work at facilities related to design and construction projects. 
• Manages one or more moderately complex design projects, involving coordination of multiple engineering disciplines, consultants and/or various agencies. 
• Supervise other engineering and technical staff. 
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or a related discipline and 15+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineering license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within first 6 months of employment.
• 15-20 years of progressive experience in Water/Wastewater Facilities as an engineer and project manager. 
• Experience working on municipal projects. 
• Candidates must have proven interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking, and persuasive ability; strong project financial management along with ability to lead diverse, multi-disciplined teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred.

Clarity is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For the Facilities Engineering Construction Manager role, the base salary pay range is $110,000 - $170,000. The range represents a good faith estimate that Clarity reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of posting. Compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.