Laboratory Construcation Project Manager

Req ID: 284306

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We are currently seeking a Laboratory Construcation Project Manager to join our team in Rockville, Maryland (US-MD), United States (US).

Stakeholder Background:

We support a government client that strives to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic disease. They seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. What we do has significant impact on the medical and scientific communities we serve. We work within a unified program team, inclusive of federal stakeholders, in a healthy, collegial work environment.

Position Overview:

To support our client, we seek a candidate with strong Project Management/Construction Administration (PM/CA) skills and process knowledge. The successful candidate can demonstrate specific experience providing PM/CA to a variety of building types including laboratory, research, vivarium, bioinformatics and administrative facilities. Project Management for tenant improvements and remediation efforts will mainly focus on managing and overseeing engineering building systems and controls, infrastructure pathways and capacities, equipment retrofits, FF&E/space reconfigurations, furnishing integration with building systems, inclusive of modifications to Administrative Office and Laboratory space.

This person demonstrates proficiency in generating and maintaining Project Schedules, tracking project funding levels, coordinating with MEP trades, writing/interpreting Statements of Work, preparing/reviewing Independent Government Cost Estimates, reading/evaluating construction documents, providing sketches to demonstrate field conditions/solutions, coordinating infrastructure requirements (AV, Power/Data, MEP) with modular demountable wall and systems furniture installation drawings, and implementing methods of Quality Assurance/Quality Control.

This position entails working in a team environment: interfacing with A/E, engineering, and specialty consultants; general contractors and subs; in-house and outside IT, AV, and communications experts; property and facilities management personnel; agency financial representatives; and client Executive leadership.

The candidate's ability to perform within a close team, openly receive guidance, apply mature sensibilities for appropriate communication, and synthesize critical paths to accomplish mission goals are essential aspects of this position. It is the responsibility of every team member to create and maintain a respectful environment of professional decorum. Further, we emphasize on-going professional development within our team. The individual with a willingness to identify areas of personal professional growth opportunity and is open to receiving mentorship and training is highly valued.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate schematics and Design Intent Drawings (DIDs) with Construction Documents to ensure adherence to client work scopes.

• Coordinate with A/E Vendors and Commissioning agents to prepare analysis, assessment reports, and feasibility studies to inform strategic planning and risk analysis for building systems and administrative program allocation.

• Planning and Project coordination support including, but not limited to:

• • Coordinate existing base building conditions with interior design, FF&E elements and supporting technology requirements (power/data, AV, IT); facilitate move and relocation activities including signage and equipment disconnect/reconnect. Support activation and post-occupancy activities.

• • Conduct site surveys/field verifications for compliance with approved Construction Documents (CDs) and shop drawings, inspect furniture installations, develop punch lists, monitor installation and remediation to completion.

• • Manage documents and project records, base building/FF&E finish binders, summary reports, and ensure project metrics are consistent with client records management. Prepare close-out documentation to include As-Builts, Space Assignment Change Documents, and QA/QC peer review before formal publication.

• Prepare IGCEs for budget planning; review price proposals and related contractor bids as requested.

• Evaluate A/E construction documents, shop/installation drawings, specifications, BOMs, and other documents for compliance with client's standards.

• Monitor furniture procurements and lead times, interior build-out and installation activities to ensure compliance with project scope/schedule and budget and provide regular project status updates.

• Provide leadership/mentorship in the professional development of junior planning staff to improve communication, technical, analytical, and presentation skill sets.

• Regular intervals of communication with project team and stakeholder Point of Contact (POC) for project coordination and reporting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in: Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Administration related field is preferred.

• 5+ years of work experience developing a fundamental understanding of building systems; mechanical engineering (HVAC), electrical, and plumbing systems. Ability to read and coordinate MEP documents, TA, Architectural and FFE drawings; identify and resolve design discrepancies/conflicts; address constructability and integration in plan, elevation and RCP between equipment, controls, devices, and furniture panels.

• 5+ years of work experience planning laboratory space, inclusive of equipment list coordination, developing floor plans, assessing existing infrastructure and planning new infrastructure to support lab equipment and operations. Coordination of laboratory relocations inclusive of phasing, logistics, and graphic/written end user communication/presentation.

• 3 years minimum work experience with Government clients/projects preferred.

• Applicants selected will be subject to a Public Trust background security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information. US Citizens or Permanent Residents only,

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrate verbal/graphic communication and presentation skills. Clear, technical communication with builders, engineers, sub-consultants and technicians is essential. Equally important is ability to distill salient data and recommendations into concise, articulate verbal/graphic presentations to inform decisions-making by our client's scientific, data-driven, Executive leadership.

• Demonstrate expertise with systems furniture and demountable wall space planning and installation, specifications, budgeting, scheduling, installation oversight, punch list preparation and remediation, facility/space activation and project close-out coordination.

• This is a hybrid work position, requiring a minimumof 2 days a week on site in Rockville and Bethesda, MD. Based on project needs, the Team member must be available to work up to 5 days a week on site.

• Microsoft Office applications, and specifically MS Project proficiency, is required. Competence in AutoCAD, and/or Bluebeam is a plus. LEED & PMP credentials and/or professional licensure is a plus.

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