Construction Manager

Offer Range : $130,439 - $180,580

How We’ll Take Care of You:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Coverage (Employee and SDCC share in cost of coverage)
• Retirement: 403(b), 457, and Money Purchase Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 21 accrued days to be used for vacation and sick paid time off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Plan (Paid in full by SDCC)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Paid in full by SDCC, with additional voluntary coverage)
• Disability Insurance (Paid in full by SDCC)
• Supplemental Health Plans
• Employee-Exclusive Discounts (discounts to 250+ retailers through Fun Express & Corporate Shopping)
• Free onsite employee dining during shift at our Tides Cafe

About The Role:

Settled in the award-winning San Diego Convention Center, the Construction Manager is responsible for supporting the Capital Improvement and Maintenance Programs. This position is expected to serve as the internal oversight supporting commercial construction, daily maintenance activities, and the building’s infrastructure. General activities include scope development, construction supervision, bid evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, change order review and negotiation, and general management and administration of construction projects and daily maintenance functions.

What You Will Do:

• Provides field oversight for all phases of assigned construction projects from pre-construction to project completion.
• Evaluates projects to determine building and stakeholder requirements, purpose, scope, and assesses feasibility and appropriateness of alternate solutions.
• Creates and reviews project package scope including contract documents, site logistics, schedule, coordination, and means and methods.
• Identifies design and constructability issues and provides recommendations for resolution.
• Manages consultant engineering firms in the study, design, and construction of large-scale capital improvement projects to ensure compliance with project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Manages the overall project budget, including tracking committed costs, progress billings, pending change orders, and anticipated exposures. Ensures all expenditures align with budgetary constraints and contractual obligations and provides regular cost tracking updates to the Director of Engineering and Capital Projects to support broader capital program oversight.
• Maintains detailed records of the project, including contracts, permits, change orders, safety reports, and other essential documentation.
• Coordinates with permitting agencies, inspectors, and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), including the City of San Diego Development Services Department, Port District, Fire Marshal, Health Department, Environmental Compliance, and ADA compliance officials to ensure timely approvals, code compliance, and resolution of inspection-related issues.
• Prepares and maintains construction progress documentation, including daily and weekly field logs, site observations, progress photos, and meeting notes to track milestones, issues, and on-site activities.
• Implements and executes Quality Control/Quality Assurance program to ensure work meets the required quality standards and complies with all applicable building codes, safety regulations, and company specifications.
• Creates and maintains project schedules to ensure project milestones are communicated, tracked, and are being proactively managed.
• Works closely with the Procurement Department during the solicitation process to conduct site walks and interviews, manage technical requests for information (RFIs), and evaluate bid proposals and solicitation submittals.
• Performs assessment of proposals and qualifications received from third-party vendors to determine the best value to meet internal company needs. May propose alternate means and methods for cost saving or value creation opportunities where possible.
• Leads the review, coordination, and resolution of construction-phase RFIs, working with design teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely responses and maintain project momentum.
• Assists with monthly contractor and supplier billings and pay applications.
• Coordinates change order management, creation, and negotiation to determine reasonableness and verifies cost estimates.
• Manages punch list and project close-out, including securing warranties, guarantees, and acceptance of work, contractor and vendor close-out, lien release(s), final payment, notice of completion, and records retention.
• Leads, facilitates, or attends project construction meetings as needed.
• Reviews and interprets as-built drawings.
• Directly supervises project staff and is responsible for the overall work performed by the division employees.
• Manages third party contractors and consultants. Responsible for assigning work commensurate with their qualifications and existing workload, identifying training needs, developing and participating in new hire orientation, tracking performance, coaching, and motivating team members to ensure the execution of a successful building maintenance strategy.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in project management or construction management and at least five (5) years’ experience working in commercial construction/maintenance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possesses advanced knowledge of reading and interpreting blueprints, building and construction, design, construction contract administration, California Building Codes, and San Diego Municipal Codes, including advanced understanding of industry practices.
• Has demonstrated experience working with City of San Diego permit office.
• Certification in project management, construction management, or building operations is desirable.
• Experience with AutoCAD is highly desirable.
• Intermediate user of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Proven ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, business contracts, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to compose reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Proven ability to effectively, with professionalism and courtesy, present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups of employees, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Proven ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of numerical representation, including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Proven ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret various graph displays.
• Proven ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of technically diverse instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Proven ability to apply logical thinking to identify and explain problems, collect data, and establish fact, and create a valid conclusion or resolution to problems.
• Possesses strong communication and teamwork skills to adapt to changing circumstances. Proven ability to negotiate to achieve best results using critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to work Monday through Friday to provide appropriate support and interaction to employees and other internal departments. The Convention Center is a 24/7 operation; therefore, hours and days outside of the standard work schedule may be needed.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain in an office at a computer workstation and access information from a computer. The employee is required to be mobile to, from, and within the SDCC Administrative offices and may be required to leave the area and maneuver throughout the facility.