Construction Manager

Position Summary:

IEM is looking for a Full Time- Construction Manager that has experience in a quality control, oversight and management role, with construction experience. Experience with disaster recovery programs is a plus. Candidates should maintain a complete understanding of all applicable Program policies, requirements, and procedures and review all cases within the guidelines established. This may include processing, monitoring, tracking and reporting applications within a functional area with little or no direct supervision.

Primary Location:

• Candidates can originate from anywhere in the United States, you may work mostly remote from home or personal office location. However, there is the potential to co-work with client in office in Columbia, SC.
• Position may be an in-office role (if space allows) or will require field work occasionally.

Travel Requirements:

• This position will require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings. Travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations or DoD regulations.
• Position may be an in-office role (if space allows) or need to be in the field occasionally.

Essential Functions:

• Support and assist homeowners and contractors in a professional manner through the South Carolina Office of Resiliency's Disaster Recovery Services contract. This will include both homeowner occupied and small rental.
• Provide program and construction-related guidance and technical assistance throughout the construction process related but not limited to building/code issues, municipality concerns, program policies and procedures and closeout documentation
• Act as a liaison and mediator between the state and the builder to assist in resolving issues and project completion
• Accurately document interactions and information in IEM and/or State database systems in a timely manner
• Utilizing Xactimate to perform scoping analyses
• Preparing final scope reconciliations to align planned and completed work prior to file closeout or award.
• Gather, review and submit requests for grant funds and contractor validation to the IEM Payment Processing Team within 2 days of receipt
• Gather, review and submit scope adjustment requests to the IEM Scope Team for processing
• Work with IEM Scope Team and construction team and other departments to provide the documentation needed to perform file closeout
• Update Contractors when relevant Program policies and procedures are revised
• Resolve all known file issues prior to sending files to final QA/QC Compliance and Monitoring team review
• Escalate scoping issues to Pod Lead, Scope Lead and Construction Manager, as necessary
• Respond to questions and/or calls from managers and Leads as soon as possible
• Actively participate in all relevant Pod construction meetings and trainings when scheduled
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: Three (3) years relevant experience
• Proficient in Xactimate, Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Basic knowledge of construction
• Candidate should be extremely detail oriented.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, ability to work independently.

Additional Information:

• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.
• Remote Locations: All remote work environments require the ability to maintain minimum internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the internet connection, if needed.

Benefits and more:

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email ... with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.