Construction Manager (Construction Administrator)

Job Title: Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA)

Location: James H. Quillen VAMC, Mountain Home, TN

Name of Project: CM Support Services, EHRM infrastructure upgrades, Mountain Home, TN

Client: Veteran Affairs

Due Date: 9/5/2025

Pay Range: $80K - $110K per year plus benefits

Anticipated Start Date: October/November 2025

Project Duration: 1.5 years

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.):

• SOW: Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades across James H. Quillen VAMC, Mountain Home, TN

Daily Responsibilities:

The government requires a Construction Manager/Administrator (CM-CA) that will be on-site for the duration of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Construction Project. This individual will provide professional and technical consultative assistance related to operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM. This includes assisting the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officers Representative in the areas of project management, project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control, quality assurance, cost control, and general oversight of EHRM design and construction projects.

Required to perform services including, but not limited to, the following (in no particular order)

• Familiar with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• Must have a working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance.
• Experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the Contractors work in relationship with the construction documents. In addition, they shall understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Progress Meetings Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly- project meetings to review and monitor projects and project schedules review of construction contractor payment requirements (including preparation of necessary forms for payment processing by VA).
• Assisting in Issue Resolution - Keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and others construction related matters of the project in order to assist the VA in conflict resolution. Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
• Testing and Inspection Services - Monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project specific quality control testing and inspection services. The services may include, but are not limited to, testing/inspection of soils, concrete, precast concrete connections, steel, steel decking, applied fireproofing, roofing, curtain walls/glazing, and elevator installations.
• Performing Additional Construction Related Services - Services may include but not limited to; Maintaining marked up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirement, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction; compiling, thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction; monitoring project financial data and budgetary cost accounting; assisting in relocation efforts; administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal); Submittal Review; Request for Information Review and Responses; Daily Logs of Activity; coordination of Owner supplied equipment; Operational and Maintenance data; Closeout Submittals and other services as may be required by the VA.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, etc.):

• Degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and/or evidence work experience or knowledge to compensate for absence of higher education. A minimum of three (3) years of construction work experience may be substituted and will be reviewed for acceptability. A detailed dossier shall be presented.
• Working knowledge of construction practices and call upon this knowledge to assist in implementing the various plans set forth on the project including Quality Assurance; Safety, Time, Cost, Change and Information Management.
• Familiar with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• Working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance.
• Experience in preparing, analyzing and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the contractors work in relationship with the construction documents.
• Understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Present three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he/she held a similar position.
• Must possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products and compile data and records by applying both knowledge of the construction industry and computer literacy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a CMa managing VA projects
• Experience as a CMa managing Medical projects