Construction Specialist 4

Job description

Company Overview Check out this video and find out why our team loves to work here! (https://www.cdmsmith.com/resources/videos/meet-cdm-smith) Join Us! CDM Smith - where amazing career journeys unfold. Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it's a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family. Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world. Job Description The following duties will be performed in any combination of time based on the type of construction project and where the project is in the construction lifecycle: Supervises and directs overall project activities as assigned. Provides basic to highly complex technical, field and site administration support to field and project personnel. Prepares and reviews submittals of high complexity. Issues construction documents and layout to field crews and answers questions. Prepares and interprets specifications and drawings for foreman and superintendents. Maintains and edits all field as-built drawings for projects. Completes requests for information (RFI) and helps project manager with change management. Ensures the timely arrival of parts, equipment, construction materials, and installation with field personnel and vendors. Develops simple to complex scopes of work. Develops or assists in the development of purchase orders, subcontracts, change orders, and applications for payment to the client. Performs surveying functions and verifies final locations and elevations. Prepares required documentation and records such as: Project Execution Plans (PXPs), conforming bid documents from addenda, status reports, Operations and Maintenance manuals, warranties, spare parts, and punch lists. Assists design engineers and labor/subcontractors to determine solutions for unexpected site conditions. Develops agendas and attends project meetings with project team, subcontractor, and owner. May independently manage small to medium pieces of a construction project of basic to moderate complexity. Performs basic to highly complex estimating tasks including performing quantity take-offs, creating material price lists, and researching labor, material and equipment costs for these take-offs. Utilizes Timberline to prepare Opinions of Probable Cost of Construction (OPCC) and design build projects. Researches historical data (purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc.) and compiles summary reports to develop guidelines and precedence for future estimates. Receives, reviews and files pricings received from project managers against OPCCs performed by Estimators. Contacts subcontractors and suppliers for current pricings. Participate in pre-bid job walks. Participates in Bid-Day quote tabulations. Prepares basic to highly complex project controls analyses, spreadsheets, and schedules for routine and non-routine project reporting. Collects and updates engineering and construction information to reflect most current plans/requirements. Inputs data for development of a detailed baseline schedule for engineering and construction with projects. Generates reports and graphics to provide data for subcontract chang...