Senior Construction Project Manager

Cape Canaveral2d ago

Seniority: Senior

About the role

<div class="content-intro">BRPH is a technically focused, creative architecture, engineering, and construction company with over six decades of expertise in helping mission-driven clients in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, entertainment, hospitality, and federal markets identify gaps in their program delivery and develop innovative solutions to their most challenging problems across the U.S. and around the world. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms, we take pride in solving complex challenges with forward-thinking solutions.</div>About the Location – Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits at the heart of Florida’s Space Coast and is a critical hub for national security, aerospace, and space launch operations. Working primarily on site, this role supports mission-critical programs in a highly technical, secure environment where precision, coordination, and schedule certainty are essential. The surrounding Space Coast area offers a strong engineering and defense presence, coastal living, and proximity to Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, and the broader Central Florida region. Please note, most work for this role will be located at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), SUMMARY: The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of assigned projects and the achievement of the project’s scope, schedule, and financial requirements and metrics. Their primary responsibilities are to build and lead the project team and to plan, direct, coordinate, and budget activities concerned with specific construction projects. The Senior Construction Project Manager is also responsible for ensuring compliance with corporate Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) and Construction Quality Control policy for all assigned projects.  The Senior Construction Project Manager shall have experience managing at-risk construction projects ranging from $15M to $50M or more in size. Willingness to travel for project assignments is a plus.  Experience in aerospace, defense, and manufacturing design and construction a plus. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: •    Lead construction and design/build proposals to include planning, estimating, scheduling, subcontracting, detailing technical and management approach, past performance, and HSE and quality compliance.  •    Build client relationships, expand opportunities with new and existing clients, and develop trusted advisor position to grow opportunities. •    Lead opportunities with existing clients and oversee pre-construction activities to procure new projects.  •    Prepare baseline performance plans and develop metrics for assigned projects to include baseline costs and planned gross margin, baseline schedule and milestone dates, and projected cash flow. •    Financial performance and reporting of assigned projects including monthly forecasting, managing commitments, and monitoring costs incurred. Responsible for delivering the project for as-bid gross profit or more. •    Safety performance to ensure compliance with corporate policy and site-specific health and safety plan, incident reporting, and implementing corrective actions as necessary. Responsible for endorsing a zero-tolerance environment on site. •    Quality performance to ensure compliance with BRPH CS Construction Quality Management policy, roles and responsibilities are understood, contract documents are adhered to, and the delivered project meets the contractual and design requirements. •    Client Management to ensure the owner is always informed and current on the project status and open issues are resolved promptly.  Responsible for owner satisfaction with product leading to repeat work and exceptional project references.      •    Lead the project team with the pre-qualification, selection, and contracting of design professionals and directing the A/E firms in the design process, and monitor their progress in terms of design appropriateness, design to budgets, and schedule to meet the needs of the project. •    For BRPH integrated services projects lead the collaboration and planning efforts with BRPH AE and provide guidance and leadership throughout the design process to ensure construction budgets are met and the design achieves design to cost requirements.   •    Lead the project team with the pre-qualification, selection, and subcontracting of construction trade subcontractors and with the procurement of vendor equipment as necessary.  •    Lead the development and implementation of a project risk register and change order log to identify, track, and mitigate potential risks to the successful completion of the project. •    Direct the team to obtain the necessary permits, environmental approvals, and licenses necessary to construct the projects. •    Lead, mentor, and manage members of the project team on an ongoing basis. Proactively facilitate in resolving conflicts within the project team. •    Lead and endorse a partnering environment with Owners, supervisory personnel, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, RFIs, change control and management, and any issues that may come upon the projects. . SPECIALTY KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:   <ul> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge of heavy industrial structural modifications, including high-capacity overhead crane rail installations and high-tolerance floor alignments.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Experience managing complex rigging and heavy-lift operations in vertical integration environments near high-value flight hardware.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Understanding of the "Assured Access to Space" (AATS) security umbrella, including the construction and management of SCIFs (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities) per ICD 705 standards.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Experience navigating government site logistics, including personnel badging, secure communications infrastructure, and mission-critical "Stop Work" launch window protocols.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Well versed in corrosion control requirements for C5-M coastal environments, specifically NACE/AMPP standards for high-performance coating systems.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge of specialized materials and safety requirements for working near cryogenic propellant systems (LOX/LH2), including oxygen-compatible materials and non-sparking protocols.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Management of concrete restoration and durability projects, including the application of cathodic protection in highly corrosive salt-air environments.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to coordinate with government agencies (USSF, NASA) and commercial launch providers to ensure mission assurance and site safety compliance.</li> </ul>   EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: •    Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture. •    Minimum of 15 years experience, with 10 years or more as a Project Manager or Construction Project Manager. •    Strong leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to lead a team of individuals to accomplish the project vision, goals, and objectives. •    Strong communication skills, and the ability to work well with clients. •    Knowledge of the built environment infrastructure, including buildings and infrastructure. •    Experience as a Construction Project Manager, which should encompass all aspects of a project or program life cycle, from planning and design management, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and closeout. •    Understanding of critical path method scheduling, and ability to direct a planner/scheduler in constructing a CPM schedule. •    Understanding of Earned Value management procedures. •    Well versed in managing cash flows, and budgets. •    Management of Project Controls (Cost, schedule, budget, procurement, document control). •    Experience in managing general contractors and trade subcontractors. •    Certified Construction Manager (CCM) from CMAA is a plus. •    A certificate as a Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.   PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: •    Ability to navigate and move around the construction site, which may involve walking, climbing ladders and scaffolding, and standing for extended periods on uneven surfaces. •    Ability to lift to 50 pounds. •    Ability to handle tools, equipment, and perform tasks that require coordination and manual skills. •    Manual dexterity, hearing, mental acuity, typing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity. •    Ability to operate a motor vehicle. •    Ability to stand and sit for periods longer than 30 minutes but not to exceed two hours consecutively. •    Ability to print and draw letters, numbers, words, characters, and symbols that are legible and understood by others. •    Ability to learn complex tasks and remember how to complete tasks without assistance once trained. •    Ability to control behavior when encountering stressful situations or short deadlines and to maintain a high level of concentration. •    Quick thinking and decision-making ability to address issues and challenges that may arise during construction. •    Endurance to work in various weather conditions and handle the physical demands of supervising a construction project. •    Strict adherence to safety protocols and the ability to enforce safety standards on the construction site. •    Adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements when on the construction site, such as hard hats, safety vests, and steel-toed boots. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  <div class="content-conclusion">This job description may be changed to include new responsibilities and tasks or change existing ones as management deems necessary. EOE, including Disability/Vets    </div>

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