Title New York Infrastructure (Highway) Construction Leader
Categories Civil Engineering, Transportation
Location United States-New York-New York
Job Information

Job Description

The New York Infrastructure Construction Leader will report to the New York/New Jersey Construction Manager and will function as Client’s representative to manage and grow the New York City highway construction management and construction inspection market sector. The Infrastructure Construction Leader will be responsible for highway and bridge construction services, related sales, operations (including quality and safety) and resource management. The Infrastructure Construction Leader will work with a sales team and manage sales proposals and construction resources on project sites. The Leader will be responsible for safety and quality performance of Highway construction Projects. The person will meet monthly with Operations Leadership to review project performance. The Leader is responsible for the recruitment, retention, and development of staff directly assigned to the highway CM/CEI Group.
Primary Responsibility: Primary responsibilities of the New York Infrastructure Construction Leader are:

  • Creating a Beyond Zero Safety Culture on their assigned Projects
    • Developing relationships with New York area streets and highway clients
    • Identifying construction sales opportunities
    • Serve as a liaison to NYSDOT, NYCDDC, TBTA in the New York City area and support

CM/CI opportunities with other clients where a highway CM/CEI opportunity presents

itself.
• Act as the capture manager on highway construction proposals
• Work with the sales staff to manage and write proposals
• Take ownership of construction projects once a contract is awarded
• Recruit key highway construction employees and provide resource management
• Perform constructability reviews and risk analysis of infrastructure documents
• Perform quality related audits on work that is awarded
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with approved manuals and procedures
• Develop professional development opportunities for staff;
• Attend Project Review sessions and report on the condition of the project. Update project information for these reviews.
• Work on projects and be 40 percent billable by the end of 24 months.

 

Qualifications

  • Basic Qualifications
    The ideal candidate for this position will have the following qualifications:
    • 15 or more years of program management, construction management or CEI operations experience with a background in heavy civil, streets, highway or bridge construction
    • An established personal network of New York area with NYSDOT, NYCDDC and TBTA clients
    • Current Professional Engineering (PE) license for New York state required
    • The ability to become a Certified Construction Manager within 6 months of being hired
    • Excellent organizational and time management skills
    • Strong communication skills and proficiency at writing sales proposals
    • The ability and qualifications to run a construction project if required to do so
    • Ability to read and understand engineering and construction documents, including construction contracts, construction drawings, specifications, construction schedules, shop drawings, field notices, change orders and requests for information
    • Ability to develop and lead proposals.
  • Must have the work authorization of USA or Canada.
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