Construction Administrator - Greenville

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an awardwinning architecture interior design and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration function imagination constructability and attributes of a wellconstructed environmental design. A larger firm of 300 employees with a boutique firm atmosphere.

We are currently seeking a Construction Administrator to join our team (s). As a Construction Administrator you will be responsible for supporting the project teams and providing project process guidance.

• Assist team with construction administration activities on projects
• Ability to read interpret and understand plans specifications and other contract documents
• Ability to read and understand terms and conditions of owner architectural agreement and owner General Contractor (GC) / Construction Manager (CM) contract requirements and deliverables
• Communicate with project architects other CAs and consultants as required to resolve project issues in a timely and wellorganized manner
• Perform quality control throughout project life cycle
• Participate in mandatory monthly CA meetings on topics including technology best practices lessons learned and other relevant topics
• Participate in CA and designated design studio periodic meetings as well as project team meetings.

PreConstruction / Design

• Perform field verification of existing project conditions alone or with architects and other CAs as needed
• Assist team with preconstruction specification and drawing quality control and constructability reviews leading up to for construction documents issues
• Identify engineering coordination issues unclear or absent information code compliance concerns or construction method quality and scheduling concerns
• Participate in project handoff from design to CA with Project Manager (PM) and Project Architect (PA)
• Review project schedule design intent special features and budget along with client expectations.

Construction Administration

• Assist team in maintaining MPS record set documents including filing organization updating with revisions and request for information (RFI) responses etc
• Monitor project for construction document and reoccurring client standards compliance
• Assist team with issuance of document revisions prepared by designers
• Issue revisions to project team file and record in record documents
• Process shop drawings and submittals promptly to ensure adequate time for review
• Travel as required to project sites for site visits and project meetings
• Prepare field observation reports including photographs to document each site visit. Document all conversations and instructions for distribution as applicable. (reviewed by PM PA or CA I prior to issue
• Attend Owner/Architect/Construction (OAC) meetings with PM PA and CA. Record accurate meeting minutes for review and distribution by PM PA and CA I
• Assist team to promptly close action items generated during OAC meetings
• Serve as liaison between owner(s) and contractor(s)
• Assist with generation and issuance of punchlists
• Receive review and distribute third party and special inspections test reports. Record deficiencies in log for tracking of correction.

Financial

• Review change order requests promptly and provide recommendations to PM PA or CA I for processing to owner / client. Forward and track engineering scope change order requests to consultants
• Review payment applications. (PM PA or CA I to certify)

Closeout

• Review closeout documents as directed and provide comments to PM PA or CA I for response to contract with required corrections or needed additional information
• Includes asbuilts Operations and Maintenance manuals (O&Ms) warranties attic stock transmittals financial and lien release
• Facilitate GC financial closeout is completed in a timely manner but only after all other closeout activities have been completed
• Participate in project team post construction closeout including lessons learned discussion
• Perform postconstruction services and investigations as needed.

• Bachelors / Associate degree in construction science and/or management architecture engineering or related field
• 35 years combined experience in construction administration and/or architecture
• Previous experience in an architecture engineering or construction industry firm
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to read and understand plan documents
• Understanding of building technology fundamentals
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities
• Ability to absorb new ideas and concepts quickly
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and followthrough skills
• Selfmotivated and ability to work independently
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Bluebeam PDF Revu
• Experience with Newforma Project Center
• Experience with Plangrid document management system

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp objects; reach with hands and arms; balance stop kneel or crouch; speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Workplace Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud.

While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race religion color national origin age disability veterans status or any classification protected by state or local law.

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