Own customer-facing projects from planning through delivery, managing scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and cross-functional teams while maintaining trusted client relationships and project governance.
Sr. Construction Account Manager - Job Order Contracting
📜 Description
- Coordinate multiple concurrent government-agency construction projects throughout the JOC procurement lifecycle.
- Maintain client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication and project coordination.
- Ensure projects comply with contracts and the Simplebid JOC process; track progress with clients, contractors, and account managers.
- Organize job conferences and review construction documents, plans, specifications, and price proposals.
- Use Simplebid to manage project requests, work orders, schedules, and supporting documentation; train clients and contractors on the platform and unit price book.
- Prepare and distribute scopes of work, RFPs, proposal packages, and project notices.
🛠️ Requirements
- 8+ years of related experience, or 4+ years with a relevant bachelor's degree.
- 3+ years of Job Order Contracting (JOC) experience.
- Experience in construction or project management, construction procurement, public construction, contract administration, estimating, and renovation or tenant-improvement projects.
- Client-facing project management or owner's representative experience.
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and client-facing communication skills; ability to troubleshoot software for clients.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently under strict deadlines, and proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and adaptable to other software.
- Knowledge of value engineering, scope development, and public-sector project delivery methods is preferred.
✨ Benefits
- Flexible work schedule
- Work-from-home options
- Competitive benefits package
- Generous paid time off
- Coaching with leadership to support professional growth and career development
Full job description
- Maintain positive relationships by promptly and effectively communicating with multiple stakeholders
- Ensure that all projects are in contract compliance and align with the Simplebid® JOC process
- Organize and manage job conferences with clients, contractors, designers, and account managers
- Use the Simplebid® platform to input and execute all project requests, work orders, schedules, price proposal reviews, and additional documentation
- Oversee and track project progress with clients, contractors, and other account managers
- Review client and contractor-provided construction documents, plans, and specifications for additional understanding of projects
- Ensure clients and contractors are trained in the Simplebid® software and unit price book
- Prepare and disseminate project scopes of work, requests for proposals, price proposal packages, notices to proceed, and notices of completion
- Review price proposals with contractors and clients, answer any questions, and revise proposals as necessary
- Other duties as assigned
Required skills and experience:
- A minimum of 8+ years related exprience, or 4+ years related experience with a Bachelor degree in a relevant field, is required.
- Minimum 3+ years experience in JOC (Job Order Contracting) is required.
- Experience in construction management, project management, construction procurement processes, public construction projects, contract development, and administration, estimating/price proposal development, tenant improvement or renovation construction projects is required.
- Proven record with client-facing project management or owners' rep experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills, and written, and verbal communication.
- Must have strong client facing skills.
- Must be able to troubleshoot software for client.
- Knowledge and experience in value engineering, scope development, and project delivery methods in the public sector are preferred; JOC (Job Order Contracting) experience and understanding is a huge plus.
- Self-motivated and able to work well independently in a strict deadline-oriented environment.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to quickly adapt to additional software.
Working Conditions:
- Hybrid Work Environment
- In person work on client sites at least 50% of the time within the Connecticut area
- Possible long periods of walking, sitting, or standing,
- Possible use of ladders or being in confined spaces
- There may be times of adverse weather conditions at job sites
Benefits of Working at FOS:
- Flexible work schedule and work from home options
- Competitive benefits package
- Generous paid time off policy
- An inclusive work environment that encourages employees to demonstrate their strengths and passions in achieving personal and organizational goals
- Coaching with leadership that enables professional growth for future career pathing
- The opportunity to work for a growing team with proven success
ABOUT WORKING HERE
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
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