
Aviation Construction Manager - Recent Grads Welcome to Apply!
Why this role stands out
Embark on a fulfilling career at a Great Place to Work® where you can drive impactful aviation infrastructure projects and benefit from significant growth potential. This role is ideal for driven individuals eager to develop their skills alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment, with competitive compensation ranging from $87,100 to $130,700. Apply today to join a world-leading team and shape the future of aviation!
Quick overview
Job description
At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.
As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.
Position Overview:
Woolpert is hiring an entry level Construction Manager to join our dynamic Aviation National team in Denver Colorado. This position will report in person to the Denver International Airport (DEN) on a daily basis. The Construction Manager assists in the construction of public and private Infrastructure projects for Aviation. This position will work alongside other Construction Managers, Design Engineers, Project Managers, Practice Leader, and Market directors for civil engineering projects for the Aviation Market.
We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.
What You Will Do:
- Increasing responsibilities to perform on-site construction management duties
- Good ability at analyzing and problem solving independently
- Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques, procedures and criteria
- Applies an increased amount of professional judgment and discretion
- Document the on-site construction activities
- Must consistently apply Woolpert procedures
- Good Ability at performing quality control reviews and assists with quality assurance procedures within areas of expertise
- Manage the inspections of construction projects and materials for compliance with applicable codes, standards, and approved construction plans/specifications
- Ensuring inspections are completed according to contract protocols.
- Reviewing and interpreting construction documents, site drawings, as-built drawings, and specifications
- Capable of resolving minor issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments.
- Communicate with contractors if test failures occur.
- Manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity.
- Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility.
- Produce daily and weekly reports
- Perform contract administration tasks
- Monitor contractor construction schedules
- Review Contractor material submittals
What You Will Bring:
- High School Diploma/GED Required
- Bachelor of Architecture, Civil Engineering or Construction Management Degree highly desirable
- 0-3+ years of construction experience
- Experience with paving/asphalt, earthwork, stormwater, electrical, and runway/taxi way edge lighting is highly desirable
- Proficient in MS Office, Word, Excel.
- Ability to deal effectively with people at all levels
- Good knowledge of construction management, inspections, methods and materials
- Good knowledge of contract administration and pay estimates
- Good knowledge of soil analysis, materials, compaction, and density tests
- Thorough knowledge of survey, drafting, architecture and engineering
- Familiarity with construction observation reporting and procedures.
- Good daily report writing and accurate quantity tracking ability.
- Good communication skills with clients and staff.
- Valid driver’s license. Ability to drive in the non-movement on the airfield.
- Ability to obtain Airport Badge
- 10 Hour OSHA Construction Certificate or ability to obtain.
- Ability to visit and safely traverse construction and project sites as well as comply with applicable safety codes and requirements.
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D a plus.
Travel:
- This role currently supports program efforts at Denver International Airport (DEN). The expectation is to work on-site with the DEN team. A company vehicle will be provided.
Resulting Physical Qualifications:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to operate and manipulate standard office equipment.
- Must be able to occasionally reach, bend, climb and/or balance.
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Benefits You Will Love
Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
- Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
- Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
- Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
- Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
- Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!
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Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/
Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
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