Construction Project Manager IV – Water Transmission Infrastructure at AECOM — Indianapolis, IN
Full-timeIndianapolis, INPosted 2026-07-15Apply on SmartRecruiters
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AECOM is actively seeking a creative, motivated and highly talented Construction Project Manager IV – Water Transmission Infrastructure for AECOM's Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) services in Indiana. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in performing Construction Engineering and Inspection duties on Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Projects and managing a team of inspectors.
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for the overall management administration of a project and assists in establishing project specific objectives and policies.
- Provides management and guidance to subordinate managers and inspectors, enforces company, client, and project policies, and a primary liaison between AECOM and client interface.
- Oversees and ensures all facets of the project are constructed in accordance with design, budget and schedule through subordinate supervisors and inspectors.
- Ensures inspection teams are adequately performing daily field inspections and maintaining inspection records.
- Responsible for administering the project from the pre-construction budgeting/schedule stage through procurement, shop drawing/coordination development, construction, space turnover and contract closeout.
- Responsible for ensuring inspection teams are monitoring conformance to quality, performance, specifications, and/or code requirements.
- Build relationships with current and potential clients and pursue business development activities for construction management-related projects.
- Consult with Contractor’s Superintendent on work progress and maintenance issues; review equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates.
- Review drawings, specifications and contract requirements to understand/prepare for inspection, and to ensure good construction practices, clarity, and consistency
- Review and monitor for acceptable traffic control setup, erosion control devices, and maintenance thereof, utility coordination/resolution and conformance to contract requirements.
- Identify and report potential coordination, quality, safety, and environmental issues.
- Perform a variety of calculations and computations.
- Maintain thorough and accurate inspection records of construction to document compliance with contract requirements
- Review, prepare and process various reports associated with construction management duties: shop drawing submittals, change orders, field changes, RFI’s, clarifications, pay estimates, force account documents, project diary, daily work reports, weekly and monthly progress reports, punch lists, project closeout
- Monitor construction records to ensure contractors comply with federal requirements regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, on-the-job training program, the Historically Underutilized Business and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs
- Lead and assist in project administration and weekly/monthly progress meetings with the Project Manager and Contractor
- Assist in review and reconciliation of construction schedules
- Assist in verification of completion of project milestones, punch lists, and contract closeout documents
- Observe quality assurance testing and review test results for conformance with contract requirements
- Perform daily inspections, as required, and record daily diary for each project assigned
- Perform field measurements of pay items and verify quantities for Contractor’s monthly pay estimate
- Verify “As Built” information is recorded and accurate
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- BA/BS + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:
- 15+ years of construction inspection and/or testing experience.
- 10 years of construction / inspection team management experience
- Thorough knowledge and proven proficiency of inspection methods, procedures, and techniques
- Thorough knowledge and proven proficiency of applicable construction / inspection plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- Proven proficiency of construction record auditing.
- Working proficiency with safety standards, guidelines, and requirements.
- Proven working proficiency with all technical skill sets involved with successful construction / inspection project deliveries:
- No relocation offered with this opportunity.
- Sponsorship is not offered for this position now or in the future.
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