Senior Construction Manager

Job Title: Senior Construction Manager

Location: Sacramento, CA

Pay Range: $175,000-$200,000/year (depending on qualifications), plus benefits

Project Duration: 3 years

Anticipated Start Date: October 2026

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.):

APSI is seeking a senior, experienced construction manager to provide construction management services for a prominent public-sector client. The assignment involves a large, complex high-rise office renovation in downtown Sacramento using progressive design-build delivery. The program includes selective interior demolition, tenant-space reconfiguration, high-rise structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire and life-safety, vertical transportation, security, IT/AV, finishes, commissioning, tenant move-in, facility activation, and post-occupancy activities. This multi-year assignment spans preconstruction through final turnover and may expand to related parking or ancillary facilities.

The role requires a collaborative, self-directed leader who can manage complex agreements and clearly document decisions, differing viewpoints, risks, and recommendations. The selected manager must remain available for meetings, inspections, commissioning, phased work, and occasional after-hours activities as project needs require.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary day-to-day construction project management contact for the Client and integrate the Client team, Design-Build Entity (DBE), consultants, inspectors, commissioning team, utilities, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Direct planning, design, preconstruction, progressive design-build, construction, closeout, tenant move-in, facility activation, and post-occupancy activities.
• Lead site analysis, programming aligned with applicable public-agency standards, scope validation, and coordination of Division 00 and 01 front-end documents.
• Review project budgets, cost estimates, cash-flow projections, life-cycle costs, value-engineering proposals, and systems alternatives; lead GMP development and negotiation.
• Prepare, update, and monitor the Project Master Schedule, including phased approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning, and move-in milestones; analyze DBE schedule submissions and recovery plans.
• Produce a monthly project dashboard covering budget, changes, cash flow, milestones, RFIs, key performance indicators, design changes, current risks, and overall project health.
• Lead code-compliance, constructability, and design reviews for high-rise structural, MEP, fire protection, fire and life-safety, vertical transportation, security, IT/AV, and building-envelope systems.
• Coordinate phased reviews, approvals, and issue resolution with the City, State Fire Marshal, Division of the State Architect, utilities, City Fire Department, and other stakeholders.
• Apply Lean and Big Room practices, including formal partnering, Target Value Design, A3 problem solving, Choosing by Advantages, the Last Planner System, and collaborative decision-making.
• Direct document control, quality assurance and quality control, design and cost variance reporting, material testing and inspection coordination, and verification of DBE compliance with contract requirements.
• Monitor onsite safety, quality, progress, testing, inspections, and commissioning, including building-envelope, building-systems, enhanced, and monitoring-based commissioning activities.
• Administer RFIs, submittals, applications for payment, change requests, claims, and contract correspondence; negotiate change proposals, document decisions, and drive early dispute resolution.
• Coordinate owner-furnished equipment and furniture, OFCI/OFOI items, IT/AV systems, tenant relocation, move management, facility activation, and post-occupancy activities.
• Lead punch-list completion, closeout documentation, training, systems turnover, and final acceptance.
• Develop a coordinated staffing and resource plan for related parking or ancillary projects if the Client adds them to the assignment, while maintaining independent project controls and performance reporting.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, etc.):

• Fifteen (15) or more years of construction management experience, including leadership of complex public works or large commercial building projects.

• At least three (3) years of experience managing progressive design-build projects with an individual construction value exceeding $50 million.

• Recent experience managing large, complex high-rise office renovations of comparable scope and technical complexity.

• Demonstrated expertise in preconstruction, programming, design review, mobilization, supervision, bid evaluation, GMP development, CPM scheduling, cost-benefit analysis, claims negotiation, and contract administration.

• Experience managing California public works and institutional building projects; familiarity with public-agency processes and administrative standards is strongly desired.

• Experience leading Progressive Design-Build teams in a Lean Big Room environment and applying formal partnering, Target Value Design, A3s, Choosing by Advantages, and Last Planner practices.

• Experience delivering complex high-rise structural, MEP, fire protection, fire and life-safety, vertical transportation, security, telecommunications, data, and energy-management systems.

• Proficiency with Primavera P6; project management, dashboard, and reporting platforms such as Procore and Power BI; cost-reporting tools; and cloud collaboration platforms such as Autodesk, SharePoint, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Teams.

• Strong working knowledge of:

• California Building Code and phased reviews with the State Fire Marshal, Division of the State Architect, City Fire Department, utilities, and other AHJs.

• LEED, Zero Net Carbon (ZNC), Zero Net Energy (ZNE), sustainable design, and energy-efficiency requirements.

• Building-envelope and building-systems commissioning, enhanced commissioning, and monitoring-based commissioning.

• Public works requirements, quality assurance and quality control, material testing and inspection, safety monitoring, and project closeout.

• Strong leadership, technical writing, communication, analytical, negotiation, and creative problem-solving skills, with a record of timely deliverables and continuity of service.

• Ability to work onsite in Sacramento throughout the assignment and transition between project controls, design and contract administration, field oversight, commissioning, move-in, and closeout activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) credential
• Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) credential