Sr. Construction Manager - K14 Buildings

Jacobs • San Francisco, CA • 1h ago

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Construction Manager to join our team in San Francisco, CA. You'll take the lead on complex construction projects, including demolition and tenant improvements, while helping drive safety, quality, schedule, and coordination across an active campus environment.

Working onsite with the client, you'll serve as the Owner's Representative and partner closely with project managers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders to keep projects moving forward. From preconstruction through occupancy, you'll provide day-to-day field oversight, proactively solve challenges, and help deliver successful project outcomes

As the onsite Owner's Representative, you will be responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality, compliant execution of all construction activities, including:

Oversee daily construction activities to ensure full compliance with plans, specifications, permits, and regulatory requirements.

Manage, review, and submit invoicing for General Contractor and Consultants (e.g., AOR, GeoTech, Special Inspectors, City and local utility providers)

Maintain a strong onsite presence to track progress, validate work in place, and proactively resolve field issues.

Support development and review of construction schedules, look-aheads, critical path items, and sequencing strategies.

Lead site logistics planning, including access/egress, material deliveries, site controls, shutdowns, and operational impacts.

Monitor contractor performance, manpower, sequencing, and workmanship; escalate and drive corrective actions as needed.

Review and manage RFIs, submittals, field changes, and technical clarifications to maintain project continuity.

Validate weekly field progress against the contractor's schedule and support recovery strategies when delays arise.

Enforce safety, ICRA/PCRA requirements, environmental controls, and all site-specific compliance protocols.

Conduct regular field walks to verify quality of installation, mock-ups, testing, commissioning, and system readiness.

Coordinate inspections and compliance activities with HCAI, City agencies, IORs, and other authorities having jurisdiction.

Lead and facilitate onsite coordination meetings and maintain strong relationships with contractors, designers, inspectors, and facility stakeholders.

Provide documentation and reporting support, including daily logs, progress photos, cost/change validation, pay app verification, punch lists, commissioning, and closeout activities.

Your role keeps our company connected and we'll support you with what you need to be successful. We'll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field or equivalent work experience.

12+ years of hands-on construction management experience delivering complex projects - healthcare, lab, research, or similarly regulated environments - Strong understanding of construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, site controls, and safety requirements.

Proven experience managing field coordination, daily oversight, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication on active construction sites.

Familiarity with project management and construction tools (Procore, Bluebeam, P6, Unifier, etc.)

Ideally, You'll Also Have

CCM, PMP, OSHA-30, DBIA, CM-Lean, or similar credentials (preferred but not required). - Experience working in occupied environments, active healthcare or research campuses, and delivering complex tenant improvement projects.

Prior experience serving in an Owner's Representative capacity.

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