Senior Construction Management Officer | Central Facilities Management Office

at  Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) is one of the leading universities in the Philippines. More than 150 years in existence, the Ateneo has grown into a major Jesuit institution. Officially it became a university in 1959. It offers over 100 academic degree programmes.
Ateneo offers Basic Education (Grade School, Junior and Senior High School). In addition, the Loyola Schools (college) is made up of four schools (Social Sciences; Humanities; Science and Engineering; and Management) that offer graduate and undergraduate degrees, with a total enrolment of about 10,000 students per year. The Ateneo has 4 professional schools located in 3 campuses in Quezon City, Makati City and Pasig City (Business; Government; Law; and Medicine and Public Health), with about 4,000 professional postgraduate students.
It has an array of research centres, 11 of which are recognized as Centres of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. In addition to a European Studies Programme, it has a Centre for Asian Studies that fosters comparative research on East and Southeast Asia.
The Ateneo has 207 partnerships with universities around the world (82 in Europe, 87 in Asia, 11 in Australia and New Zealand, and 27 in North and South America) and is a member of the ASEAN Universities Network and 3 other international university networks. The Ateneo’s Rizal Library is the most advanced in the Philippines with over 307,000 titles in its collection and online access to most major academic journals.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor in Science in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical).
At least 5 years experience managing construction projects (e.g. project management, cost control, contract management, with at least one project completed from ground to finis

Transfers a) project information, documentation, warranties and DLP to the Post Construction and Building Care Group, and b) project records to the project owner

• Full Job Description may be requeste

SUMMARY OF WORK ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Construction Management Head, the Senior Construction Management Officer I serves as Project Manager of assigned construction and renovation projects, from design development review to post-construction.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

I. Design Development Review
Reviews building plans, details and specifications with the Planning and Design Section, Project Proponent, Facilities and Utilities Group during the regular Technical Workshops / Design Plan Layering, to ensure project feasibility and to identify opportunities for value engineering, architecture and engineering optimization
Develops a roadmap of project activities, deliverables, and timelines (i.e. Gantt chart/S-Curve), encompassing pre-construction, procurement, project implementation and turnover to aid construction efforts
Informs supervisor of result of design peer review and evaluation
II. Construction Bidding
Advises Central Purchasing Office (CPO) on eligibility of contractors in aid of pre-qualification and shortlisting of suppliers and contractors
Prepares and consolidates bidding requirements (e.g. bid documentation, approved plans, specifications, terms of reference, instruction to bidders, and project timelines)
Coordinates with CPO on pre-qualification and shortlisting of supplies/contractors, bidding activities, and schedules
Advises participants in pre-bid conference and issues bid bulletins, plan revisions and other instruction to bidders
Reports on the technical evaluation, analysis, recommendation on bids and proposals with the Ateneo Project Team (APT)
III. Pre-Construction and Mobilization
Leads pre-construction meetings with the project owner and stakeholders, conducts regular project progress reports based on the project timelines
Establishes project features, i.e. protocols and control parameters, reporting systems, and project meeting schedules
Informs winning contractor/suppliers of project brief
Arranges for the payment of the contractor/suppliers down-payment requests, including evaluation of required bonds and insurances for approval of the Section Head
IV. Project Management
Implements project monitoring and control, including but not limited to the following:
Manages contractors and suppliers to meet work and delivery schedules for manpower and equipment deployment, fabrication, and material and supplies deliveries
Controls quality of methods, procedures and workmanship of all contractors and suppliers, and, as warranted, discusses with the Planning and Design Section, and APT the interpretation of drawings, specifications, and other construction documents
Implements cost management and control of the project
Arranges for testing and commissioning (including pre-operational checks) trial runs and performance tests up to acceptance for its intended purpose, and familiarization procedures for owner or representatives
Updates and oversees safekeeping of project records for turnover to the project owner, at the conclusion of the project
V. Post- Construction
Monitors completion of activities in the punch list
Reports on cost summaries and items for follow up and review to the APT during the post construction project evaluation
Evaluates technical documents of completed works (drawings, equipment manuals and other documents)

Transfers a) project information, documentation, warranties and DLP to the Post Construction and Building Care Group, and b) project records to the project owner

• Full Job Description may be requested