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About the Role

Stantec is seeking a full-time Mission Critical Construction Administrator in Austin, TX. This role serves as the link between the design and construction teams, managing contract activities and ensuring design intent is met through RFIs, submittals, and clarifications. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong technical expertise and communication skills, passionate about delivering high-performance mission critical facilities.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between the design team, General Contractor, owner, and other project stakeholders during construction.
Maintain a clear understanding of construction progress, schedule status, and upcoming milestones, communicating key updates and risks to the design team.
Participate in OAC meetings with the contractor, construction management team, trades, owner representatives, and other stakeholders.
Facilitate communication regarding design clarifications, field conditions, constructability issues, and project priorities to support timely resolution.
Coordinate regular construction progress discussions and prepare periodic project updates summarizing status, key risks, outstanding action items, RFIs, and submittals for design team and client project management.
Promote collaboration and timely decision-making to support overall project delivery and schedule objectives.
Manage and prioritize the design team's RFI and submittal workflow to support construction sequencing and schedule-critical activities.
Review, track, and coordinate Requests for Information (RFIs), ensuring timely responses and resolution of field issues.
Prepare and review architectural RFI responses and coordinate multidisciplinary input from the design team as required.
Review and process shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and other construction contract documentation.
Coordinate design clarifications and technical responses between the contractor and design disciplines.
Support maintenance of accurate construction administration records and project documentation.
Conduct periodic site visits and observe construction progress to verify conformance with contract documents and design intent.
Coordinate and support design team’s periodic site visits verifying adequately documenting site observations, action items, and written field reports.
Support punch list inspections and verification of completion of corrective work.
Identify recurring issues, design conflicts, and potential construction risks, escalating critical items to project leadership as appropriate.
Coordinate with the owner, contractor, and design team to address field conditions and support timely resolution of construction issues.
Support evaluation of change requests, change orders, claims, and design revisions arising during construction.
Assist in negotiating acceptable resolutions and processing contract modifications for management review and approval.
Review progress payment applications and support preparation and certification of payment requests.
Support project closeout activities, including final documentation, punch list completion, and turnover requirements.
Process project closeout documentation and assist in achieving final project completion.
Regional travel required to support site observations, construction meetings, and project delivery.

Requirements

Broad construction experience
Technical knowledge
Commitment to design excellence
Proactive problem-solver
Strong technical expertise
Exceptional communication skills
Passion for delivering high-performance mission critical facilities

Skills

Construction administration
RFI management
Submittal review
Design clarification
Schedule monitoring
Stakeholder communication
Contract administration

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid
On-site field representation (approx. 20%)

Experience Level

Not specified

Education Level

Not specified

Salary/Compensations

Pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required.
Final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.
Certain roles are bonus eligible.
Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays per year
Vacation accrual (10-20 days per year)
Paid sick leave (in accordance with state and local law)

About the Company

At Stantec, we design some of the most complex and technically demanding facilities in the world.
Our Mission Critical team delivers hyperscale, AI, high-performance computing, and multi-tenant data centers that power today's digital economy.
With more than two decades of data center experience and over 5 GW of hyperscale capacity designed across North America, we partner with leading technology clients to deliver facilities where reliability, speed-to-market, scalability, and operational performance are paramount.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice.
Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design.
Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Equal Opportunity

Not specified