About Bodwé Group Companies

Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We provide value by integrating expertise across the natural and built environment lifecycle—from pre-development and planning to design, procurement, construction, and operations. By integrating expertise across architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management, we deliver holistic, end-to-end solutions that drive efficiency and deliver distinctive outcomes.

Position Summary

We are seeking a full-time Construction Management Project Manager (EHRM CM PM) at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Mather, CA. The CM PM will assist in the Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) initiative in cooperation with architects, engineers, and construction contractors. The CM PM functions include participating in design management with the Construction Manager (CM) and General Contractor; monitoring various on-going construction activities and schedule for conformance with contract requirements; overseeing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction; supporting processing of easements, pertinent deeds, local code requirements, and restrictions; and supporting coordination of various phases of construction at a VA Medical Facility. This program involves both new construction projects and coordination with renovations of existing buildings. Some of the existing buildings are historic properties. The building types include office buildings, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, warehouses, and other types of real property. Project sizes range from small remodeling or repair projects to multi-million-dollar new buildings or renovations of major existing buildings. At any given time, the projects are in various stages of development from preplanning through design, construction procurement, construction, and post-construction. Projects are typically design bid-build with contracted architecture/engineering and construction firms, design-build, or small in-house designs with contracted construction.

Accommodation Requests

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following inexhaustive list of duties represents a sample of work routinely performed by this role: 

• Conducts portions of daily inspections of site work, building construction work; documents discrepancies, code violations, improper materials, or techniques in the application of materials, substandard or poor-quality workmanship; monitors schedules on various aspects of ongoing daily activities to identify and mitigate project slippage and coordinate project phasing.
• Maintain accurate and complete files relating to the Construction Management services on the project that the Government may inspect at any time.
• Reviews contractor's submittals and RFls; maintains accurate and complete job files including as-built drawings and specifications; identifies progress delays and recommends appropriate corrective measures to the lead engineer toward mitigating delays and maintaining the progress schedule.
• Submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports indicating work completed, work in progress with estimated completion dates, work scheduled and outstanding work.
• Utilize computerized management system applications, processing requests for information, project engineering, scheduling, communications, design assessments, safety compliance, testing compliance, record keeping, construction administration, budget control, change management, construction reporting, and documentation management control.

Education, Experience, and Technical Skills

Required Education, Experience, and Technical Skills

• 10 years of Construction Project Management experience, with 2 years in a medical environment
• Graduate of an Architectural, Engineering or Construction Management college curriculum four (4) year degree minimum. Construction Administration Professionals lacking a college curriculum OR  an additional 8 years of relevant project management experience, and Project Management certification.
• Advanced knowledge of construction practices and techniques, e.g., proper applications of construction materials and methods of installation in the professional's area of expertise.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Real ID or Passport in order to undergo commercial airfare travel
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license

Working Environment

This position operates on an active construction site and involves oversight of construction activities. Candidate should be familiar with functioning in such an environment and aware of necessary considerations to ensure safety of themselves and others on the site. Any PPE necessary will be provided. Sites with active utilities, requiring strict adherence to safety standards.

This role also requires periodic travel to project sites, including locations undergoing renovation or active construction. During site visits, the employee may be exposed to non-temperature-controlled environments, construction noise, dust, and other typical conditions found on job sites. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required during these visits, depending on site conditions. While on site visits, an individual in this role will be required to work atypical hours at the request of the client or role demands.

Physical Demands

Sitting/Standing: This is not a sedentary role. This role requires the ability to be on your feet moving around a construction site for most of the day interacting with contractors, contractor representatives, and inspecting the construction work that is being performed.

Walking: This role requires the ability to move about outside in various geographic and building terrains to access a construction site to provide quality assurance services.

Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role requires stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and ladder climbing to inspect all aspects of building construction to foundations, crawlspaces, and roofs.

Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines.

Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.

Seeing: This role requires the ability to see, view, and distinguish all aspects of construction to ensure quality control.

Carrying/Lifting: This role requires lifting up to 30 lbs to transport technological office equipment, safety equipment, and other needed construction items to and from various workspaces. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Bodwé Group Companies engage in federal contracting. Therefore, we would be thrilled to accept applications or referrals to hire veterans.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:

• First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
• Second, to qualified spouses and qualified custodial parents; and
• Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
• Fourth, to all other qualified applicants

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Home Office Connectivity Requirements for Hybrid & Remote Positions

To ensure reliable collaboration, client service, and secure access to company systems, the Company requires minimum connectivity standards to be eligible or remain eligible to work in a hybrid or remote capacity. Employees working remotely must maintain broadband internet service capable of consistently supporting video conferencing, VPN connectivity, and cloud-based applications. Hybrid or remote work eligibility may be reassessed if connectivity standards are not met. This includes:

• Wired broadband service (cable, fiber, or DSL) with at least minimum 100 Mbps download / 20 Mbps upload
• Some positions may require minimum 200-300 Mbps download / 25-35 Mbps upload speed

Cellular hotspot or fixed wireless cellular services (e.g., T-Mobile Home Internet) may not be used as a primary connection. The Company will comply with all local, state, and federal requirements as it relates to the reimbursement of home internet expenses. Eligibility for reimbursement of home internet expenses is defined in a separate policy.