Barnes & Thornburg

Construction Manager

South Bend, Indiana, United StatesFull timeManagerPosted 16 days ago
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Summary:

The Construction Manager is responsible for managing firmwide construction planning, standards, and project execution support across the office portfolio. This role focuses on construction processes, vendor coordination, implementation of design standards, budget and schedule oversight, and consistent project delivery across offices. The Construction Manager serves as the firm’s primary internal resource for construction-related planning.

Responsibilities:

- Manage construction-related planning and execution for firm projects across the office portfolio, excluding responsibilities assigned to the independent Indianapolis role.

- Serve as the firmwide resource for construction methods, standards, project controls, and delivery practices.

- Develop and maintain construction procedures, templates, and implementation protocols to support consistent project execution.

- Coordinate with architects, contractors, engineers, access control providers, and other outside consultants.

- Support implementation of firmwide design standards and ensure construction execution aligns with approved workplace and office standards.

- Review project scope, budgets, schedules, and change activity to support disciplined project delivery.

- Identify project risks and escalate issues affecting cost, timing, operational continuity, or quality.

- Support capital planning through construction budgeting input, scheduling analysis, and implementation planning.

- Partner with the Director of Real Estate on vendor strategy in construction, architecture, furniture, and related categories.

- Assist in evaluating preventive maintenance-related capital work where construction expertise is needed.

- Support office openings, expansions, renovations, decommissions, reconfigurations, and occupancy readiness efforts.

- Contribute to project reporting, leadership updates, and KPI development as needed.

- Ensure construction compliance with local building codes, ADA requ...