Construction Manager

At Mott MacDonald, we are a global engineering, management, and development consultancy driven by a shared purpose to improve society through innovative and sustainable solutions. As a proudly employee-owned business, our success enables us to invest in our people, our communities, and the projects that make a lasting difference.

We employ brilliant people and trust them to do brilliant things. Working alongside industry-leading experts across our global network, you will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise, broaden your experience, and contribute to some of the most complex infrastructure challenges of our time. We foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where integrity, respect, wellbeing, and professional growth are central to how we work.

As our transportation portfolio grows across the Pacific Northwest, we are seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead owner-side construction management for a major, multi-package light rail and heavy-civil program in the Seattle region.

This is a leadership opportunity for an accomplished construction professional who is passionate about delivering complex transportation projects that strengthen communities and improve mobility. You will play a pivotal role from procurement and construction planning through project completion, helping shape delivery strategies while leading multidisciplinary construction management teams in the field.

Working on the owner side with program leadership, designers, collaborative-delivery contractors, systems teams, utilities, regulatory agencies, and community partners, you will oversee construction across multiple work packages and complex physical, contractual, and operational interfaces. You will protect safety, quality, cost, schedule, environmental commitments, and operational readiness while maintaining clear accountability among the parties.

You will be expected to provide visible field leadership, surface problems early, make timely recommendations, and establish a disciplined no-surprises culture across the construction management team.

What you'll do

Construction leadership and contract administration

• Build, mobilize, and lead a field organization that may include multiple resident engineers, construction and office engineers, inspectors, contract administrators, quality and safety specialists, document controls, and technical advisers.
• Lead owner-side administration and construction oversight for major GCCM, GC/CM, CMAR, design-build, progressive design-build, and related construction packages, with particular emphasis on collaborative delivery and open-book commercial discipline.

Oversee contract administration activities, including: