Sr. Construction Administrator
Cannondesign · Rochester, MN; United States - Remote · 2026-07-27
About this role
<div>If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>ABOUT THE ROLE</div> <div>The successful candidate will perform in a Sr. Construction Administration role. You will be responsible for leading, developing and helping assemble the project team administering construction contracts on behalf of CannonDesign for large projects, with particular focus on constructability review, risk mitigation and cost control from start to finish of construction. Your initial assignment will be on a 2.0+ million square foot healthcare facility at Mayo Clinic’s campus.</div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>This position requires consistent ONSITE presence at the project site in</strong> <strong>Rochester, MN</strong>. </em></span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>CannonDesign provides a relocation and temporary relocation program to support on-site presence</em></span>.&nbsp;</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO</div> <div> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Be&nbsp;a&nbsp;prime liaison between builder, client/owner,&nbsp;and&nbsp;design teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead and contribute with other team members in developing and&nbsp;maintaining the project Risk Assessment process during Construction Administration. Proactively&nbsp;identify&nbsp;potential risks&nbsp;during the Construction Administration process;&nbsp;communicate,&nbsp;mitigate&nbsp;and&nbsp;collaboratively&nbsp;resolve project-related issues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work with overall Project Director and individual Project Managers to assign team members to various scopes of the Construction Administration&nbsp;process.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Manage internal Construction Administration efforts and team,&nbsp;both on site, remotely&nbsp;in offices,&nbsp;working closely with Construction Administration Coordinators, Document Control and Quality Leaders.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Guide the team to implement the firm’s&nbsp;Construction&nbsp;Administration&nbsp;policies. Meet regularly with the project’s Senior Project Architect(s) and Engineering Discipline Leaders to discuss quality reviews and ongoing challenges&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to resolve issues early.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Attend site meetings, including but not limited to scheduling, cost management, pre-installation, and weekly meetings.&nbsp; Review and edit, as necessary, the official meeting minutes issued by the contractor.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Review progress of work&nbsp;on site.&nbsp;Prepare site&nbsp;visit&nbsp;and other reports as contractually obligated.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead,&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;and participate in the review and interpretation of construction documents, the development and issuance of documentation related to field conditions and issues, and coordination of the work with consultants and the project team.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead,&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;and participate in the resolution of&nbsp;problems that arise on the construction site, development of&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;and coordination of changes to the contract documents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead,&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;and participate in tracking the changes made to documents and applying&nbsp;appropriate reason&nbsp;codes and the internal cost tracking log related to changes and reason codes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Identify&nbsp;key risk issues and engage senior project leadership and risk management teams when needed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;the processing, review and response to Requests for Information and Submittals.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Review,&nbsp;comment&nbsp;and approve change proposals from the…
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