Senior Architect/Engineer CM-SAE
About this role
Description
Davenergy Solutions is a rapidly growing, profitable company headquartered in San Diego, CA. Our employees are the key to maintaining our competitive edge. To attract and retain the best industry talent, Davenergy Solutions shares its success with its employees and is committed to providing a professional work environment where learning, growth, and recognition are highly valued. If you are seeking an opportunity to work in a progressive organization that offers diversified challenges and excellent opportunities for advancement, please review this opportunity. For more information about Davenergy Solutions and open positions, please visit www.davenergy.com.
Davenergy Solutions is currently seeking a full-time CM-SA/E Senior Architect/Engineer to provide onsite Construction Facilities Management (CFM) support at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pittsburgh, PA.
This role supports renovation, sustainment, and construction projects within an active VA medical facility by providing day-to-day project management and coordination services in support of Government requirements.
Requirements
- Ability to perform full-time onsite Project Management services at an occupied VA medical facility.
- Working knowledge of federal construction processes, including VA standards, FAR requirements, and task order–based service contracts.
- Experience supporting project planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout activities.
- Ability to support schedule, cost, quality, safety, risk, and change management functions.
- Ability to review contractor submittals, RFIs/RFCs, schedules, and change requests and provide recommendations to the Government COR.
- Experience identifying construction deficiencies, discrepancies, and non-conforming work and coordinating corrective actions.
- Experience maintaining project documentation including daily reports, inspection records, meeting minutes, schedules, correspondence, RFIs, submittals, and closeout documentation.
- Ability to support project meetings, site walks, and coordination with contractors, designers, and Government stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with VA or federal construction management systems preferred.
- Ability to work onsite 40 hours per week; occasional adjusted hours may be required to support project needs.
Relevant Experience
- The CM-SA/E shall be able to quickly understand and master the requirements of the local state and federal jurisdictions and the requirements of each in relation to this Project.
- The CM-SA/E shall possess the knowledge of Construction Contract Documents including Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings to readily understand and assess the requirements.
- The CM-SA/E must have the skillset and a working knowledge of engineering services, building codes, budgeting and scheduling to lead to the project’s success.
- The CM-SA/E must possess the skillset and competency to supervise and manage personnel of diverse skillsets.
- Experience providing onsite project management or construction management support for healthcare or federally funded projects.
- Experience supporting renovation, sustainment, and small construction efforts.
- Experience working within occupied medical facilities while maintaining continuity of operations.
- Prior VA, VISN, or other federal healthcare construction project experience strongly preferred.
Education
- The Senior Architect/Engineer shall be a licensed professional and hold a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelors of Science in Engineering from an accredited school of higher education. It is required that the individual have a minimum of 6 years of experience in both design and construction with a focus on medical facilities.
- Educational requirements may be substituted by fifteen (15) years of directly related experience. Professional Experience shall consist of seven (7) years of experience in management of facility construction projects including supervision of engineering, design and construction, schedule control, cost management and program budgeting, and overall project management activities.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to see, hear, walk, drive, climb, reach, stoop, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds. Must be prepared to encounter all construction site conditions, including noise, dust, heights, odors, and enclosed spaces, and be physically capable of traversing sites with unstable footing, stairs, rough terrain, adverse weather, ladders, roofs, and other mobility-challenging conditions. Must possess the physical ability to take measurements, perform tests comparing in-place work to contract requirements, and observe work activities throughout the course of construction.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Annual Profit-Sharing Contribution to 401(k)
- 10 Paid Federal Holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Optional Benefits
- Accident Coverage
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Term Life Insurance
- Medical Bridge
- Critical Illness
Any and all job offers are contingent pending work status eligibility and passing a federal government background check.
Company at a glance
Davenergy Solutions is an ACG‑Certified Building Commissioning Firm providing comprehensive engineering, commissioning, and facility support services to public and private sector owners. Our core capabilities include mechanical and electrical engineering design and studies, energy audits and feasibility analyses, whole‑building commissioning and retro‑commissioning, infrastructure protection assessments, facility condition assessments, construction management, physical security design and consulting, and a full suite of facilities support services.
Davenergy is an SBA‑verified Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). We are headquartered in San Diego, California, and Raleigh, North Carolina, with additional offices in Texas, Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, and Seattle, and more than 65 professionals strategically located across the United States.
Since our founding in 2009, Davenergy has been committed to delivering high‑quality, technically sound, and mission‑aligned solutions for our clients. Our portfolio includes extensive work for the Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, Army, Air Force, Navy, and a range of other federal and private organizations.
Davenergy is owned by James Sinclair and Jason Happe. James, a retired Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer, brings more than thirty years of engineering and construction experience, including leadership in healthcare facilities maintenance and capital improvements. He previously served as Facilities Director at the Navy’s largest medical center. Jason, a decorated Army combat veteran, contributes over twenty years of expertise in building systems, operations, and facility performance.
Top Benefits
- 401(k)
- Annual Profit-Sharing Contribution to 401(k)
- 10 Paid Federal Holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Accident Coverage
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Term Life Insurance
- Medical Bridge Critical Illness
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