Date Posted
August 11, 2025
Company
CMTA
requisition Number
1936
Location
10411 Meeting Street
Prospect
KY
40059
Construction Administrator
Join our Louisville, KY team as a Construction Administrator and drive excellence in sustainable, high-performance building projects.
CMTA, a Legence company
CMTA is one of the fastest growing engineering firms in the U.S. with nationally recognized expertise in sustainable, high performance building engineering. We are a collaborative, competitive, innovative, and energetic group of engineers and team leaders who incorporate a holistic approach towards consulting engineering, performance contracting, and zero energy projects. We focus on finding engineers whose personalities lead them to excellence, and we provide exceptional opportunities for our employees.
Position Overview
CMTA has an immediate need for an experienced Construction Administrator to join our diverse team of engineering professionals in our Louisville, KY office. This position will be responsible for managing project specifications and overseeing contract and construction documents. This is a full-time, in-office position with working hours Monday through Friday, offering opportunities for professional growth within the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with project contract language, current code requirements, and current manufacturer information.
- Assist with construction administration document processing activities, including shop drawings, RFIs, change orders, pay applications, and closeout documents.
- Perform preliminary reviews of submittals and incorporate comments from the design team in final responses.
- Prepare preliminary answers for RFIs and incorporate comments from the design team in the final responses.
- Perform onsite construction inspections to ensure projects are constructed in accordance with contract documents and to resolve conflicts. Anticipated 2-3 days a week of construction site visits to monitor progress of projects.
- Prepare field observation reports
- Help to maintain and update electronic construction plan sets working with the design team.
- Assist with maintaining project schedules and logs.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with both internal staff and external clients regarding project inquiries or procedures/requirements.
- Mentor and train design staff based on constructability feedback and lessons learned from field observations as well as construction administration processes.
- Coordinate completion of closeout documents.
Desired Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Prior experience as a design engineer or construction administration professional or skilled tradesperson
- Proficiency with Adobe/Bluebeam and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Proficiency with Electronic Document Management Systems such as Newforma or Procore
- Demonstrated capability in coordinating with multiple design team members to manage construction related correspondence
- High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to listen and understand internal customer expectations.
- Ability to manage schedules to meet critical deadlines.
No sponsorship is available for this position
Health and Welfare Benefits
- Health and Welfare
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription drug
- Employee assistance program
Personal Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Sick leave
Financial Benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Company-paid long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Life insurance
About Legence
Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale. To learn more about Legence and its services, visit https://www.wearelegence.com/.
Contingent Employment Statement
Offers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Legence and its affiliate companies are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, other non-merit-based factors, and any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations.
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If you require assistance applying online, email ta@wearelegence.com. Please include a description of the specific accommodations you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. If you are selected for an interview, please notify your recruiter of your accommodation needs. All efforts to provide reasonable accommodations will be made.
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