Section Manager

Join Us:

Lead the Team Behind Stronger Infrastructure as a Section Manager

Your construction experience has prepared you to see the bigger picture: what projects need, where teams need support, and how strong leadership can make the difference in successful delivery.

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Section Manager to join our Construction Inspection Team in Albany, NY. This role offers the opportunity to lead professionals, strengthen team capabilities, and help drive consistent, high-quality project delivery. You’ll use your technical and field experience to provide direction, support your team’s success, and help CHA continue finding better ways to deliver the infrastructure our communities rely on.

What You'll Do:

• Organize, direct, and coordinate activities related to transportation construction inspection initiatives, including highways, roadways, and bridge improvements, ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, and governing standards
• Collaborate with transportation team leadership to manage and motivate a high-performing group of technical professionals, ensuring excellence in project delivery and achieving team utilization goals
• Effectively manage project budgets, scope, and schedules to deliver successful outcomes for critical construction inspection initiatives
• Engage with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met and expectations are exceeded throughout each phase

What You Bring:

• High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of construction management or inspection experience required; previous project or team management experience preferred
• Valid driver’s license required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Ability to interpret client contracts and project documentation
• Working knowledge of construction industry standards and best practices
• Physical ability to navigate active job sites and adapt to varying field conditions
• Strategic thinker with the ability to guide and motivate team activity and resolve issues with urgency
• An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups
• Experience with project budgeting preferred; basic understanding of accounting processes
• Ability to demonstrate technical proficiency and manage relationships across the company
• NICET Level IV certification preferred

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning, welcoming, and always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.