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What We Do:

SMK Services, Inc. (SMK) is a Construction Management and Engineering services consultancy based in Belmont, Massachusetts. Our clients include public agencies, professional engineering firms, general contractors, and subcontractors. We provide services in Project Management, Construction Build Strategy, Scheduling, Engineering Support, Construction Estimating, Claims Analysis and Field Services.

With a growing client base and an expanding range of services, SMK is seeking a Construction Project Manager to join our team in the Greater Boston Area.

Company Culture:

SMK is an exciting, collaborative, supportive environment where we take pride in the work we do and celebrate our collective success. We cultivate a strong sense of community, one where colleagues’ voices are valued, growth is encouraged, and leadership remains open and accessible. As our firm continues to expand, the successful candidate will help shape and strengthen SMK’s culture alongside us.

Opportunities for Growth:

SMK is a growing business that is continually evolving, creating meaningful opportunities for employees to grow alongside the company and advance their careers. We actively encourage and support colleagues in developing their careers in areas of the business and industry that align with their interests and passions. SMK offers ongoing professional development opportunities to broaden employee knowledge and ensure our team stays current with the latest industry practices and innovations.

Why SMK

SMK is intentionally built as a close-knit, highly collaborative team where people genuinely know, trust, and support one another. Our size allows for real relationships, open communication, and a workplace where individual contributions are visible and valued.

We pride ourselves on creating a warm, engaging, and supportive environment, one where experienced professionals can do their best work without bureaucracy or being lost in the crowd. Leadership is hands-on and accessible, collaboration is the norm, and we care deeply about both the quality of our work and the well-being of our team.

At SMK, you’re not just filling a role, you’re joining a group of professionals who respect each other’s expertise, enjoy working together, and are committed to growing the firm thoughtfully and sustainably.

The Role:

SMK is seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to coordinate and supervise a diverse portfolio of contracts, primarily in the infrastructure field (highway/bridge or transit). The ideal candidate should have experience in Civil and Structural construction projects as well as having experience in general construction methodologies, disciplines and procedures. 

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced construction professional with a strong background in civil and structural infrastructure projects who excels in a client-facing, consulting-oriented environment. They possess the ability to clearly visualize construction sequencing and phasing and to lead the development of thoughtful, practical build strategies that balance feasibility, risk, schedule, and cost.

They are comfortable managing project-level internal teams that may include estimators, schedulers, and assistant project managers, providing direction and coordination to ensure project objectives are executed efficiently and consistently. This individual can bring together work from different team members into clear, consistent deliverables.

The ideal candidate brings strong written communication skills and is experienced in independently authoring professional reports, technical memoranda, and narratives. They are equally adept at reviewing and quality-controlling the work of others, ensuring analytical rigor, clarity, and consistency before deliverables are issued to clients.

Highly organized and analytical, this individual can manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining attention to detail. They communicate clearly and confidently, exercise sound professional judgment, and are comfortable representing SMK in discussions related to constructability, scheduling, cost, and risk.

They value collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement and are motivated by contributing to a close-knit, high-performing team. Adaptable and proactive, the ideal candidate is willing to step beyond their core responsibilities when needed to support colleagues, strengthen client relationships, and help grow the firm.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• Conducting site visits to enforce project requirements while recording project progress and assisting in the resolution of field issues.
• Preparing and reviewing submittals, RFIs and other official project correspondence.
• Attending and leading project issues, progress and change order negotiation meetings.
• Performing reviews of design documents for: (1) Compliance with project requirements; (2) Interdisciplinary coordination; (3) Analysis of conceptual feasibility and review for fatal flaws.
• Reviewing design plans and specifications to: (1) Propose means and methods build strategies with phasing and sequencing in report format; (2) Evaluate constructability, risk, delay, and cost overrun mitigation.
• Ability to develop and manage the development of: (1) Construction cost estimates; (2) Claim reviews and performing change order analysis; (3) Schedules using Primavera P6 and phasing methodology for construction activities; (4) Reviews on contractor schedule updates, time impact analyses and recovery efforts while proposing solutions to scheduling issues.
• Performing and presenting Risk Assessments and Value Engineering studies.
• Monitoring and tracking SMK project budgets.
• Assisting in the development and preparation of scope and fee proposals to clients.
• Supervising and mentoring entry level project management staff.

Key Attributes:

• Strong, intuitive understanding of construction principles, sequencing, and contractor means and methods.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret design drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in independently authoring clear, well-structured analytical reports and narratives.
• Ability to think critically and think of solutions to complex problems in a dynamic environment.
• Sound judgment and confidence when engaging directly with clients.
• Ability to manage priorities and handle multiple tasks at once.
• Willingness to assist with other non-project management tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 7+ years of Project Management related experience in the civil heavy construction/transportation field.
• 5+ years experience with concrete placement, earth support systems, deep foundation construction, marine construction, structural steel erection, structural demolition, highway construction, drainage system construction, Interstate Highway traffic controls, environmental protection systems and field survey/layout.
• Required proficiency in Bluebeam and Microsoft Office 365.
• Experience with HCSS, Bid2Win, and/or Estimating Link
• Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• Valid driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Additional Employment Information:

• Full-time salaried position.
• Annual starting salary of $120,000 to $160,000, dependent on experience.
• Paid Time Off.
• Eleven days of holiday pay.
• Generous retirement plan contribution.
• Paid office parking.
• Cell phone allowance.
• Medical and dental insurance.
• Hybrid work structure with remote and in-office days based on workload, collaboration needs, client meetings, training, and experience level.
• Primary work location is office-based, with occasional site visits throughout New England.

Note to Applicants

This role requires significant experience in Civil (Heavy) Construction field, with Transportation experience preferred. We encourage applicants who closely match the qualifications outlined above to apply. Candidates whose experience does not align with the requirements will not be considered at this time.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SMK provides equal employment opportunity in employment and advancement for all persons regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran and persons with a disability, at all employment levels, including the executive level. We do not and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran and persons with a disability for any position for which the applicant or employee is qualified. Such affirmative action shall apply to all employment practices, including, but not limited to hiring, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship and on-the-job training.

Our Program and Construction Management division has an immediate need for a temporary Clerk/Site Manager.

Come join our team! We are looking to build services and capabilities through the growth of our key asset- our staff. Ranked among the nation's top A/E firms by Engineering News-Record, LiRo-Hill provides construction management, engineering, environmental, architectural, and program management solutions. You can become part of an organization that has a strong track record and is looking to strengthen relationships and capabilities to continue being a trusted resource for our clients in the public and private sector. We are proud to be known as an “Integrated Construction, Design and Technology Solutions” firm and we have delivered on that label time and again.

Recently, Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI), the parent company of The LiRo Group and Hill International, Inc. consolidated a portion of the highly experienced staff of both LiRo and Hill in the Northeast to create a larger, more efficient, and cost-effective team to serve clients.  LiRo-Hill is a 1100-person firm with offices in NYC, Long Island, Buffalo, Rochester, Boston and Edison, NJ.

• Monitor construction quality and progress
• Daily & Weekly reports, conduct job meetings and minutes 
• Measure T&M
• Review Payment requisitions
• Change orders
• Job photos
• Filing 

• 5 years experience minimum
• CSL, CMAA, RA or PE is a plus
• OSHA 10
• Pass CORI

Our Culture:
We believe in the power of collaboration. We work hard to build a corporate culture that empowers all our employees to freely share their ideas, know their presence, and contributions are truly valued, fostering a climate where our employees are enabled to maximize their full potential.

-We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a positive work environment

-Compensation: Min: $45.00/HR; Max: $60/HR. The range provided is the salary that the Firm in good faith believes at the time of this posting is willing to pay for the advertised position.

-Exact compensation will be determined on the individual candidates’ qualifications and location.

-The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. 

LiRo-Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status; and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Granite delivers advanced communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. We provide exceptional customized service with an emphasis on reliability and outstanding customer support and our customers include over 85 of the Fortune 100. Granite has over $1.85 Billion in revenue with more than 2,100 employees and is headquartered in Quincy, MA. Our mission is to be the leading telecommunications company wherever we offer services as well as provide an environment where the value of each individual is recognized and where each person has the opportunity to further their growth and achieve success.

Granite has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the "Healthiest Companies" in Massachusetts for the past 15 consecutive years.

Our offices have onsite fully equipped state of the art gyms for employees at zero cost.

Granite's philanthropy is unparalleled with over $300 million in donations to organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The ALS Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association to name a few.

We have been consistently rated a "Fastest Growing Company" by Inc. Magazine.

Granite was named to Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Granite was recently named One of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity.

Our company's insurance package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, 401K retirement with company match, childcare benefits, tuition assistance, and more.

If you are a highly motivated individual who wants to grow your career with a fast paced and progressive company, Granite has countless opportunities for you.

EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

General Summary of Position:

As a NOC Technician, you will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining our clients' network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Your expertise in SD-WAN networking and firewall management will be essential in proactively identifying and resolving network issues and implementing appropriate solutions. The ability to work independently and effectively manage a ticket queue is crucial to ensure timely response and resolution of network-related incidents. By joining our team you will be given the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge along one of three primary practices: Network Security, Enterprise Networking, or Unified Voice and Application support with our internal subject matter experts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 
  
• Remotely troubleshoot managed service-related issues on support calls with Granite customers and/or field technicians
  
• Assist with the implementation and onboarding of innovative security and networking products, including in-house designed hardware solutions
  
• Professionally, accurately, and efficiently handle customer requests including technical and non-technical inquiries to any NOC related services
  
• Work with industry standard partners (Fortinet, Cisco, VMWare, etc.) on the support and implementation of nationwide networks
  
• Study and improve personal technical capabilities in enterprise networking, network security, and unified voice application support to contribute to the company mission at a higher level of expertise
  
• Independently handle a queue of tickets, promptly responding to incidents, requests, and changes while ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
  
• Monitor the performance and health of the network infrastructure, including SD-WAN devices, routers, switches, firewalls, and other network components.
  

Required Qualifications:

• 
  
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  
• 1-2 years in a technical support related role, or equivalent experience
  
• Understanding of networking standards, OSI model, subnetting and routing protocols
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues efficiently.
  
• Understanding of agile task management and project operations
  
• Ability to provide a high level of customer support to improve customer experience
  
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment in a hybrid WFH model
  
• Must have the ability to be cleared for Public Trust P2 clearance
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 
  
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN technologies and protocols, such as MPLS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, QoS, and traffic engineering.
  
• Experience managing and troubleshooting firewall solutions, such as Velocloud, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Juniper.
  
• CCNA, Network+, or equivalent certification or higher
  
• Proficiency with Python, Javascript, or similar coding languages
  
• Telecommunications industry experience
  
• Prior public trust P2 security clearance
  

Granite delivers advanced communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. We provide exceptional customized service with an emphasis on reliability and outstanding customer support and our customers include over 85 of the Fortune 100. Granite has over $1.85 Billion in revenue with more than 2,100 employees and is headquartered in Quincy, MA. Our mission is to be the leading telecommunications company wherever we offer services as well as provide an environment where the value of each individual is recognized and where each person has the opportunity to further their growth and achieve success.

Granite has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the "Healthiest Companies" in Massachusetts for the past 15 consecutive years.

Our offices have onsite fully equipped state of the art gyms for employees at zero cost.

Granite's philanthropy is unparalleled with over $300 million in donations to organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The ALS Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association to name a few.

We have been consistently rated a "Fastest Growing Company" by Inc. Magazine.

Granite was named to Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Granite was recently named One of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity.

Our company's insurance package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, 401K retirement with company match, childcare benefits, tuition assistance, and more.

If you are a highly motivated individual who wants to grow your career with a fast paced and progressive company, Granite has countless opportunities for you.

EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

General Summary of Position:

The Manager of Information Security leads Granite's enterprise security program, ensuring the protection of corporate systems, applications, cloud platforms, and data across the entire business. This role drives the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of security policies, controls, and processes while enabling secure operations across IT, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and customerfacing teams. It oversees vulnerability management, cloud security (GCP and AWS), identity and access management, application security, incident response, and thirdparty risk, ensuring security is embedded into technology decisions and business initiatives. The position also maintains focused support for governmentrelated compliance activities, such as NISTbased requirements and limited ATO documentation, representing a smaller but important portion of the role. Overall, the Senior Manager provides crossfunctional leadership to strengthen Granite's security posture, reduce risk, and support the organization's operational and strategic goals

Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Oversee and manage Granite's enterprise wide Information Security Program, ensuring
  protection of corporate systems, data, applications, cloud environments, and business
  operations across all departments (IT, Engineering, Legal, Ops, Customer facing
  teams).
  
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate
  security policies, standards, procedures, and supporting governance documents.
  
• Direct vulnerability management activities across infrastructure, cloud, and
  applications; coordinate remediation with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams;
  validate fixes through scanning and ongoing monitoring.
  
• Oversee cloud security for GCP and AWS, ensuring secure configuration, access
  control, and alignment with best practices.
  
• Drive secure architecture reviews, application security requirements, and SDLC
  security integration for internal products.
  
• Partner with Engineering, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Network teams to evaluate
  system changes, cloud migrations, firewall updates, and new deployments to ensure
  security requirements and risk mitigations are properly addressed.
  
• Lead incident response activities-coordinate triage, communicate with stakeholders,
  review root causes, and ensure corrective actions and preventative measures are
  implemented.
  
• Manage enterprise identity and secrets programs, including MFA requirements, SSO
  implementation, service account lifecycle, least privilege enforcement, and secure
  credential rotation.
  
• Guide third party risk management, review vendor documentation, determine required
  evidence levels, and assess security impact of new or ongoing vendors.
  
• Provide security guidance and support for business processes, system enhancements,
  corporate initiatives, new integrations, and technology transformations across the
  organization.
  
• Lead recurring enterprise security meetings to align IT, Engineering, Legal, Audit, and
  business leaders on priorities, risks, and remediation activities.
  
• Ensure proper data handling practices across the business, including the identification
  and removal of sensitive or regulated data from email, local drives, Teams, and other
  systems.
  
• Support corporate continuity and resilience activities, including business impact
  analysis, response planning, and readiness validation.
  
• * Provide accurate, timely responses to security questionnaires, proposals, and customer
  inquiries across business units; contribute security content for RFPs, audits, and partner
  assessments.
  
• Maintain compliance for federal BSS/GBSS systems under NIST SP 800 53 / 800 171
  and GSA requirements; update SSPs; and support ATO assessments as needed.
  
• Provide federal agencies (e.g., GSA, DARPA) with required security documentation,
  system diagrams, and responses when requested.
  
• Perform other duties as required
  
• Obtain/retain a government security clearance as may be required to perform the duties
  of the position
  

Required Qualifications:

• 
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance,
  or equivalent experience.
  
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain Public Trust (Tier 2) or other federal security
  clearances.
  
• Handson experience implementing NIST SP 80053, NIST SP 800171, SOC 2, PCIDSS, RMF, and FISMA Moderate controls in enterprise environments.
  
• Demonstrated experience with SSP writing, ATO packages, security assessments, and
  continuous monitoring activities.
  
• Experience with cloud security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web
  Services (AWS). Familiarity with application security best practices (OWASP, SDLC integration,
  
• SAST/DAST scanning workflows).
  
• Ability to interpret and communicate security requirements to engineering, legal, and
  operations teams.
  
• Experience supporting vendor risk reviews, questionnaire responses, and assessment of
  thirdparty security materials.
  
• Experience with security controls in a converged infrastructure/virtual machine
  environment
  
• Experience developing information system security plans, policies, and procedures for
  Local Area Network (LAN) information systems and wide area network (WAN)
  information systems
  
• Strong crossteam leadership, communication, and documentation skills.
  

Granite delivers advanced communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. We provide exceptional customized service with an emphasis on reliability and outstanding customer support and our customers include over 85 of the Fortune 100. Granite has over $1.85 Billion in revenue with more than 2,100 employees and is headquartered in Quincy, MA. Our mission is to be the leading telecommunications company wherever we offer services as well as provide an environment where the value of each individual is recognized and where each person has the opportunity to further their growth and achieve success.

Granite has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the "Healthiest Companies" in Massachusetts for the past 15 consecutive years.

Our offices have onsite fully equipped state of the art gyms for employees at zero cost.

Granite's philanthropy is unparalleled with over $300 million in donations to organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The ALS Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association to name a few.

We have been consistently rated a "Fastest Growing Company" by Inc. Magazine.

Granite was named to Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Granite was recently named One of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity.

Our company's insurance package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, 401K retirement with company match, childcare benefits, tuition assistance, and more.

If you are a highly motivated individual who wants to grow your career with a fast paced and progressive company, Granite has countless opportunities for you.

EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will excel at identifying and articulating complex business problems, and will develop innovative, scalable, and robust AI/ML solutions to address these challenges. Responsibilities will include designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade AI systems, specifically focused on:

• 
  
• Agentic AI solutions to automate operational processes (e.g., interpreting trouble tickets, performing basic troubleshooting, interacting with online portals, data entry).
  
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and ColBERTv2 pipelines for parsing, indexing, and querying enterprise documents to facilitate answers related to process guidelines, product knowledge, and training materials.
  
• Function calling solutions leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate and perform precise actions in enterprise workflows.
  
• Developing and applying reinforcement learning strategies to optimize and automate decision-making processes within enterprise operations.
  

This role requires hands-on expertise with model fine-tuning, training pipelines, post-training optimization techniques (e.g., model distillation), classification models, and integrating AI systems within complex enterprise environments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 
  
• Develop and implement AI solutions leveraging fine-tuned Large Language Models (e.g., OpenAI models, LLaMA, Mistral).
  
• Design, develop, and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using advanced vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Milvus).
  
• Build and enhance agentic AI systems utilizing frameworks like LangChain, AutoGPT, or similar automation frameworks.
  
• Deploy scalable ColBERTv2 architectures for semantic retrieval and classification.
  
• Create robust pre-processing and post-processing pipelines to enhance model performance, accuracy, and interpretability.
  
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, business stakeholders, data scientists, and software engineers.
  
• Implement best practices in model distillation, quantization, and optimization for deployment in production environments.
  
• Ensure compliance with enterprise-grade security, privacy standards, and data governance practices.
  
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members, supporting their technical development and career growth through coaching, training, and performance feedback.
  
• Drive timely and successful completion of AI/ML projects by setting clear milestones, tracking progress, removing blockers, and aligning resources
  

Required Qualifications

• 
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related fields; advanced degree strongly preferred.
  
• 5+ years of proven experience developing and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems.
  
• Strong programming skills in Python, familiarity with libraries/frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, and LangChain.
  
• Demonstrated expertise with LLM fine-tuning (e.g., LoRA, PEFT), distillation, and model optimization.
  
• Practical experience implementing RAG pipelines with embedding technologies and vector stores (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone).
  
• Proven track record building agentic AI systems capable of interacting with multiple enterprise applications and platforms.
  
• Solid understanding of NLP techniques, Transformer architectures, semantic search, and document retrieval technologies (e.g., ColBERT).
  
• Hands-on experience with reinforcement learning techniques, including designing, training, and deploying reinforcement learning models.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 
  
• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or related field.
  
• Familiarity with cloud-based AI services (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, Google Vertex AI).
  
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and deployment pipelines (CI/CD).
  
• Knowledge of advanced AI frameworks and model inference engines such as Triton Inference Server, TensorRT, and ONNX.
  
• Familiarity with model monitoring, observability tools, and techniques to ensure long-term reliability and performance.
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Experience in regulated industries or environments requiring strict compliance and data governance standards.