General Manager of Construction

Description

• Support business development by providing operational insight into pursuits, proposals, and client relationships.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Engineering, Procurement, and Preconstruction teams to ensure project readiness and seamless phase transitions from Pre-construction through Closeout.
• Drive performance metrics, reporting, and forecasting systems to ensure predictable project outcomes.
• Mentor and develop Project Executives and senior field leaders, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and leadership growth.
• Serve as a key representative of North America in executive-level client meetings and joint venture discussions.
• Provide executive leadership and direction to Project Executives managing concurrent industrial design-build and EPC projects across the United States.
• Oversee safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance across all active industrial projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements and company expectations.
• Establish and maintain company-wide industrial construction standards, procedures, and best practices aligned with the North America's operational objectives.
• Review and approve project execution plans, budgets, staffing assignments, and key subcontractor selections.
• Lead strategic initiatives in construction technology adoption, safety innovation, and lean delivery methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working within global or Japanese-affiliated organizations, with an appreciation for cross-cultural collaboration.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Construction Management, or Engineering).
• Familiarity with Procore or equivalent enterprise project-management platforms.
• Strong understanding of cost control, scheduling, risk management, and contract administration.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in industrial construction, with at least 8 years in senior leadership roles overseeing multiple large industrial projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams of Project Executives, Project Managers, and Superintendents across geographically dispersed sites.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary design-build or EPC projects.
• Professional credentials such as P.E. PMP, or DBIA certification.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance