Construction Manager, Senior

Wood

The Role

Overview

Lead on-site construction, managing contractors, quality, safety, budget, and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • project tracking
  • schedule management
  • quality control
  • compliance monitoring
  • financial management
  • stakeholder engagement

Tasks

-Responsible for communicating, tracking, and maintaining project production goals, including developing recovery strategies. Work closely and collaboratively with field leadership to achieve project goals -Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives. -Establish and maintain positive working relationships with clients, partners, and local labor -Responsible for project Profit and Loss, and understanding complex financial transactions -Train, develop and lead a diverse team to achieve a successful project outcome -Responsible for ensuring project quality and compliance with engineered drawings, maintaining the project schedule, as well as construction permitting / permit compliance -Understand, comply and enforce Wood standards and procedures -Ensure that project leadership is informed of any project risks, particularly with respect to impacts to project finances, schedule, or any impact to an outside party (client, AHJ, etc) -Review of QA/QC documentation associated with the facilities, including but not limited to tie-ins, start-up, and testing to ensure proper turnover to operations. Participate in final project demobilization, documentation and close-out activities. -Develop and implement complex commercial negotiation strategies -Manage a variety of complex issues including, but not limited to, schedule delays, subcontractor claims, Owner claims and AHJ, utility, ISO coordination. -Responsible for ensuring commercial and technical contract compliance, and that construction complies with all applicable local, state, and federal codes -Maintain accurate project records including financials, as-builts, etc -Responsible for monitoring of construction quality to ensure that all work is installed in accordance with the plans, specifications, QA/QC requirements, code requirements, contract requirements, statutory and regulatory requirements and good construction practices. Ensure site quality verification inspections are performed properly.

Requirements

  • 5+ years
  • budgeting
  • b.s. engineering
  • project leadership
  • leadership
  • communication

What You Bring

-Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience -Experience preparing and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary. -B.S. in Electrical, Civil or other Engineering discipline from an accredited university. -Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget. -Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational teambuilding skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations. -Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines -Strong analytical and critical thinking skills. -Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and presentation skills to convey technical information to clients and business and financial reports to management.

Benefits

-Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession -Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle -Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market -Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs, offering onsite working

The Company

About Wood

-Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, primarily serving the energy and materials markets. -The company offers a wide array of services including project and construction management, operations and maintenance, and engineering design across various sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals, renewable energy, and infrastructure. -Wood operates in multiple countries including Australia, Canada, England, UAE, and the US, with a growing emphasis on sustainable energy and decarbonization technologies. -The company provides an integrated service model covering advisory, design, delivery, operational support, and repurposing services.

Sector Specialisms

Wind

Solar

Transmission

Carbon Capture

Hydrogen

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