Construction Program Manager (Traveling)

Description

• Oversee and direct site-based construction managers, field administrators, office based technical staff from conception to completion and provide direction to safety. This includes reviewing and monitoring team members’ work, mentoring, and evaluating performance, fielding questions and providing guidance to complete tasks, and being available to help manage deadline conflicts as needed.
• Communicate project progress, issues, and updates to the client proactively.
• Manage and foster relationships with clients by understanding their needs by listening actively and addressing feedback honestly and transparently.
• Support and coordinate facility start up.
• Provide valuable field input to the office project manager regarding project accounting, budgeting, and cost management.
• Build trust and rapport with our clients by delivering expectations and driving value.
• Develop construction reports to focus on client executives.
• Develop relationships with inspectors to ensure adherence to project permit requirements.
• Build professional relationships where our clients can rely on the guidance and experience of the Construction Program Manager.
• Review project schedule, work progress, and budget with the client.
• Change order and general construction administration.
• Jobsite walk / audits to ensure project is progressing and drive efficiently.
• Set and manage project timelines, deliverables, and expectations with the client.
• Manage third party testing, inspection, and relationships.
• Work with project controllers and office project managers in responsibilities involving supplier invoices and client billing.
• Work with the overall office project manager on developing and updating project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Promote continuous and productive communication between project participants including internal and external clients and partners.

Requirements

• Ability to adapt to changing client needs and expectations, while maintaining a professional approach.
• 7+ years of Design-build experience (preferred).
• Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
• Demonstrated ability to drive project schedules.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible job site experience working on industrial building projects (strongly preferrable in the Food & Beverage Industry).
• A fundamental understanding of all phases of construction and an ability to read and interpret construction documents and schedules, specifically with MS Project.
• Must be able to lift-up to 50 pounds at times.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer and prolonged periods of standing and walking around project sites with uneven surfaces.
• A bachelor’s degree in construction science, building science, construction engineering or a related field is strongly preferred
• Refined, polished, and professional in all forms of communication.
• Work Schedule requirement – Work 10 days onsite, 4 days off.
• Strong technical, organizational, managerial, and communication skills involving multiple disciplines, drawings and being competent using 3D models.
• Meet Travel requirement – Up to 100% travel to projects throughout the USA and possibly Canada
• 15+ years of working with sub-contractors (motivating them, working through sub-contractors’ issues, etc.)
• Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
• 15+ years of building or sustaining client relationships.

Benefits

• Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a site-based position, overseeing a large project with a 10 days on / 4 days off work schedule. Projects typically last 12+ months. Meal and lodging per diems are provided along with reasonable travel provisions. Up to 100% overnight travel is required based on project needs.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance