Senior Construction Manager

Description

• Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing the project tools in place for project control.
• Promoting continued relationships with clients.
• Recognizing and communicating scope and design changes promptly.
• Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project, and then tracking changes as the project progresses. - Reviewing and approving all deliverables.
• Consulting with design leaders, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality of technical contractual activities on one or more projects of various sizes.
• Field construction efforts, design phase services and all subcontracting as well as participating in all major technical, cost, scheduling and performance decisions.
• Coordinating work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
• Providing on-site assistance during startup.
• Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for input.
• Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Consulting with design leaders to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project.
• Advising the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.
• Reviewing construction specifications.
• Planning and organizing the work of the project team. Communicating the plan to the team, project leadership and the client.
• Participating in the planning of training programs, continuing education opportunities and professional development of staff.

Requirements

• Familiarity with and utilizing department standards.
• Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a task.
• Extensive knowledge of safety requirements, with a commitment to a zero accidents environment. Ability to ensure contractor’s activities are planned and executed with safety first. Responsible for the safe performance of all contractor’s on assigned projects.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Extensive knowledge of scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
• Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Understanding of existing and potential customer needs and preferences.
• Ability to perform work outdoors in hot or cold climates.
• Ability to lead a team to deliver on commitments.
• Ability to relate easily to others in the business community such as customers, suppliers, contractors, government, professional and trade associations.
• Ability to manage client relationships in complex situations.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
• A comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines, procurement, and construction processes.
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations and requirements to team members and to structure accountability.
• Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
• Ability to perform duties while wearing personal protective equipment such as a fire-retardant jumpsuit, safety glasses, ear plugs and hard hat.
• Ability to handle stress with poise.
• Demonstrated proficiency in complex construction management.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with team orientation.
• Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance