Construction Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Owner's primary field point of contact with the design-build GC; monitor day-to-day construction activities, site logistics, and installation of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems performed by the GC and its subcontractors.
• Review the GC's design development and construction execution against the Owner's project requirements, performance specifications, and contract basis of design; identify and escalate deviations, gaps, or design-to-field discrepancies.
• Independently track the GC's master schedule and look-ahead plans, validate progress and productivity claims, and proactively flag schedule risks or slippage to Owner leadership.
• Conduct Owner-side field inspections and quality walks independent of the GC's own QC program; verify installation quality against drawings, specifications, and code, and drive timely closure of non-conformances through the GC.
• Monitor the GC's site safety program and performance, verify compliance with contract and regulatory safety requirements, and raise concerns directly with GC leadership when standards are not met.
• Aid in GC change order requests review, pay applications, and schedule impact claims for accuracy and contract compliance.
• Support commissioning, start-up, and turnover activities, coordinating between the GC and Owner's operations/engineering teams.
• Maintain field reports, progress photos, punch lists, and inspection records from the Owner's perspective; provide regular, independent progress and risk reporting to Owner leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial construction management experience, with direct experience representing an Owner (Owner's CM, Owner's Rep, or similar).
• Experience overseeing projects delivered under a design-build contract structure; understanding of design-build roles, responsibilities, and single-point-of-responsibility risk allocation.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls (MEC) installations, sufficient to independently assess GC-reported quality, progress, and schedule claims.
• Proven ability to hold a design-build GC accountable to contract specifications, schedule, and safety requirements without directly managing the GC's subcontractors.
• Experience reviewing GC pay applications, change orders, and schedule impact claims from an Owner's perspective.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings, P&IDs, electrical one-lines, and equipment specifications, including performance-based design-build specifications.
• Working knowledge of construction scheduling tools sufficient to independently validate GC-provided schedules.
• Experience supporting Owner-side commissioning, start-up, and turnover of facility equipment and systems.
• Excellent communication, organization, and field-leadership skills, with the judgment to escalate issues appropriately and maintain a constructive but independent relationship with the GC.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent field experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience specifically as an Owner's Construction Manager or Owner's Representative on industrial or manufacturing capital projects.
• Experience on greenfield or brownfield manufacturing expansion projects delivered via design-build or EPC.
• OSHA 30 certification, or equivalent industrial safety credential.