Construction Manager III

About the role

Airswift is looking for a Construction Manager III to work for a major O&G company in Lake Charles, LA, for a 2 years assignment. This opportunity is suited to a professional with strong project execution and construction management expertise within a refinery, manufacturing, or chemical industry environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital, maintenance, reliability, and improvement projects through Front-End Loading, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
• Work closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, turnaround teams, contractors, vendors, and procurement groups to deliver safe, compliant, and high-quality project outcomes.
• Provide broad cross-functional exposure.

Requirements

• Education: An engineering degree may be used in combination with the stated experience requirement.
• Experience:
  • Either 10+ years of manufacturing experience or 5 years of experience supported by an engineering degree.
  • 5+ years of maintenance, construction management, and/or engineering experience.
  • Experience leading projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
  • Experience managing projects up to $10 million in value.
  • Experience coordinating across engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, turnaround teams, contractors, vendors, and procurement groups.
• Certifications:
  • Must be willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
  • Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.

Skills

• Working knowledge of Front-End Loading development, project execution, estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Working knowledge of management of change, project controls, contractor management, and technical document control.
• Ability to develop and manage project plans, execution strategies, budgets, schedules, risks, and performance metrics.
• Ability to resolve technical issues, design changes, field modifications, and nonconformances.
• Ability to monitor project progress, costs, forecasts, and change management to maintain project delivery.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and execute multiple project assignments.
• Ability to conduct field visits and work safely in refinery and construction environments.
• Demonstrated high safety standards.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project execution or maintenance experience in refining and/or the chemical industry.
• Experience with project or maintenance work at Excel ParaLubes or Lake Charles facilities.
• 2 or more years of experience with cost or project controls.