Construction Manager - Overall

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall Construction Manager and Delivery Owner, accountable for end-to-end project execution from engineering release through construction, commissioning, qualification, validation (CQV), and system turnover.
• Lead project execution using an Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) methodology, establishing and maintaining the Path of Construction (PoC) and ensuring construction-driven planning and execution across all project phases.
• Drive alignment between engineering, procurement, logistics, and construction to ensure work is executed in the required sequence.
• Oversee construction readiness and constraint management by ensuring engineering deliverables, materials, permits, access, resources and work packages are available to support safe and productive field execution.
• Enforce compliance with Engineering Work Packages (EWPs), Construction Work Packages (CWPs), and Installation Work Packages (IWPs), ensuring work proceeds only when readiness criteria are met.
• Partner with engineering and procurement teams to deliver IFC packages and engineered materials in alignment with construction priorities and schedules.
• Lead and manage Construction Management (CM) partners and contractors, holding them accountable for productivity, interface management, sequencing, quality, safety and execution readiness.
• Resolve execution challenges and coordinate activities across Inside Battery Limits (ISBL) and Outside Battery Limits (OSBL) work areas to maintain project flow.
• Ensure seamless transition from mechanical completion through CQV by integrating construction completion with commissioning and turnover planning.
• Collaborate closely with project leadership, engineering, planning, construction managers, and contractor partners to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field; General Contractor’s License preferred
• Proven leadership in managing large-scale industrial construction and brownfield capital projects within chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or similar heavy process industries, including coordination with active operations, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover activities.
• Experience developing and implementing construction policies, procedures, and safety protocols aligned with regulatory and operational standards (e.g., OSHA, PSM)
• Strong expertise in planning and executing complex construction activities, including equipment installation, piping, and structural work in active plant environments
• Excellent communication and technical reporting skills, with the ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, and contractor teams
• Familiar with working in union environments