Senior Construction Manager

About the Role

Accountable for field performance across multiple projects or large, complex concrete operations. Oversees field operations at scale, identifies systemic execution bottlenecks, and deploys best practices across all sites. Ensures operational consistency in safety standards, quality execution, and crew productivity across all project sites. Partners with Operations leadership on resource deployment, workforce strategy, and field capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Drives a zero-incident safety culture across all projects under oversight; leads by example at every site visit.
• Coaches CM I and CM II on safety leadership behaviors, not just compliance requirements.
• Leads or participates in incident investigations; implements corrective actions at the company level.
• Ensures all PTPs, IWPs, job walks, and safety compliance requirements are consistently met across sites.
• Establishes and enforces quality standards across all assigned projects.
• Trains CM staff on quality planning, document review, and alignment of field work with contract specifications.
• Identifies recurring quality gaps across the portfolio and implements systemic corrective procedures.
• Conducts quality walkthroughs on high-risk or high-value projects to verify standards are being upheld.
• Plans labor deployment across multiple projects; anticipates manpower constraints weeks in advance.
• Partners with Operations leadership and HR on workforce strategy, hiring, and field talent development.
• Ensures CM staff develop and maintain accurate manpower forecasts that support PM commercial planning.
• Manages senior GC relationships on high-profile or strategically important projects.
• Represents Suntec's field capabilities to GC leadership and owner representatives.
• Builds long-term GC relationships that strengthen Suntec's market position and support business development.
• Models and coaches the CM/PM partnership culture across all assigned projects.
• Facilitates resolution of CM/PM friction to ensure alignment on shared project outcomes.
• Holds field teams accountable for supporting PM commercial obligations, accurate field reporting, timely identification of extra work and delays, and consistent communication.
• Ensures every CM under their oversight operates as a true equal partner to their PM.
• Develops CM I and CM II staff through coaching, stretch assignments, and structured performance feedback.
• Aligns field talent development with company growth needs; actively prepares successors for CM II and Senior CM roles.
• Identifies high-potential field leaders and partners with Operations leadership on succession planning.
• Contributes to hiring decisions, onboarding, and performance management for the CM team.
• Sets high performance standards across the field; holds self and team accountable to safety, quality, and production benchmarks.