Job Description
Construction Manager
Location: Houston, TX
Job Summary
As Construction Manager, you will be directly responsible for all field activities of the project construction team. Required to organize, plan, motivate, coordinate, and direct all aspects of the construction effort. You will act as the company official onsite representative in dealing with client, engineering, labor representatives, contractors, vendors, and the general public and functionally responsible to the project manager and administratively to the designated construction manager for the overall administration of the project’s safety, technical details, schedules, and budgetary performance. The Construction Manager is responsible for the overall management and administration of the construction effort.
Responsibilities
- Setting construction execution basis, monitoring the execution, and updating of detailed field work schedules. Coordinating the use of manpower (both subcontractor direct labor and indirect labor) utilizing the project construction schedule and budget
- Supervise, monitor, and document the execution of all subcontractors to ensure that all contract items and conditions are fulfilled. ensure the installation of work is in accordance with plans, specifications, and good practices
- Review, approve and ensure all field changes to the scope of the project are executed prior to the changes being made. Ensure a field change order process is in place, functional, documented, followed, and reported in the project controls and project monthly reports
- Keep a daily logbook of any and all events that are of a pertinent nature to the project. Ensure all direct reports, superintendents and subcontractor coordinators are maintaining a daily logbook appropriately documenting their project activity, direction made or received affecting the contract and/or scope of work
- Maintaining a positive relationship with the Client Representative assigned to the project. All reasonable Client requests shall be considered, but where any request is in direct conflict with company policy, procedures, or the contract, the Site Manager will bring the request to the attention of the designated Construction Manager and the Project Manager
- Assure that all personnel assigned to the project are aware of company policies and procedures and abide by them
- Prepare various monthly report
- Supervise and/or coordinate all field staff employees assigned to the project
- Assume leadership role of Safety Focused planning efforts upon mobilization of project
- Ensure a safe working environment
- Ensure quality work
- Assure proper maintenance and upkeep of all company owned, leased or rented equipment, vehicles and tool
Required Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite. Word, Excel, etc.
- Interpersonal skills for customer and subcontract relations
- Manage to Execution of Approved Plans for the respective areas of responsibility, support the success of the overall Program
- Contract Management knowledge
- Competency in Construction of CSA and MEP trades
- Competency in Change Management
- All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, or Construction Management
- Experience in working on Commercial/Industrial projects in a multi-cultural environment
- Minimum 10 years of construction management experience
- Experience in Lump Sum and or Guarantee Maximum Price contracts
