Senior Construction Director

Job Role: Construction Manager

Overview:

The Construction Manager oversees the entire construction process, ensuring timely delivery of projects while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and cost. This position requires collaboration with Project Managers and is responsible for planning, direction, organization, and budgeting of construction work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage on-site construction functions, including HSES, QA/QC, construction supervision, field engineering, site project controls, contract administration, materials management, and general site administration.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring alignment with project goals, budget, and schedule.

Project Coordination & Reporting:

• Report to the Project Manager regarding progress, key issues, and any occurrences that may affect project execution.
• Coordinate with the client, project management, and project services teams to identify reporting procedures and formats.
• Ensure implementation of corporate policies and procedures across all site operations.

Team Leadership & Performance Management:

• Direct, monitor, and motivate construction engineers, subordinates, and specialists to ensure project requirements are achieved efficiently and effectively.
• Establish and maintain construction requirements for pre-fabrication and modularization as needed.

Compliance & Regulatory Oversight:

• Ensure all site activities adhere to local regulations and statutory requirements, national or international codes and standards.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with construction standards, design deliverables, and relevant codes.

Client Relations & Satisfaction:

• Maintain efficient and respectful relationships with clients, ensuring high levels of satisfaction.
• Take responsibility for customer satisfaction with regard to construction and completion activities.

Constructability & Modularization:

• Lead efforts related to modularization planning, constructability reviews, and development of construction strategies.

Talent Management & Development:

• Foster an environment of continual improvement in construction management skills and capacity.
• Provide development initiatives to enhance capabilities and expertise of construction management staff.

Subcontractor & Vendor Management:

• Manage subcontractors and vendors, ensuring their work is scheduled, coordinated, and aligned with the overall project timeline.
• Ensure compliance with subcontract terms and oversee their adherence to the project schedule.

Health, Safety, and Environmental Management:

• Implement corporate health, safety, and environmental programs and project-specific policies and procedures.
• Address safety concerns immediately and ensure a safe working environment for all personnel on-site.

Change Management:

• Identify and communicate scope changes, preparing cost and schedule estimates for client change orders.
• Manage negotiation and processing of change orders with clients, subcontractors, and vendors.

Demobilization & Project Close-Out:

• Supervise project demobilization, including transition of staffing and archiving of project documentation.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience:
• Minimum 10-15 years of previous construction management experience.
• Typically, 15-20 years of experience in design, constructability, implementation, and management of construction sites for large-scale industrial multidisciplinary projects.
• Education:
• Postgraduate or graduate degree in an engineering discipline.
• Postgraduate degree or diploma in construction management is preferred.
• Key Skills:
• Strong leadership and management abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of construction processes, site management, and construction planning.
• Familiarity with national and international codes and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in managing health, safety, and environmental programs.
• Ability to manage subcontractors, vendors, and external stakeholders.

Personal Attributes:

• Proven ability to manage large-scale, complex construction projects.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to solve problems quickly on-site.
• Highly organized, with ability to multitask and manage competing priorities.
• Focused on achieving high levels of client satisfaction.