Construction Manager Job Details

Job Title: Construction Manager

Location: Inwood, West Virginia

Bilfinger Industrial Services Inc. is part of the Bilfinger group, a leading engineering industrial construction and maintenance company.

The company focuses on expanding, modifying, and maintaining existing plants. Bilfinger is a five billion dollar company with thousands of highly professional employees in the USA and worldwide.

The Construction Manager is responsible for performing detailed planning, scheduling, budgeting, and execution of construction projects (self-perform and subcontracted) on a large chemical and manufacturing plant.

They will prepare bid packages for subcontract work and ensure work is executed in line with safety, cost, schedule, and quality targets, as well as corporate and client expectations.

The value of projects will vary based on overall complexity, but in general the position will oversee multiple simultaneous projects ranging from $2,000 to $5,000,000 each.

Responsibilities

Project Management: Plans, coordinates, and manages all facets necessary to complete projects within budget, on time, and deliver quality work;

Reviews and inputs to design packages for constructability and completeness;

Creates and manages project budgets;

Collaborates with project team (client, engineers, field staff, and subcontractors) effectively and continuously throughout projects;

Manages delivery order execution in accordance with contract requirements and project management procedures;

Attends pre-issuance to determine existing conditions and client needs;

Develops detailed project scope of work to include sketches & preliminary approximations of types of materials to be used and basic quantity counts;

Reviews the proposal scope of work, specifications, and drawings to ensure they clearly define the project requirements and client expectations;

Submits to client and attends negotiations to support the proposal as submitted;

Negotiates with the client as necessary;

Establishes logs and track required submittals and requests for information;

Reviews for compliance with the contract documents;

Closes out project activities to include obtaining required documentation, assisting in pre-final inspections and As-Built drawings;

Coodinates work activities and manage & communicate change;

Collaborates with client, engineers, field staff, and subcontractors.

Estimating

Performs independent review of detailed estimates prepared by others;

Prepares detailed estimates based on technical specifications, scope of work and drawings or sketches;

To include detailed quantity take-offs for each job order;

Confirms that all necessary line items are included in the estimate and any unnecessary items are excluded;

Prepares quantity take-offs and enter into procurement software;

Develops pricing for non-scheduled line items;

Coodinates with subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors to procure materials and resources;

Manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring cost-effective solutions without compromising quality.

Scheduling

Establishes and maintains project start, progress, and completion schedules ensuring adherence to timelines and milestones;

Manages the project(s) utilizing the schedule, RFI and submittal logs, cost information and status meetings to ensure a timely and profitable completion.

Business Development

Works closely with client and operations management to support the identification, pursuit and acquisition of new and repeat work;

Identifies new business prospects for sponsorship;

Participating in the planning and implementation of capture plans for sponsored projects;

Contributes to the development of technical and pricing proposals for those projects;

Promotes the growth of earned revenues and gross profit on existing projects.

Safety

Ensures compliance with Bilfinger Industrial Services Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) guidelines and procedures along with all local requirements (OSHA, etc.).

Occasional travel may be required.

Performance of the required job duties will be in an on project/site office environment along with daily project walks that are under construction which may include various weather conditions.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• 5 years experience in the industrial or commercial construction industry, industrial preferred
• Previous experience in civil, structural and architectural of new construction, alterations, and maintenance to facilities.
• Detailed task experience with : scheduling, ordering, field supervision, quality control, and production of all phases of construction
• Previous experience overseeing projects chemical, manufacturing, engineering and office facility operations and systems highly desired
• Extensive knowledge of construction and engineering means and methods, building codes and regulations
• Experience in producing detailed estimates

Must demonstrate a strong ability to:

• Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrate integrity consistent with Bilfinger Industrial Services core values
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, providing leadership, guidance, and support to project teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information
• Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology, design, means and methods, systems may include but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Project, other construction project management software and tools
• Mentor and train assistant level operations team members

Education:

Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field highly desired