Senior Field Construction Manager

Hughes Marino is a nationally recognized, award-winning corporate real estate advisory firm specializing in representing occupiers, never landlords. Our Program, Project & Construction Management practice serves as owner's representative and third-party CM for some of the most dynamic companies in the country, guiding clients through complex projects with independent, conflict-free expertise.

We are currently seeking a Senior Field Construction Manager with a strong MEP focus to join our Columbus team, engaged in an exciting long-term opportunity supporting a confidential, high-growth defense technology client on a portfolio of advanced manufacturing, R&D, and office facilities.

As Senior Field Construction Manager, you will serve as Hughes Marino's owner's representative in the field, providing daily on-site construction oversight as the trusted extension of our defense tech client's internal team. You'll be their eyes on site, their advocate, and their expert across all field activities, serving as the key interface between Hughes Marino project management, general contractors, subcontractors, design teams, AHJs, landlords, and the Client's vendors.

This is not a GC or developer role. You will hold the client's interests exclusively, coordinating and overseeing the field work on their behalf and ensuring every decision serves their goals, budget, and timeline.

This is also not a passive 'observe-and-report' role; you are expected to be an influential member in the project's success. This is a high-visibility position with direct exposure to client executives and real ownership of outcomes.

• Daily on-site owner's rep field oversight of multiple concurrent commercial and industrial construction projects. While your focus will be on the active construction work, you'll also be periodically involved during programming and design stages to provide input on schedule optimization, constructability solutions that reduce schedule and drive down costs, and proper coordination of upcoming scopes with current ongoing work or previously turned over projects.
• Regular field walks to assess construction progress, workmanship, site conditions, logistics, and safety, monitoring GC and subcontractor activities against project requirements. At least 50% of your time is expected to be in the field.
• Validation of contractor schedules against actual field progress, flagging delays, constraints, and schedule impacts early; active participation in the development of the GC's schedules and management of any third-party schedule consultant engaged by the Client
• Primary field interface between the client, Hughes Marino project management and active work in the field
• MEP and specialty systems field oversight including coordination and verification of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, low-voltage, and controls installations against approved drawings, specifications, and submittals, including equipment setting and vendor coordination
• Coordination of MEP shutdowns, utility tie-ins, temporary power and conditions, and work within existing or occupied facilities to minimize disruption to operations
• Primary conduit between the GC's site activities and the Landlord/developer, covering work within the Client's site and assessing how other work on the campus could impact our projects
• Review of field changes, RFIs, unforeseen conditions, and change order requests from the owner's perspective, with input on cost, schedule, and constructability impacts
• Quality oversight throughout construction, tracking deficiencies through correction and closure, and supporting punch-list walks and final inspections
• Supervision of inspections, testing, and commissioning activities from the owner's perspective, including verification of milestone and system readiness for startup, commissioning, and turnover, and completion of as-builts, O&M manuals, training, warranties, and other closeout deliverables
• Participation in daily and weekly coordination meetings, providing clear updates on field progress, schedule, quality, risks, and open issues to project leadership and client stakeholders
• Maintenance of daily field reports, RFI logs, and site documentation to support owner records and closeout
• Collaboration with internal Hughes Marino PMs to keep project budgets, schedules, and reporting aligned with field conditions
• Serve as Point of Contact for Client's Launch team in advance of the turnover of spaces: support of owner move-in…