Construction Manager

Diversified Construction & Design is looking for a highly qualified and experienced Construction Manager to serve as the senior on-site leader for a multi-year, large-scale, industrial construction project in South Arkansas. Reporting to the Project Manager, this role provides day-to-day operational leadership for superintendents, subcontractors, and field support teams, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with project schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership role that owns field execution outcomes. The Construction Manager integrates construction strategy with project controls, procurement, engineering, and quality functions to deliver predictable results and to proactively resolve issues before they impact cost, schedule, or safety.

• Provides overall leadership and direction for all on-site construction activities across multiple disciplines.
• Directly manages and supports General Superintendent and discipline superintendents, setting expectations for safety, productivity, and performance.
• Establishes field execution strategies aligned with the project schedule, sequencing, and constructability requirements.
• Leads constructability reviews and contributes field input to planning and sequencing decisions.
• Partners with Project Management and Project Controls to align field execution with the master schedule and critical path activities.
• Monitors field productivity, manpower loading, and work sequencing to ensure performance targets are achieved.
• Identifies trends and risks that could impact schedule or cost and implements corrective actions.
• Supports change management by providing field input for change order evaluation, pricing, and impact analysis.
• Champions a strong safety culture and holds all field personnel and subcontractors accountable for compliance with safety policies and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures work is executed in accordance with drawings, specifications, codes, and quality standards.
• Partners with Quality and Safety leadership to address deficiencies and drive continuous improvement.
• Serves as the primary on-site representative to the owner, inspectors, engineers, and key stakeholders.
• Coordinates closely with Procurement, Materials, Engineering, and Project Controls to ensure workface planning and field readiness.
• Ensures subcontractors are effectively managed, performance expectations are clear, and contractual obligations are met.
• Facilitates regular field coordination meetings to align priorities, remove constraints, and maintain momentum.
• Ensures accurate field reporting, including daily reports, progress updates, manpower tracking, and production metrics.
• Communicates clear, timely updates to Project Manager regarding progress, risks, constraints, and resource needs.
• Maintains visibility into emerging issues and escalates when necessary to protect project outcomes.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Construction Management, preferred.
• Certifications:
  
  Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Construction Manager (CCM), strongly preferred
• 15+ years of progressive experience managing field execution on large-scale industrial construction projects, including projects in the $50MM–$100MM+ range.
• Proven experience leading multi-discipline construction teams, including superintendents, subcontractors, and field support functions.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, sequencing, constructability, and productivity drivers in industrial environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage schedule, cost, safety, and quality performance concurrently.
• Experience working collaboratively with project management, engineering, procurement, project controls, and client teams.
• Proficiency with construction management, modeling, and field tools such as Autodesk, Primavera P6, MS Project, Bluebeam, Navisworks, or similar systems.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.