Senior Manager, Construction - MCT Services

Overview

Building the people that build the world. With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We're a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

As part of HVAC Cooling, SPX Cooling Technologies is a leader in high quality industrial HVAC equipment used to cool large facilities like hospitals, data centers, and power plants. With cooling towers, fans, and refrigeration units, companies rely on brands like Marley, Recold, and SGS to provide comfort and mission critical and industrial cooling solutions.

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. The Senior Manager, Construction - MCT Services provides strategic and operational leadership for the Union (MCT) construction organization supporting SPX Cooling Tech's Field Erected Products business. This role is fully accountable for construction performance from project pursuit through execution and closeout, ensuring safe, predictable, and profitable delivery of new and refurbished cooling tower projects.

The Sr Manager partners closely with Sales, Engineering, Estimating, Supply Chain, and Proposal Management to align construction strategy, labor plans, schedules, cost assumptions, and risk mitigation during bidding and pre-construction, ensuring commitments made during pursuit are successfully executed in the field.

The role drives operational excellence by maintaining accountability for safety, labor productivity, schedule adherence, cost control, and margin performance, while promoting Lean principles and continuous improvement. A key focus is building and developing a high-performing construction leadership team and fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration. For Union construction, this role also manages union relationships and labor agreements. The ideal candidate brings significant industrial construction leadership experience—preferably within field-erected cooling towers—and the business judgment required to deliver results in a dynamic, customer-focused environment.

This role encourages innovation and continuously improves efficiency of technical support, monitors advances of technology and competition, and supports global and acquisition-related technical issues in areas of expertise.

Required/Ideal Experience, Skills, Education

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience & Skills

• 7+ years of experience in the construction industry or a related field, including 5+ years in a supervisory and project management capacity
• Strong leadership, organizational, and multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; working knowledge of Project, Access, and SAP preferred
• Strong verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Ideal Experience & Skills

• Formal exposure to Lean construction or continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience leading field-based construction operations and managing complex project schedules
• Familiarity with ERP systems, including SAP
• Experience working in industrial or heavy construction environments, preferably including field-erected structures

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred (construction management, engineering, business, or related field)
• Lean or project management-related training or certification preferred

• Extensive air and automobile travel required, with frequent onsite presence at construction job sites
• Combination of office and field environments; may be exposed to varying noise levels, weather conditions, heat, and outdoor elements
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, type, and read from computer screens and paper documents
• Ability to communicate…