Director of Construction

Overview

Safety, Integrity, Quality are the foundation or core values on which Tilcon New York Inc., a CRH company operates. Located in New York and New Jersey, Tilcon New York Inc. is an integrated materials company with multiple quarry locations, water terminals, heavy highway construction division, asphalt and recycle plants. Tilcon manufactures sells and ships, made in the USA, products of crushed stone, asphalt, sand, gravel and recycled materials throughout New York, New Jersey, and some areas of Pennsylvania.

Growth opportunity, professional development and a culture of support and resources are provided to each employee for their personal growth and success within Tilcon New York Inc., and CRH.

The Director of Construction is responsible for managing and leading the construction team through the entire construction process. A major role of the Director of Construction will be to focus on providing on time delivery of a high quality results while balancing the financial objectives and ensuring customer satisfaction.

(Essential Duties and Functions)

• Interface with the appropriate Individuals/departments to make sure all projects are appropriately scheduled and managed
• Create and manage overall schedules for all projects.
• Reviews construction cost estimates for all projects.
• Supervises all project documentation including submittals, change orders, amendments, etc.
• Secure work at desired margins
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to the construction team
• Ensure the motivation, management, evaluation, discipline and succession planning for all department employees in coordination with the Human Resources Manager.
• Manage construction staff and hold routine construction meetings on and off site
• Prepare financial reporting, forecasts and budgets for the construction department
• Strategic planning
• Review and approve progress payments for vendors and contractors.
• Manage project close-out process including all required paperwork.
• Provide weekly construction reports to executives for each project.
• Oversee all projects and ensures they are executed and completed in a timely manner and on budget.
• Create projected budgets early in the design phase of a project.
• Review and approve the phasing and construction plan developed by the owner/contractor.
• Develop timelines and critical path scheduling for initial project start up.
• Work closely with our Sales Team to review all major subcontractor and material bids.
• Provides input on future projects; assists development on code analysis, constructability, and estimating and code compliance.
• Represents in project meetings with owners.
• Make decisions and recommendations which greatly impact corporate relationship with Developer or Owner.
• Reviews all site plans and related civil work for efficiency, construability and livability.
• Strategic Planning; works with upper management to develop long term plans for the organization around the growth and development of construction.
• Collaborates with senior team leaders towards a common goal; streamline the project delivery process, review progress of buy-out, submittals, construction schedule and performance on all projects.
• Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.

• Work on ad hoc projects as directed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Construction Management or Engineering strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years construction experience in a combination of technical, project management, supervising safety, financial outcome, customer relationship, contract, vendor relations, subcontractors, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of planning, team development, product merchandizing, inventory turnover and ROI.

Preferred

• Strong background in planning, accounting/finance, administration and economics
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities.
• High level of proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point

• Strict adherence to safety requirements and company procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when required.
• When in the field, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated areas as stated by OSHA and/or MSHA. Protective equipment that may be required, but not limited to, for this position is:
  Face Shield, Safety Glasses, Safety (hard toe) Shoes, Dust masks & Hearing Protection.

• Strong values and high standards of ethics, integrity and trust.
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills required.
• Ability to understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work well with other…