Construction Manager

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This position is in the Engineering and Reliability Department and reports to Capital Project Manager

Construction Manager is responsible for f ield management of capital projects construction activities . The Construction Manager will be the site SME on construction planning/scheduling (especially in plant turnaround situations), construction strategy, change order management and contractor resource management

• Construction Manager daily activities-70%
• The construction manager will manage multiple projects concurrently on daily basis
• Predicts and eliminates problems/issues before they impact project performance
• Sets appropriate KPIs to manage field construction activities
• Establishes appropriate action/implementation plans for the field construction activities
• Manages subcontractors and material suppliers
• Provides input on subcontractor selection process
• Reviews and approves project safety plans, quality plans, noncritical rigging/lifting plans and logistic plans
• Coordinate pre job activities, LOTO, and blinding with site HES, operations, and subcontractors
• Reviews critical lift plans and seeks appropriate engineering approvals
• Manages project resources including but not limited to construction superintendents, cost controllers, quality control representatives, planners and schedulers
• Project Closeout Reviews and Document Management - 20%
• Works with capital project manages to implement lessons learned for future projects
• Leadership accountability to ensure that procedures are in place to define field construction strategies based on evaluated or expected risks
• Properly managing the records associated with field construction activities
• Utilizing proper Arkema documentation systems as the location for the construction records
• HES Support and MOC Action Items - 5%
• HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner.
• Ensuring safe procedures and processes followed by all team members.
• Championing continuous improvement for the department in all areas of HES
• Ensure construction activities meets/exceeds local/national regulatory compliance/RAGAGEPs.
• Communication - 5%
• Working effectively with several cross-functional teams and communicating effectively with all levels of the organization
• Providing strategic insight to the site construction activities
• Being the recognized expert on construction planning/scheduling (especially in plant turnaround situations), construction strategy, change order management and contractor resource management
• Accountable for communication of the status field construction activities to appropriate stakeholders

Min Years of Experience

• Minimum 10 years of construction management experience in Chemical or Petrochemical Manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated record of delivering results on small/mid-size and/or complex projects
• Mastery knowledge of contracting strategies, cost estimating, project controls, change order management, project scheduling and schedule control

• B.S. in Engineering or Construction Management from an accredited College/University or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience of construction planning and execution methods.

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM), PMP, PMI-CP is plus
• Leadership to manage maintenance driven projects and/ or complex projects (revamping)
• Influential in multicultural environment
• Results oriented
• Capacity to anticipate project issues
• Cooperative
• Function self-sufficiently, with little direction or supervision on project engineering/management activities
• Ability to…