Construction Manager

We have one goal: to manufacture quality magnets! We are looking for exceptional individuals who want to learn, build, and lay a foundation for our company for the years to come.

Noveon is building and scaling first-of-a-kind (FOAK) rare earth magnet manufacturing facilities in the US and abroad. The Construction Manager is Noveon's senior field leader and single point of accountability for what actually gets built. This role owns day-to-day execution from site mobilization through civil, structural, building MEP, process utilities, equipment installation and hook‑up, mechanical completion, and turnover to commissioning and ramp.

It is a hands‑on, boots‑on‑the‑ground role backed by real authority to direct general contractors, self‑perform and specialty trades, OEM installation crews, and integrators.

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance on day 1 of employment
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with Employer contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan and match program
• Long Term Disability (Employer Paid)
• Short Term Disability (Employer Paid)
• Paid Time Off (eligible after 90 days of employment)
• Sick Leave (eligible after 90 days of employment)

At Noveon Magnetics, we believe our diversity makes us who we are, and we strive every day to build a culture where everyone feels welcome.

• Maintaining Safety & Site Leadership:
  Owning site safety performance, leading daily trade coordination, directing contractors/OEMs, enforcing site security, and protecting Noveon process technology.
• Overseeing Pre-Construction & Logistics:
  Leading constructability reviews, developing site logistics (laydown, crane/rigging paths, temp power), driving permitting/utility interconnections, and building Level 3/4 schedules.
• Managing Construction Execution & Quality:
  Directing field execution across civil, structural, MEP, and process piping; managing RFIs, submittals, field changes, and executing brownfield retrofits adjacent to live production lines.
• Performing Equipment & Utility Integration:
  Leading rigging, setting, leveling, and hook‑ups for furnaces, presses, mills, and vacuum systems; managing high purity/specialty gas systems, bulk gas yards, and process cooling.
• Managing Cost, Contracts & Change Control:
  Owning field budgets, quantity/earned value reporting, contractor pay applications and managing change orders.
• Overseeing Turnover & Commissioning:
  Driving systems‑based mechanical completion, system boundary definitions, walkdowns, punch lists, and delivering turnover packages to commissioning teams.
• Working with Engineering Deliverables:
  Reading, interpreting, and redlining process, mechanical, piping, electrical, and control engineering deliverables.
• Maintaining Uptime & Shutdowns:
  Driving maintainability into designs, planning hour by hour tie‑in schedules and outages, verifying utility redundancy, and delivering maintenance‑ready asset data.
• Reporting & Governance:
  Standardizing Noveon’s construction playbook, maintaining risk registers, and updating executive leadership through daily/weekly reports.

• Has 10+ years of progressive field construction leadership on industrial, process, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Possesses direct experience with process equipment installation and industrial utility systems (piping, electrical, instrumentation/controls) beyond basic shell and core.
• Is knowledgeable in managing tie‑ins, shutdowns, outages, or turnarounds against live operating plants without unplanned production loss.
• Is able to demonstrate fluency reading and redlining full engineering deliverable sets (P&IDs, single line diagrams, 3D models, loop drawings, I/O lists).
• Can prove ownership of at least one project taken from greenfield/expansion through mechanical completion and commissioning (ideally $100M+ TIC/TDC range).
• Can display fluency in Primavera P6/MS Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Bluebeam.
• Can utilize their knowledge in directing general contractors, self‑perform trades, specialty subcontractors, and OEM installers concurrently on a live site.
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