Senior Construction Manager (Con -M)

Senior Construction Manager (Senior Con\-M)

Overall Purpose

As Senior Construction Manager, you hold full on\-site ownership of construction execution across all disciplines. You are the final authority on constructability, sequencing, safety, and progress. You ensure that construction is not just coordinated, but optimized — technically, commercially, and operationally.

You operate as the link between project management, engineering, contractors, and commissioning, translating design intent into safe, efficient, and predictable site execution. From early design input through construction, commissioning, and handover, you protect schedule, quality, cost, and HSE — and you intervene decisively when performance slips.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and govern the overall construction execution strategy across the project lifecycle, from Basic Design through commissioning and handover.
  




• Develop, challenge, and maintain the integrated construction schedule across all disciplines, ensuring realistic sequencing, resource loading, and risk mitigation.
  




• Lead multi\-disciplinary construction coordination at senior level across civil, mechanical, electrical, and E&I scopes, ensuring alignment between contractors, engineering, and commissioning.
  




• Act as the site authority on HSE, enforcing the Project HSE Plan, setting standards through visible leadership, and stopping work when required.
  




• Chair and drive daily, weekly, and milestone\-based coordination forums, ensuring clear decisions, accountability, and follow\-up.
  




• Oversee complex site logistics and heavy\-lift activities, ensuring optimal use of cranes, access routes, laydown areas, and installation windows.
  




• Lead constructability reviews and method statements, challenging engineering solutions where needed to ensure buildability, safety, and cost efficiency.
  




• Manage and challenge contractor performance at senior level, addressing delays, quality deviations, and interface risks in close coordination with WPOs and contract managers.
  




• Provide clear, fact\-based reporting to the Site Manager and Project Management on progress, risks, mitigation actions, and forecast impacts on schedule and budget.
  




• Actively mentor junior construction managers and site supervisors, raising execution standards across the site organization.
  




• Drive systematic capture of lessons learned and ensure they are translated into concrete improvements on current and future projects.
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Extensive experience in senior construction management roles on complex, multi\-disciplinary industrial or infrastructure projects.
  




• Proven ability to lead large, diverse contractor organizations and enforce execution discipline in high\-risk, high\-pressure environments.
  




• Deep understanding of construction methods, sequencing, and interfaces across civil, mechanical, electrical, and E&I disciplines.
  




• Strong command of HSE leadership, with the confidence to challenge unsafe practices at any organizational level.
  




• Demonstrated track record of developing, owning, and recovering construction schedules under real\-world constraints.
  




• Solid commercial and contractual awareness, with experience handling claims, variations, and performance disputes.
  




• Clear, authoritative communication style with the ability to take decisions and stand by them.
  




• Highly structured, risk\-driven, and proactive approach — you anticipate problems before they hit the schedule.
  




• Fluent in English; Danish is an advantage but not required.