Construction Manager - Life Sciences

Typical responsibilities: 

• Responsible for all aspects of construction management project of various sizes and complexities 

• Accountable for the overall contract construction effort and commissioning strategy; including safety, planning, cost and delivery of all field works on the Contract  

• Accountable for supervising, organizing and coordinating head office, site construction and commissioning teams to provide high quality support in accordance with the Contract 

• Responsible for ensuring full construction integration to project delivery by encouraging regular engineering, procurement and construction interface meetings  

• Ensure work pack and material delivery aligns with construction mobilization  

• Provide construction expertise during FEED, Detail Design, in the form of constructability reviews, scope minimization and ensuring safest and most efficient construction methods adopted  

• Actively engages with the other contractors / sub-contractors to ensure seamless delivery at site(s)  

• Engages with individual project teams to ensure correct level and sequence of Work Breakdown Structure adopted at project kick off 

• Ensure all Site activities are performed in a safe, environmentally responsible manner with integrity and quality delivering HS&E targets  

• Oversight of home office team to ensure quality construction input to the integrated engineering and planning processes  

• Delivery of site teams to meet Client’s business schedules 

• Delivery of reduced costs at site by continual review of performances and improvements by the site teams  

• Ensure the site construction and commissioning process with regard to the provision and use of corporate and project specific procedures, processes and systems  

• Monitor the competency and training requirements of all construction/ commissioning personnel  

• Ensure safety, quality and environmental responsibilities and accountabilities have been defined and communicated to workers engaged within their area(s) of control  

• Ensure all workers within their area(s) of control receive appropriate training to perform their work in a safe, legal and competent manner including any Health and 

• Safety and site-specific inductions  

• Manages and controls project cost and schedule of assigned discipline / subset of on site construction. Utilize Commercial processes to capture variations effectively 

• Works with engineering in the design phases to influence the design for optimum constructability 

Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future. 

Qualifications for Internal Candidates 

What makes you remarkable?  

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  

Expected:  

• Degree in Engineering, Technology, or related field, and an appropriate level of field construction experience, typically gained through a minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant industry. 

• Experience with Life Sciences is highly desirable. 

• Strong preference for candidates in the area of Montgomery County, MD. 

• Proven experience in the management of site construction and commissioning teams. Preference for EPCM experience. 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills  

• Proficiency in document creation and editing (Microsoft Office Products such as Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel) 

• Well-developed interpersonal skills are necessary in order to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing requirements to a wide range of client groups (internal and external) 

• Self-motivated, ability to work independently, or in a team environment, and provide leadership, support, direction, and consultation 

• Ability to manage multiple initiatives with strong organizational skills to meet project deadlines 

• Willingness to travel, participate in activities, network and build relationships 

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to organize, analyze and report on various parameters and data sets 

• Ability to proactively detect challenges to safety, quality, cost and schedule that will ensure development and execution of effective prevention, mitigation, or corrective actions 

• Able to establish and maintain a positive and effective customer relationship, ensuring payment terms are met, and communicating any delays. 

• Well organized, observant, good interpersonal and communication skills   

• Ability to work with timelines/targets.