Construction Manager

Title: Construction & Safety Manager

Location: San Jose, CA

Duration: 08+ Months

Shift & Timing: Regular Business Hour, Monday to Friday

Pay Range: Upto $ 86.00/Hour on W2

Job Description:

• Responsible for construction management, safety, and quality on capital projects (retrofit/expansion of existing facilities, clean room installation, and equipment installation for semiconductor R&D cleanrooms) managed by a general contractor. Project budget ≈ *** million; 8-month schedule. On-site presence required to coordinate daily with contractors and safety/quality personnel.
• Oversee construction sites, general contractors, and workers to ensure a high level of safety and quality, with a goal of zero safety incidents on all projects.
• Partner with safety and quality managers to address and resolve safety and quality concerns; coordinate with the contractor, EHS, and the project team to ensure timely reporting of incidents and near misses; participate in investigations, develop corrective actions, and verify their effectiveness.
• Manage day-to-day coordination of construction activities, ensuring contractor efficiency.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with approved project specifications and procedures; identify deviations from plans and implement corrective actions as required.
• Coordinate Change Management with Project Management—review contractor justifications, estimates, and complete change order negotiations for review and approval by project stakeholders.
• Review and manage the progress of contractors’ construction schedules in coordination with project management.
• Review weekly and monthly reports on contract status and progress, including project costs and potential changes, in coordination with project management.
• Coordinate project updates, including safety and quality meetings as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project coordination
• Support the general contractor’s permitting efforts, including coordination between the engineer of record and the authority having jurisdiction, as well as coordination of all required building inspections.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections during and after completion of work to ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements
• Support the project on-boarding process for contractors, their crews and other team members
• Drive the safety program, including incident and near-miss investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action tracking and verification; coordinate with the contractor, EHS, and project team to ensure timely closure and documentation.
• Provide KPI information (construction hours, safety metrics, etc.) and construction progress reporting to project management per an internally agreed cadence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirement's:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience as a construction manager with experience across commercial building construction, clean room construction, and installation of chemical production processes.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• OSHA 30 certification (minimum).
• Experience interpreting ASME, ACI, Building Construction and Owner Standards and Procedures.
• Experience with accident investigations and reports.
• First Aid and CPR Certification.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge of construction technology, safety, and quality principles.
• Experience with commercial building construction, clean room construction, and installation of chemical production processes.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
• Conceptual planning ability.
• Conflict management and critical-thinking skills.
• Leadership ability.
• Multi-tasking capability.
• Strong communication, meeting, and presentation skills.

If you are not interested in looking at new opportunities at this time I fully understand. I would in that case be appreciative of any referrals you could provide from your network of friends and colleagues in the industry. We do offer a referral bonus that I’d be happy to extend to you if they turn out to be a great fit for my client.

Thank you for your time and for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.