Construction Manager
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Job Description
Construction Manager leading industrial construction and equipment installation projects for General Kinematics. Coordinating contractors, budgets, schedules, safety, quality, and customer outcomes across frequent jobsites.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage new construction and installation projects within budget and timeline
- Oversee coordination and alignment of construction and installation projects with project goals
- Direct contractors and vendors to maintain quality standards during groundwork
- Collaborate with project management, engineering, sales, and manufacturing on estimates, budgets, timetables, and resources
- Visit sites for bid walks, preconstruction walks, in-progress visits, installation and commissioning, punch walks, and closeouts
- Attend status, coordination, and “Project with Issues” meetings
- Conduct and document quality assurance and safety inspections
- Maintain and update statements of work and preconstruction documents
- Develop relationships with reliable contractors and vendors
- Respond to delays, emergencies, and other project disruptions
- Serve as the project point of contact for project management, contractors, and outside vendors
- Communicate, monitor, and track onsite change orders
- Track project scope, schedule, cost, budgetary objectives, and constraints
- Request and secure pricing for outside bids for active customer orders and quoting
- Assist with supplier and contractor rosters, best practices, policies, and procedures
- Act as customer liaison and help determine root causes and lessons learned on projects with issues
- Maintain weekly communications with production, engineering, and sales
- Troubleshoot problems, make independent decisions, and document safety concerns
- Comply with ISO objectives, policies, procedures, legal regulations, building codes, and safety requirements
- Collaborate with Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering departments
- Work on company equipment and at jobsites, including climbing ladders, crawling under objects, and working in harsh conditions
- Respond to customer requests and build technical knowledge
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial technology, engineering, or equivalent experience
- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience managing new construction and new equipment installations
- Knowledge of construction methods and technologies
- Understanding of metalworking, fabrication, power transmissions, mechanical equipment, electrical control, and/or programming is a plus
- Understanding of business P&L practices and responsibility
- Blueprint reading required, including AutoCAD, Inventor, Navisworks, or similar tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability and willingness to travel 70-to-80% of the time
- Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance
- Background check required during the hiring process
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and MS Office Suite
- Bilingual abilities are a plus
- OSHA 10 or 30 certification is a plus
- Professional certification such as CCM, AC, or CPC is a plus
- Willingness and physical ability to work on equipment and in harsh jobsite conditions
- Ability to understand basic business concepts and respond to customer requests
- Willingness to work from existing policies and procedures and build technical knowledge
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Annual profit-sharing incentive bonus payment
- Health and well-being programs
- Financial planning tools
- Career development
- PTO
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities















