Construction Manager

Corning•Concord, NC

12d•$116,625 - $160,360•Onsite

About The Position

Corning's Advanced Manufacturing Technology group (AMT) focuses on aspects of manufacturing equipment across development/design, industrialization, procurement, deployment, commissioning, and startup. This position is in the Fiber Capital Programs (FCP) department within AMT and is focused on equipment deployment, commissioning, and startup. The position is for a Construction Project Leader to be a member of a project team and provide project leadership in the upgrading, building, installation, commissioning, and startup of Corning Optical Communications manufacturing systems in the optical fiber and cable division. This position will be responsible for leading Capital Projects to expand the capacity and capability of Global OFC Manufacturing Facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering.
5+ years of experience in leadership/management roles for capital manufacturing equipment projects or similar manufacturing engineering leadership experience exhibiting broad level of knowledge in general project areas to include construction techniques, structural steel installation, mechanical systems, piping systems, and project interdependencies.
4+ years of documented experience with development of Scope of Work documents, Purchase Orders, and vendor management
4+ years of documented experience coordinating or leading cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering.
Optical Fiber manufacturing experience – can be in development, engineering, or operations.
Manufacturing Equipment design and development experience
Software experience preferred: AutoCAD®, Inventor, Windows, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Project
Project Management skills and experience in development of processes to manage project scope, schedule, and budget; Uses scope change process to obtain approval on changes.

Responsibilities

Responsible for individual projects as well as subprojects for larger technology programs with projects scope between $1M and $15M located typically be in the Optical Fiber sites – either in North America or International locations.
Responsible for overseeing the installation phase of a project. This includes safety oversight, scheduling, installation, and contractor management.
Responsible for the day-to-day tactical oversight of projects, with an emphasis on a “field-first focus”.
The Construction Project Leader reports to one of the AMT Fiber Capital Programs Department Heads, and will partner with OFC Technology Development and Division Engineering teams to specify the technology to be delivered.
Specific responsibilities include: Field Leadership, Communicating with plant area leaders and other stakeholders, Defining and Building project teams, Traveling to the project execution site as necessary during project definition phase; Deploying to the project site as applicable during the project execution phase, Managing project deliverables, schedule, budgets, quality, and safety to the approved project scope.