Construction Manager - Petrochemical Construction

Turner & Townsend•Albany, NY

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to oversee projects within a petrochemical facility. This role manages day-to-day construction activities and small capital upgrade projects ranging from $10,000-$1M. The ideal candidate will have 8 years of construction field experience, preferably within Oil & Gas, electrical & instrumentation (E&I), refinery, industrial, or manufacturing environments. This role is a 100% on-site role in New Albany, New York. The Construction Manager oversees daily field operations, ensuring work aligns with quality, performance, safety, and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include planning and implementing construction tasks, managing procurement of materials and subcontractors, conducting daily site inspections, monitoring progress against cost and schedule requirements, and ensuring all drawings, permits, and certifications required for compliance are in place. This role maintains transparent communication with Project Managers, owners, site leadership, and HS&W teams to drive issue resolution and support a proactive safety culture. SAP experience is required. Under the client’s direction, the Construction Manager will coordinate with the general contractor and architect/engineering teams on all construction-related activities.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of construction or project management experience
8 years of construction field experience, preferably within Oil & Gas, electrical & instrumentation (E&I), refinery, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
SAP experience is required.
Degree in Construction Management or related field
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Ability to lead and coordinate multiple stakeholders
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong ability to build productive working relationships
Resourceful problem-solver with strong execution discipline

Nice To Haves

OSHA certification preferred

Responsibilities

Oversees daily field operations, ensuring work aligns with quality, performance, safety, and regulatory standards.
Plans and implements construction tasks.
Manages procurement of materials and subcontractors.
Conducts daily site inspections.
Monitors progress against cost and schedule requirements.
Ensures all drawings, permits, and certifications required for compliance are in place.
Maintains transparent communication with Project Managers, owners, site leadership, and HS&W teams to drive issue resolution and support a proactive safety culture.
Coordinates with the general contractor and architect/engineering teams on all construction-related activities, including site layout and design (roads, infrastructure, utilities).
Conducts constructability reviews, cost/schedule risk identification, and reporting.
Leads Turner & Townsend’s on-site project team.
Coordinates with vendors, architects, engineers, suppliers, and GC partners.
Applies knowledge of building codes, industry standards, and AHJ requirements.
Ensures strong HS&W performance.
Supports development of the Minimum Functionality Case and enhancement opportunities.
Contributes to value-engineering efforts.
Identifies long-lead procurement items and provides market insight.
Assists with preparation of RFPs for GC and commissioning services.
Establishes success criteria (schedule, cost, technical, safety, quality).
Reviews design and construction drawings for constructability and compliance.
Participates in risk identification and mitigation planning.
Assists with baseline schedule development and progress reporting.
Participates in criticality assessments.
Coordinates with AHJs, developers, and utilities.
Reviews product data submittals.
Supports commissioning plan development.
Reviews RFIs and submittals.
Reviews GC and subcontractor schedules for alignment with contract requirements.
Provides oversight through regular site visits and field progress evaluations.
Attends daily/weekly construction and coordination meetings.
Reports on overall construction effort and performance.
Compares schedule progress against field production.
Coordinates cost/schedule reporting and dashboards.
Ensures documentation is uploaded to the client’s system of record.
Supports issue tracking, punch list resolution, inspections, and testing activities.
Adheres to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.