Senior Construction Manager

Bilfinger•Kansas City, KS

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Construction Manager leads industrial construction projects from preconstruction planning, constructability review, estimating support, and execution strategy through field execution, commissioning support, turnover, and closeout. The position requires strong field experience, commercial awareness, and ownership of safety, quality, schedule, cost, labor productivity, subcontractors, contract administration, and client expectations across multiple projects or complex site scopes. The role provides direction to project and field teams, identifies and mitigates risks, and supports long-term client relationships through disciplined execution and professional communication. It coordinates with engineering, procurement, operations, safety, quality, field supervision, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, authorities having jurisdiction, and client representatives. The position is based on-site in Kansas City, Kansas.

Requirements

At least 7 years of industrial construction, project management, or field leadership experience; 10 or more years preferred for senior-level consideration.
Experience with industrial process piping and direct experience with sanitary, sterile, or hygienic tubing systems, such as in pharmaceutical, food, or biotech settings.
Previous mechanical and piping planning experience.
Experience leading industrial construction in mechanical, process, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, consumer products, food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or work fronts, lead field teams, coordinate subcontractors, and deliver work safely, on schedule, and within budget.
Experience with shutdowns, turnarounds, maintenance projects, equipment installations, capital projects, facility upgrades, permitting or inspection coordination, or work in operating industrial facilities.
Strong command of construction safety, quality assurance, scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement, subcontractor management, contract administration, change management, and project documentation.
Ability to read, interpret, and coordinate engineering drawings, specifications, piping isometrics, equipment layouts, construction packages, technical documents, and contract requirements.
Strong leadership, communication, organization, decision-making, financial awareness, negotiation, risk management, and problem-solving skills.
OSHA 30 Certification is required or the ability to obtain it.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred; equivalent industrial construction leadership experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk tools, cost reporting systems, or similar platforms.
Experience with Lean Construction, workface planning, digital work packaging, productivity tracking, pull planning, or continuous improvement methods.
Experience preparing and managing subcontractor bid packages, construction contracts, change orders, commercial negotiations, claims avoidance, and owner/client-facing commercial discussions.
Prior experience mentoring project engineers, coordinators, construction managers, superintendents, inspectors, or field leadership personnel.
Experience in integrated project delivery or self-perform industrial construction environments.
PMP, CCM, construction management certification, trade background, or formal leadership training.

Responsibilities

Lead construction execution planning, including scope definition, constructability review, execution strategy, site logistics, work packaging, manpower planning, milestone schedule development, and resource-loaded look-ahead planning.
Support preconstruction, proposal development, and client planning through estimates, schedules, execution narratives, staffing plans, and constructability input.
Manage multiple construction work fronts or projects in alignment with approved design, specifications, budgets, schedules, and client requirements.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, procurement status, subcontractor scopes, and construction packages for completeness, constructability, sequencing, permitting, inspection readiness, and execution constraints.
Plan and coordinate equipment installations, piping systems, utility tie-ins, process and packaging line installations, facility upgrades, maintenance outages, shutdowns, and turnaround work.
Coordinate with internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, authorities, and clients to remove constraints and support safe, productive execution.
Establish project controls, governance routines, reporting cadence, and communication processes; identify risks and constraints and lead mitigation and corrective actions.
Provide visible safety leadership and ensure compliance with company, client, OSHA, site-specific, and regulatory requirements.
Lead or support jobsite safety planning, hazard assessments, pre-task planning, JSAs, permit coordination, lift plans, and high-risk work reviews.
Set and reinforce expectations for safe work, productivity, housekeeping, quality, and accountability among employees and subcontractors.
Ensure quality requirements are planned, inspected, and documented; oversee inspections, testing, punch lists, turnover packages, commissioning support, and closeout documentation.
Develop and validate labor estimates, material takeoffs, equipment requirements, subcontractor scopes, procurement strategies, and execution budgets.
Manage project cost performance, including budget setup, forecasting, productivity tracking, earned value awareness, cost code discipline, and final cost projections.
Monitor labor productivity, schedule progress, procurement, subcontractor performance, cash flow, billing readiness, and cost trends; take corrective action as needed.
Lead change management, including identifying out-of-scope work, preparing change requests, analyzing schedule impacts, obtaining owner acceptance, modifying subcontract scopes, and communicating with clients.
Coordinate procurement of critical materials, rental equipment, specialty services, and long-lead items.
Support subcontractor bid package development, scope alignment, bid leveling, buyout, commercial review, performance management, contract administration, and claims avoidance.
Partner with project leadership and finance on invoicing, requisitions, cost reporting, and resolution of commercial issues.
Serve as a senior point of contact for owners, client representatives, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, field supervision, and internal leadership.
Lead kickoff meetings, constructability reviews, planning sessions, coordination meetings, progress reviews, and client status discussions.
Communicate schedule impacts, field constraints, scope changes, commercial risks, staffing needs, and decision points.
Lead and mentor project engineers, coordinators, field leaders, and less-experienced construction management personnel as assigned.
Build professional client relationships that support trust, repeat business, and long-term growth.
Create, maintain, and review schedules, look-ahead plans, daily and progress reports, manpower forecasts, cost reports, procurement logs, and final cost projections.
Track and communicate schedule, cost, productivity, safety, quality, procurement, and risk performance to leadership and clients.
Maintain accurate, timely RFIs, submittals, change records, meeting minutes, drawing updates, inspection records, permits, turnover documents, and construction files.
Lead or support turnover planning, punch list completion, commissioning coordination, owner acceptance, closeout documentation, lessons learned, and knowledge transfer.