Construction Manager

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Construction Manager with the Field Execution Technology Group’s (FET) North America Large Project Construction Team. The North America Large Project Team is seeking a Senior Construction Manager with an Owner background and knowledge to safely execute field construction. This position will have a primary office location in Houston, TX or Freeport, TX but could be assigned to a project at any of the Dow sites in North America. Assignments made outside of the home office location will require extended duration travel and / or temporary relocation.

The Senior Construction Manager has overall accountability for the management and administration of construction contracts for large projects ($10MM - $900MM). The Senior Construction Manager leads the construction management work process, demonstrates competency with directing teams, staffing, hiring, planning and construction execution on their assigned projects. The Senior Construction Manager has the primary accountability to ensure that construction of facilities meet Environment Health & Safety (EH&S), quality, schedule, and cost requirements. This role can lead Large and Mega-projects but will also sometimes lead multiple intermediate projects. Capable of being a candidate on regional and/or international assignments and supporting global Tech Center initiatives related to the construction discipline. May also serve as a Program Construction Manager where the successful candidate may be accountable and lead less senior construction manager/s assigned to a very large/mega project. Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in construction job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Champion the use of construction safety best practices and drive to a zero-incident safety culture on all projects.
• Knowledgeable on Life Critical Standards and able to plan construction activities based on these requirements.
• Lead the Construction Management staff on a particular project, including visible, proactive leadership in all matters related to safety, quality, schedule and cost.
• Develop Construction Management plans to identify construction resource needs / hiring plans for specific projects. Ensure that the budget reflects the plan and work with the Project Manager if discrepancies arise. Work with the North America Construction Director to fill the positions.
• Provide Construction expertise in the Front End Loading (FEL) of a project. Minimize Construction costs through proper planning, technology application and constructability techniques. Must be able to lead constructability, interactive planning sessions and Construction Readiness Assessments with the project team.
• Knowledgeable with the practice of Construction Work Areas (CWA) and Installation Work Packages (IWP). Advocates use on projects for creating value.
• Provide input to the Contract Labor Strategy – Lump Sum vs. Time and Material or a hybrid contract.
• Administer the Construction contracts through the use of Dow’s Construction Management Work Process Discipline and Global Project Methodology. Understand and utilize the Construction Management Work Process discipline.
• Capable of leading multiple projects versus one large or mega project.
• Knowledgeable in the application of construction change orders and contract administration. Experience with Dow’s Construction Contract and Cost Management Tool (CCCM) for change orders and communications or a similar program / work process.
• Ability to manage multiple construction contract companies, deliver EHS performance, resolve claims and monitor / control labor cost.
• Knowledge in highly integrated construction schedule analysis. Ability to evaluate contractor schedules for product