Senior Construction Manager

Bilfinger is an international industrial services providerwith a vision to be the No. 1 for its customers in enhancing efficiency and sustainability within the process industry. Bilfinger’s comprehensive portfolio spans the entire value chain, from consulting & engineering to prefabrication & installation, access & insulation, and services that improve the asset performance of industrial plants.

The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With about 31,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of €5.4 billion in the financial year 2025. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: Operational Excellence to continuously improve its own efficiency and performance, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer orientation and establish Bilfinger as the partner of choice.

Senior Construction Manager

Position Summary

The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for leading industrial construction projects from preconstruction planning, constructability review, estimating support, and execution strategy through field execution, commissioning support, turnover, and closeout. This position requires a proven construction leader with strong field experience, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage safety, quality, schedule, cost, labor productivity, subcontractors, contract administration, and client expectations across multiple concurrent projects or complex site scopes.

This role is expected to operate with a high degree of ownership, provide clear direction to project and field teams, identify and mitigate risk before it impacts performance, and support long-term client relationships through disciplined execution and professional communication.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Lead construction execution planning for assigned industrial projects, 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 efforts by contributing conceptual estimates, schedules, execution narratives, staffing plans, and constructability input.
• Manage multiple construction work fronts or projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with approved design, specifications, budget targets, schedule commitments, and client requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, procurement status, subcontractor scopes, and construction packages for completeness, constructability, sequencing, permitting, inspection readiness, and execution constraints.
• Lead planning and coordination for equipment installations, piping systems, utility tie-ins, process and packaging line installations, facility upgrades, maintenance outages, shutdowns, and turnaround work.
• Coordinate closely with Engineering, Procurement, Operations, Safety, Quality, field supervision, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, authorities having jurisdiction, and client representatives to remove constraints and support safe, productive execution.
• Establish project controls, governance routines, reporting cadence, and communication processes that keep stakeholders aligned on priorities, risks, schedule performance, required decisions, and recovery plans.
• Proactively identify construction risks, field constraints, schedule threats, labor availability concerns, and commercial exposure; develop mitigation plans and lead corrective action through resolution.

Safety & Quality Leadership

• Provide visible safety leadership and ensure compliance with Bilfinger, 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 clear expectations for safe work practices, field productivity, housekeeping, quality workmanship, and accountability across internal crews and subcontractors.
• Partner with field supervision to reinforce a proactive safety culture, resolve unsafe conditions, and ensure work is executed in accordance with approved plans.
• Ensure quality requirements are understood, planned, inspected, and documented throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee inspections, testing, punch list completion, turnover packages, commissioning support, and closeout documentation as required by client and project specifications.

Cost Management & Procurement

• Develop and validate labor estimates, material takeoffs, equipment requirements, subcontractor scopes, procurement strategies, and execution budgets.
• Maintain accountability for 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 status, subcontractor performance, cash flow, billing readiness, and cost trends; implement corrective actions to protect margin and client commitments.
• Lead change management efforts, including identification of out-of-scope work, preparation of change order requests, pricing support, schedule impact analysis, owner acceptance, subcontract modifications, and client communication.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to secure critical materials, rental equipment, specialty services, and long-lead items in support of the construction schedule.
• 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 teams to support accurate invoicing, requisitions, cost reporting, and timely resolution of commercial issues.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a senior point of contact for owners, client representatives, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, field supervision, and internal leadership.
• Lead project kickoff meetings, constructability reviews, planning sessions, construction coordination meetings, progress reviews, and client-facing status discussions.
• Communicate clearly on schedule impacts, field constraints, scope changes, commercial risks, staffing needs, and decision points.
• Lead, mentor, and provide direction to project engineers, coordinators, field leaders, and less‑experienced construction management personnel as assigned.
• Build and maintain professional client relationships that support repeat business, trust, transparency, and long‑term growth.

Reporting & Documentation

• Create, maintain, and review project schedules, look‑ahead plans, daily reports, progress reports, manpower forecasts, cost reports, procurement logs, and final cost projections.
• Track project performance metrics and communicate schedule, cost, productivity, safety, quality, procurement, and risk status to leadership and clients.
• Ensure RFIs, submittals, change order records, meeting minutes, drawing updates, inspection records, permits, turnover documents, and construction files are maintained accurately and timely.
• Lead or support turnover planning, punch list completion, commissioning coordination, owner acceptance, closeout documentation, lessons learned, and knowledge transfer to operations or client teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent industrial construction leadership experience will be considered.
• Minimum 7 years of industrial construction, project management, or field leadership experience; 10+ years preferred for senior-level consideration.
• Experience with Industrial process piping; direct experience with sanitary, sterile, or hygienic tubing systems (e.g., pharmaceutical, food, or biotech)
• Previous experience with mechanical and piping planning experience.
• Proven experience leading industrial construction work 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 projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Experience with shutdowns, turnarounds, maintenance projects, equipment installations, capital projects, facility upgrades, permitting/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.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organization, decision‑making, financial awareness, negotiation, risk management, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 30 Certification required or ability to obtain.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk tools, cost reporting systems, or similar project controls and construction management platforms.
• Experience with Lean Construction, workface planning, digital work packaging, productivity tracking, pull planning, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• 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 a plus.

If you have any questions please contactJason Alan Jaure (View email address on click.appcast.io).

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.