Construction Manager

Job Title: Construction Manager
Job Location: Irving-USA-75039
Work Location Type: On-Site

About us

Since 1942, SkyChefs has taken culinary excellence to new heights. As a trusted partner to the nation’s leading airlines and retailers, we proudly deliver millions of meals and exceptional service experiences every year across 43 sites throughout the United States. Built on a legacy of operational excellence, culinary expertise, and continuous innovation, we are committed to setting the industry standard in aviation culinary, airline services, last-mile logistics, and retail commerce. From the kitchen to the runway, our teams work together to deliver quality, reliability, and service at every altitude. Our people are the heart of everything we do. At SkyChefs, a career is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to grow, lead, and make an impact in a fast-paced, team-driven environment. Join America’s first, foremost, and finest and take your career to new heights.

Role Purpose Statement

This is a newly created role reporting to the VP of Facilities & Infrastructure, created to support the continued growth, modernization, and capital investment needs of Sky Chefs' U.S. operations. The position is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of capital improvement, construction, facility expansion, and infrastructure projects across the national network.

The successful candidate will manage the full project lifecycle, including site assessments, engineering and design coordination, budgeting, procurement, permitting, contractor management, construction oversight, and project closeout. Acting as a key facilities engineering and construction subject matter expert, this role partners closely with Operations, Procurement, Asset Management, and external stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

This role also plays a critical part in long-range capital planning, facility maintenance strategies, equipment implementation, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of construction project management, facilities engineering expertise, business acumen, and stakeholder leadership to drive infrastructure investments that enhance operational performance, support future growth, and strengthen service delivery across Sky Chefs' U.S. facilities.

Location: Americas Headquarters in Irving, TX

Main Accountabilities

Facilities Engineering

• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for physical infrastructure projects as assigned across the Sky Chefs portfolio. Communicate with senior levels on scope, schedule, budget status, major projects, and changes, regulatory and permitting issues.
• Ensure all buildings are properly maintained and projects meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and all other agencies having jurisdiction codes, directives, and standards.
• Leads efforts oriented towards planning, designing, development, deployment, and implementation of construction projects, environmental systems and controls, equipment procurement and installations, facility expansions, modifications, upgrades and repairs
• Directs communication with all levels of management to incorporate environmental, FDA, Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), state, city, and local government regulations, airport and municipal standards relative to project implementation
• Conducts site assessments for engineering services, projects, emergencies, insurance requirements, and other needs. Designs and implements solutions to specific technical difficulties, to develop budgets, and to design lean and other process improvements.
• Develops and deploys training materials and trains field and external personnel regarding standards and procedures to include waste management and other specialized trainings. Leads project evaluations and capital planning including needs and risk assessment, financial (ROI), market and customer considerations, regulatory and real estate issues.
• Supports Operations in the area of facilities engineering, and project implementation and provides guidance to address air, water, waste management, asbestos/indoor air quality issues, and maintenance, engineering and facilities issues.
• Maintains system for field access to emergency troubleshooting and repair resources
• Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing, Automation implementation, Quality Audits and process improvements.

Project Management

• Manage the development, implementation, and delivery of physical infrastructure projects
• Work closely within the infrastructure, Facilities and Asset Management, and Procurement groups to jointly determine best value vendors and equipment for infrastructure expenditures
• Prepare and manage all information required to formulate contracts, purchase orders, change orders, Ariba requests, project definition reports (PDR,) required insurance documents for all projects. Submits required documents and formats in the Ariba process for timely approval and execution of all assigned projects.
• Completes assigned work and reporting through Procore project management tool or other equivalent means
• Manage scope, cost, schedule, budget, and project deliverables which include applying techniques for planning, tracking, change control, and risk management
• Interact with external agencies and project participants at all levels to effect permitting and incorporate requirements for all agencies and entities having jurisdiction relative to project implementation. Interacts with authorities having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Review and approve all invoices, lien waivers and contractor applications for payment

Leadership

• Model corporate values and participate as required in groups, initiative and advisory bodies
• Proactively support other departments and functions as the Subject Matter Expert

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering or technical related field preferred
• In addition, minimum of seven years experience in construction engineering/maintenance or related field required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) experience in construction preferred
• Strong understanding of governmental regulations, permitting process, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State and Local) regulations, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations as applicable to food production facilities
• Ability to lead infrastructure projects within complex environments and under condensed schedules
• Strong ability to seek and implement innovative means and methods to achieve projects scopes and secure reductions in both schedules and budgets.
• Ability to communicate effectively across a broad range of entities ranging from on site contractors to executive level leaders.
• Application of engineering principles to complex processing systems; in depth knowledge of maintenance protocols
• Strong knowledge of storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) requirements and equipment handling procedures
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows based computer applications
• Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management Systems, Project Management Systems, and CADD preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to interact at senior levels
• May require up to 50% travel

SkyChefs is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.