Construction Manager - LNG bei The Bergaila Companies

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Opportunity Snapshot:

• Compensation: $85-90.00/hour DOE
• Location: Quintana, TX
• Assignment Duration: 12 months+
• Work Schedule: M-F or 9/80
• Benefits: Comprehensive insurance with 401(k), PTO and holidays

Job Summary

The Construction Manager is a field-based leader who oversees all on-site construction activities for the Minor Capital Projects team. This role is responsible for the execution of construction work, ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget, in accordance with design specifications and strict industry regulations.

Location/Travel Information

This position is based at the Freeport Facility with some travel to off-site locations as required. Frequent travel to Corporate Headquarters in Houston is expected. This position requires the incumbent to hold a valid, unexpired driver license at all times in order to perform the essential functions of the job.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Functions

- Safety leadership: Enforce and champion the company's and project's safety programs, regulations, and procedures on the construction site. Conduct daily safety inspections, lead safety meetings, and report on safety incidents or near-misses.
- On-site supervision: Manage and direct the total construction effort to ensure projects are built according to design, budget, and schedule. This includes supervising internal craft employees and subcontractors, tracking progress, and resolving on-site issues.
- Contractor management: Coordinate and manage subcontractors, ensuring they adhere to safety requirements, quality standards, and project timelines. Participate in bid reviews and negotiations for subcontractors and suppliers.
- Quality control: Implement and enforce a project-specific quality control program, conducting audits and checks to ensure all work meets design specifications and client requirements.
- Site logistics: Plan and supervise on-site logistics, including material delivery, equipment use, and resource allocation to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.
- Stakeholder communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for on-site matters, effectively communicating with client representatives, engineering teams, project managers, and regulatory officials.
- Cost Management: Develop, implement, and manage cost controls, including the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) for major projects. Track expenditures against budgets, generate cash flow forecasts, and review cost estimates.
- Scheduling and Planning: Develop and maintain detailed, resource-loaded project schedules using tools like Primavera P6. Facilitate interactive planning sessions to align cross-functional stakeholders on critical path activities and major milestones.
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Analyze Earned Value Management (EVM) data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor project performance. Produce accurate and timely reports and dashboards for project teams and executive management.
- Change Management: Lead and administer the change control process to evaluate and track the impact of scope, schedule, and budget changes.
- Risk and Opportunity Management: Coordinate the risk management process, including facilitating risk workshops, assessing potential impacts to cost and schedule, and developing mitigation plans.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.

Competencies

- Knowledge of construction management practices, in particular that assurance of field safety and quality.
- The ability to work with multiple projects.
- Excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent project management and supervision skills.
- Thorough knowledge of industrial and regulatory standards and design criteria in the mechanical engineering discipline and other engineering disciplines as required.
- Good analytical problem solving skills, including root cause analysis
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail


Work Environment

- Operates in a professional office environment within an industrial plant environment, with frequent field responsibilities and visits inside an -operating industrial plant environment.
- Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and filing cabinets.
- Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.
- Frequent exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
- Possible exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits.
- Possible exposure to constant, or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction.

• 10+ years of experience in project, maintenance, or turnaround execution.
• 5+ years of experience working in an industrial hydrocarbon processing environment.
• Ability to comprehend construction specifications, standards, and contracts

• Ability to communicate clearly in verbal and written form

• Perform research that leads to improved process safety and reliability

• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize process related problems

• Must be able to attain / hold a current TWIC 

The Bergaila Way:

The Bergaila Companies is a nationally recognized leader in providing staffing services to all sectors of the energy industry. We continually focus on partnering with talented professionals, engineering the perfect fit between our clients and employees. Choosing a career path with Bergaila grants you immediate access to nationally recognized organizations we partner with. Bergaila consistently attracts and retains its Employees with our dedicated internal service team, top tier benefits programs for contractors and their families, and commitment to place you in the desired career of your choice.

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading LNG company headquartered in Houston, TX and places value on being accessible to colleagues at every level of the organization. This includes fostering relationships with their customers, as well as to their community involvement and environmental stewardship.