About this opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to support the delivery of a major construction project in South East, New Mexico.
This is a senior leadership position for an experienced construction professional with a strong background in large-scale, complex construction projects, ideally within the nuclear, energy, industrial, or highly regulated sectors.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing senior construction leadership across project delivery, contractor performance, construction planning, quality, safety, schedule, and risk. Extensive experience of developing contracting strategies for large construction contracts to mitigate client risk is essential.
This role will work closely with the client, contractors, consultants, project controls, commercial, engineering, and other project stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the project.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide senior leadership and oversight of construction activities across a major energy project.
- Lead construction delivery from Engineering through execution, commissioning, and closeout.
- Manage and oversee large, complex construction and EPC contracts, ensuring contractual obligations, scope, and deliverables are clearly understood and maintained.
- Identify, assess, and proactively manage contractual, commercial, and construction risks.
- Review contract requirements, scopes of work, contractor obligations, changes, notices, claims, and potential areas of commercial exposure.
- Work closely with commercial and project controls teams to manage change orders, variations, claims, delays, and cost impacts.
- Monitor contractor performance against contractual requirements, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and project objectives.
- Provide senior-level oversight of construction schedules and progress, identifying potential delays and recovery requirements.
- Lead construction coordination meetings and drive accountability across contractors and project stakeholders.
- Support resolution of technical, construction, contractual, and commercial issues.
- Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with applicable Client, environmental, health and safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Promote a strong safety and quality culture across all construction activities.
- Review construction methodologies, sequencing, logistics, constructability, and site execution plans.
- Coordinate closely with engineering and design teams to resolve constructability and field issues.
- Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on construction progress, risks, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and contractor performance.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with the client, contractors, subcontractors, and other key stakeholders.
- Support procurement, contractor selection, bidding, and contract negotiation activities where required.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to construction management professionals and wider project teams.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve project delivery, reduce risk, and protect the client's interests.