Mechanical Construction Manager

Tandem Project Management Ltd.; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Project Management Ltd. seeks a Mechanical Construction Manager to join its Projects team.

The role focuses on on-site delivery of multi-discipline projects in the pharma/biopharma sector, coordinating mechanical construction works with contractors to meet safety, quality, schedule, and budget requirements. The candidate will lead on-site execution, participate in constructability and safety reviews, and ensure commissioning/handover readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in Pharma/Biopharma industries.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Experience coordinating mechanical construction works and managing contractors to meet safety, quality and schedule goals.
• Experience with commissioning/handover of facilities systems advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical construction management for equipment, piping, vessels, pumps, and skids; proficient with stainless, carbon, lined, and BPE piping installations.
• Oversee health and safety on site.
• Coordinate construction field activities and contractor work to meet schedules and budgets.
• Participate in constructability, planning, and safety reviews.
• Interpret construction documents, drawings, schedules, contracts, and proposals.
• Review and influence project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Manage workload across multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Program and monitor progress, ensuring regulatory compliance and cost control.

Skills

Pharma construction

Project coordination

Safety management

Reading drawings

Advanced Excel

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Access

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Our client, a biopharmaceutical company, is seeking a Mechanical Construction Manager to join its Projects team. The candidate should have significant previous experience of Mechanical Construction Management, in the Pharmaceutical / Bio Pharmaceutical industries. The candidate will be working as part of the onsite projects group delivering multiple discipline projects.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical Construction management for Mechanical Equipment and Piping, installation of Mechanical equipment, vessels, pumps skids etc. Proficient in Stainless, Carbon, Lined and BPE Piping installations.
• All aspects of Health & Safety on site
• Construction field co-ordination
• Coordinate contractor activities to monitor and track work ensuring delivery of the schedule and budget.
• Participate in Constructability, Planning and Safety reviews.
• Proficiency with reading and interpreting standard construction documents, drawings, schedules, contracts and proposals.
• Review and contribute project scope, budget and schedule
• Ability to manage workload of multiple projects of varying complexity
• Programming works schedule and monitoring building progress, compliance with regulations and costs

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Pharma/Biopharma industries
• Ability to manage workload of multiple projects of varying complexity
• Proven experience in coordinating mechanical construction works including managing the mechanical construction contractor to ensure all aspects of their delivery meet project goals of safety, quality and schedule
• Experience with construction, startup, and turnover of facilities systems through commissioning/handover would be an advantage.
• Candidate must have proficiency in a windows-based environment and software (Word, PowerPoint, project, advanced excel and access)