Construction Manager

Sun and Earth Homes Corporation; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun and Earth Homes Corporation seeks a Construction Manager to lead site execution across multiple project sites in the Philippines. You will direct site engineers and contractors, manage schedules, QA/QC, safety, and cost controls, and drive turnover with complete documentation.

The ideal candidate has a Civil Engineering degree, a valid PRC license, and at least five years of hands-on project management in housing construction and land development, plus two years supervising sites and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
• Valid Philippine PRC license as a Civil Engineer.
• At least five years of hands-on project or construction management experience in housing construction and land development.
• At least two years supervising site teams and multiple contractors.
• Strong knowledge of housing construction, earthworks, roads, drainage, utilities, structural/architectural works, MEP coordination, scheduling, BOQ/BOM interpretation, quantity measurement, contractor billing, QA/QC.
• Working awareness of applicable building, housing, safety, and local requirements.
• Strong field leadership, ownership, decisiveness, cost awareness, communication, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and maintain mobilization plans, project schedules, milestones, look-ahead plans, and recovery actions.
• Direct structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, finishing, housing, and land-development works across all project sites.
• Supervise Site Engineers and manage contractor allocation, performance, labor productivity, and corrective field actions.
• Coordinate site execution within approved plans, budgets, designs, contracts, and delegated authority.
• Enforce inspection, testing, QA/QC requirements, safety standards, and field adjustments.
• Oversee material and equipment readiness, including daily issuance, installation, returns, and balances.
• Validate measured accomplishments and contractor billings, and prepare data-driven reports on progress and costs.
• Coordinate approvals for scope, design and contractual variations.
• Lead final testing, punch-list closure, turnover, warranties, and project closeout with documentation.

Skills

Project management

Site supervision

Contractor coordination

Scheduling

QA/QC

Budget awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

PRC Civil Engineer license

Job description

About the role

The Construction Manager leads site execution and construction activities across all project sites, from mobilization through turnover. This position directs Site Engineers and contractors while managing schedules, quality assurance, safety compliance, material utilization, verified accomplishments, cost control, and reporting. The role drives daily operations within approved plans, budgets, and delegated authority, while coordinating formal approvals for scope, design, or contractual variations.

Key responsibilities

• Formulate and maintain mobilization plans, project schedules, milestones, look-ahead plans, and recovery actions to meet timelines and deliverables.

• Direct structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, finishing, housing, and land-development works across all project sites.

• Supervise Site Engineers and manage contractor allocation, performance, labor productivity, and corrective field actions.

• Coordinate site execution within approved plans, budgets, designs, contracts, and delegated authority.

• Enforce inspection, testing, QA/QC requirements, safety standards, and documented control of site instructions and field adjustments.

• Oversee material and equipment readiness, including daily issuance, installation, returns, and balances to minimize wastage and variance.

• Validate measured accomplishments and contractor billings, and prepare transparent, data-driven reports on progress, costs, resource usage, variances, and critical field risks.

• Coordinate approvals for scope, design, and contractual variations in accordance with established procedures.

• Lead final testing, punch-list closure, acceptance, physical turnover, warranties, final measurements, and contractor closeout with complete documentation.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

• Valid Philippine Professional Regulation Commission license as a Civil Engineer.

• At least five years of hands-on project or construction management experience in housing construction and land development.

• At least two years of direct experience supervising site teams and multiple contractors.

• Strong practical knowledge of housing construction, earthworks, roads, drainage, utilities, structural and architectural works, MEP coordination, scheduling, BOQ/BOM interpretation, quantity measurement, contractor billing, QA/QC, materials, and turnover.

• Working awareness of applicable building, housing, safety, and local requirements.

• Strong field leadership, technical judgement, ownership, decisiveness, cost awareness, negotiation, accountability, communication, and follow-through.