Construction Field Manager | Houston TX

HazTek Safety Management; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HazTek Safety Management is seeking an experienced Field Manager to provide day-to-day, owner-side field oversight for a large-scale construction project through 2029.

The Field Manager will maintain an active onsite presence, verify progress, identify field constraints, and coordinate with the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, commissioning teams, and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate has extensive field experience, preferably as a Field Engineer or in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Significant onsite construction leadership experience.
• Experience with data center or mission-critical facilities is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and field docs.
• Experience coordinating general contractors, subcontractors, inspectors, and commissioning personnel.

Responsibilities

• Observe daily construction activities for conformance with contract documents and project requirements.
• Coordinate activities among owner, general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, and project partners.
• Track near-term schedules and look-ahead activities, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Review RFIs, submittals, inspections, and procurement items affecting field execution.
• Prepare accurate field reports, meeting notes, and progress updates.
• Assist with punch-list completion, inspections, and turnover to operations.

Skills

Onsite construction experience

Field management

Stakeholder coordination

Safety awareness

Strong communication

Job description

HazTek is seeking an experienced Field Manager to provide day-to-day, owner-side field oversight for a large-scale construction project. This is a long-term opportunity expected to continue through 2029.

The Field Manager will maintain an active onsite presence, verify construction progress, identify field constraints, and coordinate with the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, commissioning teams, and other project stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive field experience, preferably as a Field Engineer or in a similar construction field-management role.

Responsibilities

• Observe daily construction activities for general conformance with contract documents, approved submittals, design intent, and project requirements


• Assess daily and weekly progress and validate reported completion


• Identify field constraints, access issues, rework, coordination conflicts, and potential schedule impacts


• Coordinate activities among the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party project partners


• Track near-term schedules, look-ahead activities, critical work, constraints, and recovery actions


• Review and track RFIs, submittals, inspections, procurement items, and decisions affecting field execution


• Support construction surveying, layout verification, and documentation of field conditions


• Coordinate site access, logistics, deliveries, temporary conditions, and active work areas


• Participate in field-coordination meetings, schedule reviews, site walks, and punch-list inspections


• Support MOPs, shutdowns, notifications, energization, startup, commissioning, and turnover activities


• Prepare accurate field reports, meeting notes, action-item logs, and progress updates


• Assist with punch-list completion, inspections, correction verification, closeout documentation, and turnover to operations


• Observe contractor safety and quality implementation and promptly escalated concerns through established project channels

Qualifications

• Significant onsite construction experience in a Field Engineer, Field Manager, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Superintendent, or comparable role


• Data center or mission-critical construction experience required


• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and field documentation


• Experience with construction surveying, layout, or verification of installed work


• Ability to evaluate field progress, identify constraints, and communicate potential cost, schedule, quality, or commissioning impacts


• Experience coordinating general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, and commissioning personnel


• Familiarity with look-ahead schedules, punch lists, commissioning, startup, turnover, and closeout


• Strong written communication, reporting, organization, and problem-solving skills


• Ability to maintain a consistent onsite presence and work effectively in a fast-paced construction environment


• Embody HazTek's Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Dependability, Leadership, Accountability

Overview

HazTek Safety Management is a full-service, objective safety partner, founded in 1997. The health, safety and well-being of employees and companies is our highest priority. We offer full-time employment, stability, competitive benefits, professional development, travel, diverse safety experiences, management support and the added benefit of working with a network of over 375 full-time HazTek safety professionals.

At HazTek, We Stand Together for Safety

We are committed to building an environment of inclusion and acceptance which values diversity across all areas of the organization; an environment in which all employees can contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.