Construction Manager

Circle K; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K in Columbus, Indiana, is seeking a Construction Manager to oversee large capital projects from planning through closeout. This role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and vendor negotiation skills to ensure timely delivery and cost control.

You will coordinate design, estimate costs, bid and negotiate with contractors, and manage budgets while ensuring compliance with building codes and safety standards. The position may involve travel to project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management preferred.
• Prior experience of gasoline and retail construction preferred.
• Prior experience managing people and project.
• Some travel will be required.
• Must be computer literate.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans construction requirements by deploying company resources and planning schedules.
• Hires, orients and manages general contractors and sub-contractors.
• Monitors progress and resolves problems to meet schedules.
• Negotiates contractor rates and controls costs to meet budget objectives.
• Ensures compliance with codes and safety regulations.
• Improves efficiency of construction processes and recommends revisions.
• Maintains continuity among teams by documenting actions and needs.
• Recruits, mentors and evaluates team members to foster performance.
• Develops schedules, assigns work, and enforces productivity standards.
• Contributes to team efforts and seeks continual efficiencies.
• Seeks continual efficiencies within facility maintenance and long term strategies.

Skills

Construction management

Project management

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Plans, initiates, manages, and completes construction projects other large capital projects by reviewing design/facility layouts, estimating projects, bidding and negotiating costs, selecting approved contractors, and managing budgets. Manages construction projects, lead, and train other Circle K Central Construction.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans construction requirements by deploying company resources, resolving development issues, planning, monitoring and appraising critical path results, and coordinating development information.
• Meets construction schedules by hiring, orienting and managing general contractors and sub-contractors, verifying work in progress, resolving problems, and reporting progress.
• Achieves financial objectives by negotiating contractor rates, anticipating requirements, submitting information for budget preparation, scheduling expenditures, monitoring costs, analyzing variances, writing purchase orders, reviewing and approving invoices.
• Fulfills contract requirements by completing pre-construction and closing inspections including a detailed punch-list at completion of projects.
• Complies with legal and company requirements by enforcing building codes, following company systems, policies and procedures, maintaining safe and healthy work practices, and monitoring inspections.
• Improves efficiency of Construction process, by evaluating engineering system results, recommending new systems, policies and procedures, recommending and implementing revisions.
• Maintains continuity among corporate, division and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs.
• Increases departmental employee’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, communicating job expectations, assessing values, strategies and objectives. Coaching, counseling and disciplining employees when necessary. Plan, monitor and appraise job results and foster a climate conducive for offering information and opinions.
• Completes operational requirements by developing schedules, assigning and monitoring work, gathering resources, implementing productivity standards, resolving problems, implementing and enforcing new procedures.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing all other related results as needed.
• Seeks continual efficiencies within the area of facility maintenance to include ongoing evaluation of long term strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management preferred.
• Prior experience of gasoline and retail construction preferred.
• Prior experience managing people and project.
• Some travel will be required.
• Must be computer literate.
• Excellent communication skills.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.