Construction Manager

Blackfield Associates; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackfield Associates is seeking an experienced Construction Manager / Owner's Representative to support the delivery of a major capital project in North Carolina. You will act as the owner's on-site representative, ensuring safety, quality, and disciplined management of cost and schedule.

You will review detailed design packages for constructability, coordinate with multiple teams, monitor progress, drive recovery plans, manage change orders and claims, and provide clear reports to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale construction projects in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences.
• Proven ability to act as owner's representative, construction management, project management, or site leadership.
• Strong understanding of construction execution, contractor management, scheduling, and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the owner's on-site representative with oversight of cost, schedule, quality, and execution.
• Review detailed design packages for constructability issues and change exposure before construction.
• Monitor and challenge schedules, drive recovery plans to meet milestones.
• Optimize construction sequencing, logistics, coordination, productivity, and constraint removal.
• Coordinate with commissioning, qualification, and validation teams to ensure quality field execution.
• Review design deliverables and work packages for completeness and bid readiness.
• Manage change orders, claims, and commercial risks to protect owner interests.
• Provide clear, concise reporting to senior stakeholders on project performance.

Skills

Construction management

Risk management

Contractor management

Scheduling

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Construction Manager / Owner's Representative to support the delivery of a major capital project in North Carolina. This individual will act as the owner's on-site representative, ensuring safety within pharmaceutical manufacturing

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the owner's on-site representative, providing full oversight of contractor performance across cost, schedule, quality, and project execution.
• Review detailed design packages to identify scope gaps, constructability issues, coordination risks, and potential change order exposure before construction begins.
• Monitor and challenge project schedules, identifying delays early and driving recovery plans to maintain key milestones.
• Optimize construction execution through improved sequencing, logistics planning, trade coordination, productivity enhancements, and removal of project constraints.
• Ensure high-quality field execution by supporting quality management processes and coordinating closely with commissioning, qualification, and validation teams.
• Review design deliverables and construction work packages to ensure completeness, constructability, bid readiness, and effective multidisciplinary coordination.
• Manage change orders, claims, and commercial risks by assessing entitlement, pricing, schedule impacts, and ensuring owner interests are protected.
• Provide clear and concise reporting to senior stakeholders on project performance, including cost and schedule status, risks, change management, contractor performance, and opportunities for improvement.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years' experience managing large-scale construction projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences
• Demonstrated experience acting in an owner's representative, construction management, project management, or site leadership capacity.
• Strong understanding of construction execution, contractor management, project controls, scheduling, and cost management.
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate project risks, construction conflicts, and commercial challenges before they impact project outcomes.