Construction Manager

Aequor Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aequor Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in Durham, NC, is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead a major expansion project within a regulated biopharma manufacturing environment.

You will act as the owner's on-site representative, overseeing contractor activities and driving cost, schedule, and quality outcomes. The role emphasizes constructability, risk mitigation, and strong collaboration with engineering, validation, and operations teams to deliver the project safely and on

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Construction Management/Project Management for industrial or life-sciences facilities.
• High School Diploma required; additional technical education preferred.
• Experience as Owner's Representative on complex construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage cost, schedule, quality and change.
• Experience in GMP-regulated pharma/biotech environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site owner's representative, overseeing contractor activities and ensuring cost, schedule, quality, and safety objectives.
• Participate in design reviews to identify constructability issues and scope gaps.
• Monitor baselines and look-ahead schedules, driving recovery plans to meet milestones.
• Optimize construction execution strategies, sequencing, logistics, coordination, and productivity.
• Oversee field quality activities ensuring GMP compliance and coordination with QA/Validation/Commissioning.
• Review design packages and bid documents for clarity and constructability.
• Proactively manage changes, claims, and commercial risks while protecting owner interests.
• Prepare executive reports on project status, risks, and savings opportunities.
• Foster collaboration across engineering, construction, commissioning, validation, and operations.

Skills

Owner's Representative

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

*** is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support the Red Cedar Expansion Project in Durham, NC. This high-profile capital project involves the demolition and modification of existing manufacturing suites and utility spaces, along with the installation of two high-speed filling lines, inspection equipment, parts washers, autoclaves, and supporting utilities within an operating biomanufacturing facility.

The Construction Manager will serve as the owner's on-site representative, providing leadership and oversight of contractor activities while maintaining accountability for project cost, schedule, quality, and execution. The ideal candidate will engage early in the design phase through construction completion, ensuring constructability, minimizing commercial risk, and driving successful project delivery in a regulated GMP environment.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the on-site owner's representative, overseeing contractor-led construction activities and ensuring adherence to project objectives related to cost, schedule, quality, and safety.

Actively participate during detailed design reviews to identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, coordination issues, and package ambiguities that could result in cost escalation or change orders.

Monitor and evaluate baseline and look-ahead schedules, identify potential delays, and drive recovery plans to maintain project milestones.

Optimize construction execution strategies, including sequencing, logistics planning, trade coordination, productivity improvements, and constraint management.

Oversee field quality activities, ensuring compliance with GMP requirements and coordination with Quality, Validation, and Commissioning teams.

Review design packages, bid documents, and construction work scopes to ensure completeness, clarity, constructability, and alignment across disciplines.

Proactively manage change orders, claims, and commercial risks by evaluating field conditions, entitlement, pricing, and schedule impacts while protecting owner interests.

Prepare concise executive-level reports highlighting project status, cost and schedule risks, quality concerns, contractor performance, pending changes, dispute resolution, and savings opportunities.

Foster collaboration among engineering, construction, commissioning, validation, and operations teams to ensure smooth project execution within an active manufacturing environment.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 15 years of experience in Construction Management and/or Project Management, preferably supporting large-scale industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences capital projects.

High School Diploma required; additional technical, engineering, construction management, or related education is preferred.

Strong experience serving as an Owner's Representative on complex construction projects.

Demonstrated experience managing project cost, schedule, quality, contractor performance, and change management.

Extensive knowledge of construction means and methods, project controls, contract administration, and field execution.

Experience working within GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environments is required.

Proven ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive practical project execution strategies.

Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting manufacturing facility expansions, equipment installations, and brownfield construction projects within active operations.

Familiarity with commissioning, qualification, and validation processes in regulated environments.

Experience working on pharmaceutical filling lines, utilities, clean rooms, or aseptic manufacturing facilities is highly desirable.

Industry Experience: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, GMP Manufacturing