Director of Industrial Construction & Project Leadership

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller's BW Design Group in California seeks a Director of Construction to lead capital projects across food & beverage, life sciences, and industrial sectors. You will steer teams from client meetings through final closeouts, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will shape budgets, schedules, and scopes, negotiate contracts, and mentor project teams. The role requires deep experience in industrial construction, design-build and EPC, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in diverse construction roles and 8+ years in construction management.
• Experience leading complex industrial projects end-to-end.
• Reading P&IDs and familiarity with process systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from conception to fruition, aligning with client and organizational objectives.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and scopes; ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Negotiate contracts, assess risks, and guide proposals and fee decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Industrial construction

A&E design build

Team development

Contracting knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

MS Project

Timberline

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Barry-Wehmiller's BW Design Group in California seeks a Director of Construction to lead capital projects across food & beverage, life sciences, and industrial sectors. You will steer teams from client meetings through final closeouts, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will shape budgets, schedules, and scopes, negotiate contracts, and mentor project teams. The role requires deep experience in industrial construction, design-build and EPC, with travel as needed.