Owner-Side Field Construction Director

AtkinsRéalis; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with 100% vesting

Paid time off

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Field Construction Management Director to lead owner-side oversight on a major pharmaceutical manufacturing campus across multiple sites in the U.S. You will ensure safety, quality, and readiness for turnover while coordinating with engineering, CQV, startup, and operations teams.

The role requires extensive field leadership experience on large programs, strong communication, and the ability to drive performance improvements in a regulated, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction or related field.
• 20+ years of professional experience supporting construction management, field execution, quality, commissioning, or major capital project delivery.
• Minimum 10 years of field leadership on complex industrial, manufacturing, or infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's primary field oversight representative across active construction work fronts and contractor organizations.
• Maintain a consistent on-site presence to monitor construction activities, productivity, progress, and execution quality.
• Independently verify contractor-reported progress and support development of accurate owner-side progress measurement metrics.
• Conduct routine field assessments to identify risks, constraints, and emerging issues that may impact safety, quality, schedule, or turnover objectives.
• Monitor construction activities for compliance with approved drawings, specifications, procedures, and quality standards.
• Support implementation of owner quality assurance and quality control expectations across all project areas.
• Lead oversight and tracking of non‑conformance reports (NCRs), punch items, corrective actions, and field quality issues.
• Facilitate coordination among construction, engineering, commissioning, validation, and startup teams to ensure effective field execution.
• Validate field readiness for inspections, mechanical completion, system turnover, commissioning, and operational handoff activities.
• Identify and upscale execution risks before they impact critical milestones or startup objectives.
• Support integrated planning efforts by identifying field constraints, work sequencing conflicts, and contractor coordination challenges.
• Participate in daily construction meetings, work package reviews, and field coordination sessions.
• Coordinate with Project Controls teams to validate installation progress and support field productivity measurement.
• Assess contractor staffing, resource deployment, and work-front readiness against project objectives.
• Develop field observation reports, executive summaries, and performance dashboards for owner leadership.
• Verify completion of corrective actions and resolution of quality-related deficiencies.
• Support readiness reviews for commissioning, qualification, validation, and operational startup activities.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and field excellence across the campus.
• Build strong working relationships with contractor leadership, construction management teams, commissioning personnel, and owner stakeholders.
• Drive implementation of lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives across field execution teams.
• Communicates on a regular basis with clients to assure satisfaction with services provided.
• Directs value engineering and risk management initiatives.
• Obtains client feedback at project close-out and manages the lessons learned processes.

Skills

Field leadership

Construction oversight

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Engineering Technology, or related field

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Field Construction Management Director to lead owner-side oversight on a major pharmaceutical manufacturing campus across multiple sites in the U.S. You will ensure safety, quality, and readiness for turnover while coordinating with engineering, CQV, startup, and operations teams.

The role requires extensive field leadership experience on large programs, strong communication, and the ability to drive performance improvements in a regulated, fast-paced environment.