Preconstruction & Constructability Manager

KBR, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) seeks an experienced Construction Quality Manager to oversee construction quality for a major pharmaceutical manufacturing project. This role will supervise EPCM contractors, construction teams, suppliers, and inspectors to ensure compliance with project specs, GMP, and regulatory standards while guiding CQV readiness through commissioning and startup.

Responsibilities include leading constructability programs, preconstruction planning, design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 20+ years of industrial construction experience, including leadership on large capital projects.
• Minimum 10 years managing preconstruction and constructability programs on large capital projects.
• Experience with projects greater than $500 million TIC.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, semiconductor, or other highly regulated facilities preferred.
• Experience with EPC, EPCM, and owner-side project delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Constructability leadership across design, procurement, and execution phases.
• Lead formal constructability reviews during conceptual design through execution.
• Facilitate constructability workshops with multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and govern the Constructability Program and action registers.
• Provide owner oversight to ensure constructability in design and installation.
• Identify and mitigate construction risks; support risk workshops and planning.
• Coordinate interfaces between engineering and construction and report to leadership.

Skills

Constructability leadership

Preconstruction planning

Design & engineering integration

Pharma facility planning

Construction readiness

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline

Job description

Preconstruction & Constructability ManagerKBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.KBR is seeking an experienced Construction Quality Manager to oversee construction quality performance for a major pharmaceutical manufacturing project. This role will have the oversight of EPCM contractors, construction contractors, suppliers, and inspectors to ensure all construction activities meet project specifications, GMP requirements, industry standards, and regulatory expectations. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in delivering a world-class facility through construction, commissioning, qualification, and startup.**Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:****Constructability Leadership*** Develop and implement the project's Constructability Program and governance process.* Lead formal constructability reviews during conceptual design, FEL, FEED, detailed design, procurement, and execution phases.* Facilitate multidisciplinary constructability workshops involving engineering, operations, maintenance, CQV, procurement, and construction stakeholders.* Maintain and manage the Constructability Action Register and ensure timely closure of action items.* Evaluate design packages to ensure safe and efficient field installation, commissioning, maintenance, and future operational requirements**Preconstruction Planning*** Lead development of construction execution plans and overall site construction strategy.* Establish construction sequencing, work packaging, and execution philosophies.* Evaluate and recommend modularization, prefabrication, and off-site fabrication opportunities.* Support the development of contractor bid packages, construction requirements and prequalification criteria.* Support site logistics planning, material flow strategies, and laydown area development.**Design and Engineering Integration*** Provide owner oversight of EPCM design development to ensure constructability considerations are incorporated.* Review engineering deliverables for installation efficiency, accessibility, operability, maintainability, and CQV readiness.* Coordinate engineering-construction interfaces and resolve potential execution conflicts.* Drive early identification of construction risks and mitigation strategies.**Pharmaceutical Facility Planning*** Ensure constructability considerations are incorporated into:* GMP manufacturing areas* Cleanrooms* HVAC systems* Process piping systems* Clean utilities* Automation systems* Laboratories* Warehousing and logistics facilities* Support design decisions that facilitate commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup activities.**Construction Readiness*** Support construction readiness and stage-gate review processes.* Evaluate contractor execution plans, staffing plans, schedules, logistics plans, and construction methodologies.* Support development of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and workface planning strategies.* Ensure procurement, engineering, and construction milestones are integrated and achievable.**Risk Management*** Identify and manage construction execution risks during all project phases.* Support project risk workshops and mitigation planning.* Evaluate impacts of design changes on cost, schedule, safety, quality, and execution.* Develop contingency plans for critical field execution risks.**Stakeholder Coordination*** Serve as the primary owner representative for constructability and preconstruction planning activities.* Interface with engineering, procurement, project controls, construction management, QA/QC, CQV, operations, and contractors.* Present constructability findings, recommendations, and risk assessments to project leadership.**Required Education, Experience, & Skills*** Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related technical discipline.* 20+ years of industrial construction experience, including leadership roles on large capital projects.* Minimum 10 years managing preconstruction and constructability programs on large capital projects.* Demonstrated experience supporting projects greater than $500 million TIC.* Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, semiconductor, or other highly regulated facilities preferred.* Experience with EPC, EPCM, and owner-side project delivery models.**Advanced knowledge of:*** Constructability programs* Modularization and prefabrication* Construction planning and sequencing* AWP methodologies* GMP facility construction* CQV processes* Project controls and risk management* Building systems, utilities, and process equipment installation