Remote Construction Manager — Industrial Fulfillment Centers

Actalent; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent, a global leader in engineering and sciences services, seeks a Construction Manager to lead preconstruction for retrofit, expansion, and industrial building projects across the United States. You will oversee design, scheduling, budgeting, and risk mitigation while coordinating with internal teams and external partners to deliver on time and within scope.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of construction experience, with strong leadership and communication skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a comparable field.
• At least 7 years of experience in construction or a related field.
• Experience managing commercial or industrial construction projects, including retrofits and new builds.
• Experience delivering projects of 150,000+ sq ft and budgets of at least $20 million.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk mitigation.
• Experience in multiple construction disciplines such as general contracting, owners representation, commercial development, engineering and design.
• Willingness to travel regularly for project site visits.

Responsibilities

• Manage preconstruction activities for retrofit, expansion, and initiative-based industrial building projects and programs.
• Oversee all aspects of project design, schedule, and budgeting to ensure alignment with program goals and on-time delivery.
• Set project deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress.
• Ensure compliance with design criteria, spending policies, transaction policies, and internal standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and resolve issues.
• Prepare and deliver clear status reports for upper management on project performance.
• Coordinate initial architectural design efforts and oversee permit submittals as required by jurisdiction and project scope.
• Develop construction cost estimates to support capital requests and planning efforts.
• Provide complete and accurate handoff documentation and maintain project repositories.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a comparable field

Tools

Procore

Job description

Actalent, a global leader in engineering and sciences services, seeks a Construction Manager to lead preconstruction for retrofit, expansion, and industrial building projects across the United States. You will oversee design, scheduling, budgeting, and risk mitigation while coordinating with internal teams and external partners to deliver on time and within scope.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of construction experience, with strong leadership and communication skills to