Senior Construction Manager

Suntec Concrete; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntec Concrete seeks a Senior Construction Manager to lead safety leadership, enforce quality standards, and cultivate strong external relationships with GCs. You will drive zero-incident culture, coach CM I/II, and oversee incident investigations.

You will plan manpower, partner with operations and HR on workforce strategy, and ensure field teams deliver accurate reporting and on-time communication. This role also focuses on developing internal talent for CM roles across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Experience leading zero-incident safety cultures across multiple projects.
• Ability to coach CM I and CM II on leadership behaviors.
• Proven ability to enforce quality standards and align field work with contract specs.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture across all projects under oversight.
• Coach CM I/II on safety leadership and behaviors.
• Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with PTPs, IWPs, and safety requirements at all sites.
• Plan labor deployment across projects and forecast manpower needs.
• Partner with Operations and HR on workforce strategy and succession planning.
• Ensure field teams report accurately and communicate timely.

Skills

Safety leadership

Coaching CM staff

Quality planning

Manpower forecasting

Stakeholder relationship management

Incident investigation

Contract alignment

Talent development

Job description

Safety Leadership

• Drives a zero-incident safety culture across all projects under oversight; leads by example at every site visit.
• Coaches CM I and CM II on safety leadership behaviors, not just compliance requirements.
• Leads or participates in incident investigations; implements corrective actions at the company level.
• Ensures all PTPs, IWPs, job walks, and safety compliance requirements are consistently met across sites.

Quality Standards & Execution

• Establishes and enforces quality standards across all assigned projects.
• Trains CM staff on quality planning, document review, and alignment of field work with contract specifications.
• Identifies recurring quality gaps across the portfolio and implements systemic corrective procedures.
• Conducts quality walkthroughs on high-risk or high-value projects to verify standards are being upheld.
• Plans labor deployment across multiple projects; anticipates manpower constraints weeks in advance.
• Partners with Operations leadership and HR on workforce strategy, hiring, and field talent development.
• Ensures CM staff develop and maintain accurate manpower forecasts that support PM commercial planning.

Senior GC & External Relationships

• Manages senior GC relationships on high-profile or strategically important projects.
• Represents Suntec's field capabilities to GC leadership and owner representatives.
• Builds long-term GC relationships that strengthen Suntec's market position and support business development.
• The Senior CM models and coaches the CM/PM partnership culture across all assigned projects.
• When CM/PM friction arises, the Senior CM facilitates resolution and ensures both sides remain aligned to the shared project outcome. The Senior CM holds field teams accountable for supporting PM commercial obligations accurate field reporting, timely identification of extra work and delays, and consistent communication and ensures every CM under their oversight operates as a true equal partner to their PM.The Senior CM holds field teams accountable for supporting PM commercial obligations accurate field reporting, timely identification of extra work and delays, and consistent communication and ensures every CM under their oversight operates as a true equal partner to their PM.

The Senior CM holds field teams accountable for supporting PM commercial obligations accurate field reporting, timely identification of extra work and delays, and consistent communication and ensures every CM under their oversight operates as a true equal partner to their PM.The Senior CM holds field teams accountable for supporting PM commercial obligations accurate field reporting, timely identification of extra work and delays, and consistent communication and ensures every CM under their oversight operates as a true equal partner to their PM.

• Develops CM I and CM II staff through coaching, stretch assignments, and structured performance feedback.
• Aligns field talent development with company growth needs; actively prepares successors for CM II and Senior CM roles.
• Identifies high-potential field leaders and partners with Operations leadership on succession planning.
• Contributes to hiring decisions, onboarding, and performance management for the CM team.
• Sets high performance standards across the field; holds self and team accountable to safety, quality, and production benchmarks.