Senior Construction Manager - Onsite Field Lead

Planet Group; Marshalltown (IA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group in Marshalltown, IA is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead on-site construction activities for large-scale projects. This 12-month contract role requires a 40-hour week and hands-on leadership to coordinate crews, subcontractors, equipment, and safety programs while ensuring quality and compliance.

Responsibilities include tracking progress against schedule, managing costs, overseeing safety, QA/QC, and environmental compliance; reporting status to management and

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional construction-related experience (management, project controls, QA/QC).
• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated project management skills, with experience in managing construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience working with labor union management preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety rules and applicable building codes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction standards, work methods, equipment, maintenance practices and materials.
• Ability to read and understand maps, plan and profiles, and drawings.
• Demonstrated management skills.
• Demonstrated financial skills such as developing a budget, interpreting and understanding financial reports, and financial evaluations.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).

Responsibilities

• Provides onsite management for project implementation of large-scaleconstruction projects.
• Responsibilities include onsite management and oversite construction project safety, quality, construction, startup testing, performance testing, and environmental compliance testing.
• Responsible for tracking the project against its schedule, reporting status to management and customer on a regular basis, and implementing processes in a timely, safe, cost effective and environmentally conscious manner.
• Manage field personnel to monitor day-to-day activities and provide oversight to Contractor and Subcontractors, identify construction specification errors, assure construction is in accordance with contract specifications and applicable codes, assure safe and efficient work methods are utilized.
• Ensure the execution and practice of all safety policies and procedures by all construction employees and promote safety culture among the ranks throughout the company and project.
• With the assistance of the safety department, investigates accidents and safety incidents.
• Responsible for communicating safety investigation information to management. Responsible for administering and monitoring safety programs and performing safety assessments.
• Accountable for performance measurements and standards of associated processes utilizing quality control and quality assurance processes.
• Demonstrates understanding of performance measures and utilizes information to improve process (e.g. cost control, scheduling, executing, safety, etc.).
• Communicate to stakeholders, construction progress as it relates to Safety, Production, Risk, Schedule, Finance, and Quality and reports any situations that require management attention immediately.
• Provide management and coordination with external contractors and equipment manufacturers and support site permitting process, equipment selection, project design specifications, develop project schedules and cost estimates.
• Provide onsite contractor interface, local government interface and community relations.
• Understands and enforces rules set by regulatory bodies (i.e., DOT, OSHA, DNR, etc.)
• Provide interface with internal project team personnel, interface with customers and supervise employees on a daily basis.
• Develop project Punch List and ensure Punch List completion, validate milestones and /or quantities submitted by the contractor for payment, and assist in resolution of field problems as appropriate.
• Ensure the quality of construction through continuous monitoring of the construction and installation QC process. Supervision
• Performs work under the general supervision of a Manager or Director.
• Supervises the work of professional, non-exempt, and bargaining unit employees, and contractors and subcontractors engaged in renewable site construction activities.

Skills

Construction management

Project management

Supervisory experience

Budgeting/financial skills

Safety rules/building codes

Reading maps/drawings

Communication skills

Union labor coordination

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Planet Group in Marshalltown, IA is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead on-site construction activities for large-scale projects. This 12-month contract role requires a 40-hour week and hands-on leadership to coordinate crews, subcontractors, equipment, and safety programs while ensuring quality and compliance.

Responsibilities include tracking progress against schedule, managing costs, overseeing safety, QA/QC, and environmental compliance; reporting status to management and