Sr. Construction Manager

Kids for the Future; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Construction Manager at Suntec oversees field performance across multiple projects in Phoenix, ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery. You will mentor CM staff, coordinate with PMs, and maintain strong GC relationships through proactive leadership.

You will drive workforce planning, develop field leaders, and champion best practices across all sites, while upholding Suntec's standards and client expectations on high-profile projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of field leadership in commercial concrete or heavy civil construction.
• Proven track record managing large crews across multiple projects.
• Experience developing field managers and building high performing teams.
• Deep knowledge of concrete construction methods, safety compliance and quality execution.
• Strong communication with GC leadership.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam and MS Office; construction management software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee field performance across multiple projects and sites, ensuring safety, quality and production targets.
• Lead safety culture, incident investigations, and corrective actions at the company level.
• Establish and enforce quality standards; train staff on quality planning and contract alignment.
• Plan labor deployment and workforce strategy across projects; forecast manpower needs.
• Manage senior GC relationships and represent field capabilities to owners and GCs.
• Foster CM/PM partnership; resolve friction and ensure aligned project outcomes.
• Develop and mentor CM I/II staff; support succession planning and performance management.

Skills

Field leadership

Construction management

Safety leadership

Quality execution

Team development

Communication with GC leadership

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Tools

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Construction management software

Job description

• Location 23751 N. 23rd Avenue,Phoenix, AZ, 85085,United States
• Job Category Field
• Employee Type FT - Exempt
• Required Degree NONE

Multi-Site Field Oversight

• Accountable for field performance across multiple projects or large, complex concrete operations.
• Oversees field operations at scale; identifies systemic execution bottlenecks and deploys best practices across all sites.
• Ensures operational consistency in safety standards, quality execution, and crew productivity across all Suntec project sites.
• Partners with Operations leadership on resource deployment, workforce strategy, and field capacity planning.

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.

Workforce & Manpower Strategy

• 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.

PM/CM Partnership Leadership

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.

Talent Development & Team Leadership

• 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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of field leadership experience in commercial concrete or heavy civil construction
• Proven track record of managing large crews and complex concrete operations across multiple projects; demonstrated history of delivering exceptional field results
• Demonstrated experience developing field managers and building high performing construction teams
• Deep knowledge of concrete construction methods, safety compliance and quality execution
• Strong communication and relationship management skills at the GC leadership level
• Proficiency with Bluebeam, Microsoft Office and construction management software

Summary

The Senior Construction Manager is accountable for field performance across multiple projects or large, complex engagements. This orle sets the operational standard for Suntec's field execution, mentors CM I & CM II staff and ensures consistency in safety, quality and production across all sites under their oversight. The Senior CM drives a zero incident safety culture, represents Suntec's field capabilities at the highest levels of GC relationships and actively develops the field leadership talent that will sustain Suntec's growth. Like the Senior PM, this role is a force multiplier - delivering exceptional field results while building the team behind them.