Site Construction Manager

About the role

Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM) is hiring a Site Construction Manager for its head office in Branchburg, NJ, along US Highway 22 West. The role directs, oversees and supports global project execution, managing site teams so that construction activities are completed according to project objectives, priorities and contracts. It sits centrally, with direct contact to local construction and site managers who typically oversee 3 to 4 concurrent site schedules. Projects are mostly first-of-a-kind brownfield developments at existing ALAM manufacturing facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Safety leadership: promote safety awareness among site team members, consultants, contractors and subcontractors.
• Project strategy and early execution: provide the construction execution philosophy and technical expertise for early deliverables, and feed inputs into execution plans, constructability reviews, methods, contracting strategies, cost estimates and staffing plans.
• Act as a key design partner in planning upcoming projects.
• On-site point of contact for local site managers, operations teams and contractors; manage interfaces between contractors and design, commissioning and operations.
• Review contractors' detailed execution plans, monitor and appraise contractor performance on safety, quality, cost and schedule, and verify physical progress to approve contractor invoices.
• Contract administration: administer contract execution, review change requests under the management of change plan, report progress and issues to Capital Project Managers and the Global Manager of Capital Projects Management, and lead lessons learned reviews and close-out reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred); MBA or a degree in Construction Management/Technology preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• More than 15 years of project management and execution experience, including capital projects over $2 million in the specialty chemical or a similar process industry.
• More than 5 years of hands-on construction site experience.
• Global project footprint, with sites in the USA, South Korea or Taiwan; foreign immersion background required.
• Commitment to about 40% travel, mainly domestic within the US, with occasional global travel.

Required skills

• Reading and interpreting equipment schematics, P&IDs and construction drawings.
• Value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Cost estimating and building codes (ASME, API, CGA, NFPA, OSHA).
• MS Office Suite, including MS Project.

What we offer

• Salary range of $151,278 - $189,098.
• Paid annual bonus.
• Travel allowance of up to 30% depending on business needs.
• Hybrid 3-2 work schedule.