Construction Manager

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and control the service providers and suppliers, the individual work steps as well as the material flows.
• Manage all of the client’s owned works and coordinate them with the assigned EPCM company.
• Lead external planning teams and construction companies assigned to the client where not scope of EPCM.
• Ensure smooth flow of construction work, site organization and takes care of construction site facilities together with EPCM company.
• Ensure structural realization according to the planning specifications as well as according to the applicable regulations and building standards.
• Coordination with other Construction Managers to ensure activities planned are fully reviewed for impact with other ongoing projects.
• Technical and commercial negotiations with the client’s suppliers, with the client’s Procurement where necessary.
• Equipment coordination with suppliers, EPCM team and external Logistics team to ensure sizing, crate configuration and entry method to site are all reviewed and approved prior to equipment installation.
• Ensure that the project objectives cost, deadlines, quality and safety of the assigned construction projects are achieved.
• Ongoing quality checks of mechanical pipework, pipework supports, cable trays and ductworks in compliance with the approved 3d Model and all client’s standards and close-out any issues found with EPCM company.
• Ensure safety observations are identified, corrective actions put in place and closed out and communicated to all contractors on the project.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required.
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or other relevant engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing large industrial construction projects.
• Experience in managing pharmaceutical construction projects – including cleanroom construction up to GMP grade C (ISO 8).
• Knowledge and experience of Navis Works 3D Building Information Management software (BIM).
• Knowledge and experience of project scheduling using Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Knowledge of clean and black utility requirements for the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Structured thinking, problem solving with open and excellent communication skills (spoken and written).
• Fluent English and ideally German as well.