Construction Manager

Role Purpose
Reporting to the Project Director, the Construction Manager is responsible for the safe day to day management of the Construction and Demolition works including temporary and enabling activities and provides Construction expertise and input to the engineering stages. The Construction Manager will be assisted by a contracted Construction Management team. The Construction Manager ensures that all Construction and Demolition requirements are properly considered in safety, operability, maintainability, design, cost and schedule aspects of the project.

Role Description

• Assisted by a contracted Construction Management Team and Safety Manager, the Construction Manager has overall responsibility for monitoring and organising the construction and demolition activities associated with the Project.
• Has overall responsibility of H & S management on the construction phase of the project including waste management
• Has overall responsibility of development/update of Installation schedule in conjunction with CM scheduler.
• Sets up and chairs regular meetings to ensure construction and demolition progress and safety are managed to meet the requirements of the project.
• Ensures that construction issues are addressed through all phases of the project life cycle.
• Ensures that a comprehensive Construction and Demolition Plan is prepared and updated, which co-ordinates all Project construction and demolition activities.
• Ensures that Construction and Demolition logistics and materials management activities are carried out safely and in line with lean construction methodology

• Ensures a safe system of work is in place prior to construction and demolition activities taking place.
• Ensures the Change Control procedure for field variations is in place and strictly adhered to.
• Advises and assists Project Management in the approval of construction invoices.
• Regularly reports to the Project Manager and other Team members on all Contractors’ performance, including progress to schedule, safety and standard of workmanship and advise on time of any potential issues.
• Provides the management resource, as appropriate, throughout the construction and demolition phases to ensure co-ordination of activities and achievement of agreed milestones.
• Ensures that all activities within this responsibility are undertaken on time to allow the smooth progression throughout the Project from Initiation to Handover.
• Ensures that the project delivers all statutory and regulatory requirements in the construction arena and complies with all relevant Pfizer standards.
• Liaises with the relevant project, corporate and site engineering and technical functions on all construction aspects of the project.
• Arranges as necessary for any design reviews and assessments to be undertaken and to participate in them as appropriate, for example: Constructability, Lean Construction.
• Ensures that the plant mechanical completion and IQ is completed on time with full documentation.

Requirements

Experience in industrial projects, preferably pharmaceutical projects, is a pre-requisite A minimum of 10 years of experience in construction management
Knowledge in GMP and Pharmaceutical industry Fluency in Spanish and English
Self-driven, well-structured and organized. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing and solving problems.
An ability to deal with process change and implement new effective processes

If you are interested, you can send your cv: gema.jaen@trsstaffing.com