Piping Construction Manager
On-siteKansas City, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
Lead industrial construction execution planning, constructability reviews, and field operations for multiple concurrent projects from preconstruction through closeout. Manage scope definition, site logistics, manpower planning, and milestone schedules while coordinating with engineering, procurement, operations, and client representatives to remove constraints. Provide visible safety leadership, enforce quality standards, and oversee inspections, testing, and commissioning support. Develop labor estimates, validate budgets, track earned value, and lead change management efforts to protect margins. Serve as the senior point of contact for owners and stakeholders, communicating schedule impacts, commercial risks, and decision points. Maintain accurate project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, and turnover packages. Operate on-site in Kansas City, reporting to project leadership with full-time hours.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred
- Minimum 7 years of industrial construction, project management, or field leadership experience
- 10+ years preferred for senior-level consideration
- Proven experience leading industrial construction work in mechanical, process, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, consumer products, food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or work fronts, lead field teams, coordinate subcontractors, and deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget
- Experience with shutdowns, turnarounds, maintenance projects, equipment installations, capital projects, facility upgrades, permitting/inspection coordination, or work in operating industrial facilities
- Strong command of construction safety, quality assurance, scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement, subcontractor management, contract administration, change management, and project documentation
- Ability to read, interpret, and coordinate engineering drawings, specifications, piping isometrics, equipment layouts, construction packages, technical documents, and contract requirements
- Excellent leadership, communication, organization, decision-making, financial awareness, negotiation, risk management, and problem-solving skills
- OSHA 30 Certification required or ability to obtain
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk tools, cost reporting systems, or similar project controls and construction management platforms
- Experience with Lean Construction, workface planning, digital work packaging, productivity tracking, pull planning, or continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience preparing and managing subcontractor bid packages, construction contracts, change orders, commercial negotiations, claims avoidance, and owner/client-facing commercial discussions
- Prior experience mentoring project engineers, coordinators, construction managers, superintendents, inspectors, or field leadership personnel
- Experience in integrated project delivery, or self-perform industrial construction environments
- PMP, CCM, construction management certification, trade background, or formal leadership training a plus
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