Construction Manager (Buildings)

To represent the client in overseeing and supervising construction activities on site, ensuring works are executed in accordance with approved designs, contract requirements, quality standards, and schedule commitments. Responsible for monitoring contractor performance, enforcing compliance, and reporting technical and progress issues to the Resident Engineer or Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the consultant technical representative on site, supervising contractor operations.
• Oversee contractors and subcontractors to ensure construction activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards.
• Monitor construction progress against the approved programme and identify potential delays, issues, and risks
• Manage and supervise civil construction activities across the project, ensuring works are completed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and project requirements.
• Ensure implementation of the approved quality management system, inspection and testing plans, mock-ups, benchmarks and corrective actions.
• Review and validate contractor submittals, including shop drawings, material approvals, and method statements.
• Identify construction risks and proactively develop solutions to resolve issues and maintain project progress and quality at site.
• Identify discrepancies or non-conformances and instruct contractors on corrective actions.
• Managing interfaces between structural works, building envelope, architectural finishes, MEP services. Ensuring MEP services are fully coordinated with architectural finishes.
• Conduct regular inspections of materials, workmanship, and site practices to ensure adherence to contract specifications.
• Prepare detailed site inspection reports, NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports), and daily/weekly progress updates for PMC / Consultant records.
• Maintain documentation of approvals, site instructions, and quality verifications.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the construction supervision team.
• Review and monitor contractors' construction methodologies, work programmes, resources, and site activities. Coordinate with the contractor to resolve construction-related issues.
• Establish and manage the construction strategy, sequencing, site logistics, access arrangements and deployment of labour, plant and materials across the project.
• Monitoring construction progress against the approved baseline programme and proposed corrective or recovery measures where required.
• Identify delays, deviations, or risks, and escalate to the Resident Engineer/Project Manager with recommendations.
• Support the assessment of variations, claims, extension-of-time matters and contractor performance from a construction and technical perspective.
• Monitor the quality of civil work and coordinate with the QA/QC team to ensure compliance with approved inspection and testing requirements. Ensure that all construction activities are carried out in accordance with approved HSE procedures and project requirements.
• Attend site meetings and provide regular updates on construction progress, issues, risks, and required actions.
• Monitoring contractor and subcontractor performance, resource deployment, productivity and compliance with agreed construction targets.
• Managing phased completion, snagging, de-snagging, statutory approvals, operator inspections and handover activities.
• Preparing accurate progress reports, executive updates, risk assessments and recovery recommendations for senior management.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a relevant discipline.
• 8-12 years in construction site engineering or PMC / Consultant roles on medium to large-scale civil, infrastructure, or building projects.
  Building projects highly preferred.
• Proven experience in PMC / Consultant supervision, contractor monitoring, and technical reporting.

Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of construction techniques, materials, and civil/structural engineering principles.
• Excellent ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Experience in contractor supervision, inspection, and compliance enforcement.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams on behalf of the client.
• Responsible for reporting deviations, non-conformances, and progress issues to the Resident Engineer or PMC / Consultant Project Manager.
• Ensures contractor actions adhere to contract, quality, and safety requirements.
• Mentors junior PMC / Consultant staff and supports PMC / Consultant quality and progress objectives.
• Knowledge of project control software, AutoCAD, and MS Office