Construction and Safety Manager, San Jose

Construction and Safety Manager

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Job Title: Construction and Safety Manager Duration: 10+ Months Contract Location: San Jose, CA 95134 Shift: Day shift

Job Responsibilities • Oversee construction sites, general contractors, and workers to ensure a high level of safety and quality, with a goal of zero safety incidents on all projects. • Partner with safety and quality managers to address and resolve safety and quality concerns; coordinate with the contractor, EHS, and the project team to ensure timely reporting of incidents and near misses; participate in investigations, develop corrective actions, and verify their effectiveness. • Manage day-to-day coordination of construction activities, ensuring contractor efficiency. • Ensure all work is performed in accordance with approved project specifications and procedures; identify deviations from plans and implement corrective actions as required. • Coordinate Change Management with Project Management—review contractor justifications, estimates, and complete change order negotiations for review and approval by project stakeholders. • Review and manage the progress of contractors’ construction schedules in coordination with project management. • Review weekly and monthly reports on contract status and progress, including project costs and potential changes, in coordination with project management. • Coordinate project updates, including safety and quality meetings as needed. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project coordination • Support the general contractor’s permitting efforts, including coordination between the engineer of record and the authority having jurisdiction, as well as coordination of all required building inspections. • Conduct quality assurance inspections during and after completion of work to ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements • Support the project on-boarding process for contractors, their crews and other team members • Drive the safety program, including incident and near-miss investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action tracking and verification; coordinate with the contractor, EHS, and project team to ensure timely closure and documentation. • Provide KPI information (construction hours, safety metrics, etc.) and construction progress reporting to project management per an internally agreed cadence. • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Skills: • Knowledge of construction technology, safety, and quality principles. • Experience with commercial building construction, clean room construction, and installation of chemical production processes. • Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation plans. • Conceptual planning ability. • Conflict management and critical-thinking skills. • Leadership ability. • Multi-tasking capability. • Strong communication, meeting, and presentation skills.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. • 10+ years of experience as a construction manager with experience across commercial building construction, clean room construction, and installation of chemical production processes. • Proficiency with MS Office Suite. • OSHA 30 certification (minimum). • Experience interpreting ASME, ACI, Building Construction and Owner Standards and Procedures. • Experience with accident investigations and reports. • First Aid and CPR Certification.

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