Industrial Construction Site Manager

Job Description

The Site Manager (Design Build, EaaS, Construction) is responsible for all aspects of the assigned commercial/ industrial construction projects to run efficiently and mitigate project constraints that could impact budget and schedule. Assistance with planning, coordinating, estimating changes, job cost reports, and earn-value within the project budget, and scope. The Site Manager will also effectively monitor and present project updates via weekly on-site jobsite client meetings, and participate in monthly Internal progress reporting. The Site Manager leads all disciplines of construction directly at the site location and manages lower-tier subcontractors. The Site Manager will be responsible for maintaining or increasing margins via schedule constraints and other mitigation strategies to include but not limited to; risk analysis, and contract management.

Primary Responsibilities

Supervision:

Manage On-site field subcontractors for construction installation compliance with drawings

Manage day-to-day on-site construction operations

Monitor and enforce quality workmanship and code compliance

Coordinate Quality Control inspections as necessary during the entire construction process

Coordinate material storage on-site with trailers and equipment

Execute mobilization requirements

Maintain an organized and clean site

Oversee the creation and completion of the punch list process

Ensure subcontractors are working per the latest construction documents

Coordinate owner training and commissioning of equipment

Participate in lessons learned and provides feedback from the project

Financial Accountability: Manage project budgets given by the Project Manager. Ability to create change orders, forecast manhours and cost for construction activities.

Work within Project Controls/Project Manager for initial job chart of accounts of budgets, Job cost setup

Proactively manage foreseen project risk, identify any potential project risk scenarios, and facilitate issue resolution

Manage the cost of all General Conditions items

Safety Leadership: As the primary safety representative for the project, the site manager is expected to lead safety policies to the site employees and manage subcontractor safety.

Actively manage and maintain safety on-site including, but not limited to toolbox talks, Weekly safety meetings and safety checklists while providing continuous observation for safe work practices in compliance with all OSHA regulations and corporate Safety policies and procedures

Zero Harm policy enforcement and zero recordables

Stakeholder Collaboration: As the site primary point of contact, ensure high satisfaction and foster customer relationships as well as subcontractor relationships.

Conduct weekly subcontractor coordination meetings

Participate, coordinate, and facilitate meetings for owners, subcontractors, and architects

Execute site logistics plans for the entire project to maximize productivity and minimize impacts on the owner

Assist in establishing and maintaining positive customer relationships and work closely with Optimum Engineers to ensure customer expectations are met/exceeded

Key Competencies and Skills Expectations

Deep technical and commercial/industrial construction expertise

Anticipate, plan, and coordinate all site activities

Maintain overall project schedule

Scheduling of all trade and material deliveries

Develop and maintain weekly Three-Week Look-Ahead schedules and other supporting documents to the master schedule

Manage all quality documents in compliance with drawings and specifications as-built drawings, photos, and documentation

Document key or pertinent conversations and phone calls

Maintain on-site document control including project binders, shop drawings, construction drawings, and any other relevant construction documentation

Complete detailed Daily Reports

Keep project drawings current, continuous review of drawings and details

Become familiar with all contract provisions

Ability to interpret subcontractor questions and compose correspondence (RFI’s) to architects and engineers

Maintain submittals and RFIs

Knowledge of IT terminology, such as VPNs, IPs, firewalls, ports

Working knowledge of project schedules and tracking tools (examples MS Project, Primavera)

Working knowledge with Project Management software – Procore

NetSuite software and reporting entry (Time Tracking)

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Manage HVAC controls and chilled water system projects

Familiar with managing building systems, operations, and maintenance projects

Building automation or technician background preferred

Requirements

Education: Technical college/Trade certification or high school diploma with 10 years of construction management and/or Superintendent experience

Experience: 10+ years of site management experience in non-residential building construction industry with a focus on industrial mechanical, electrical and controls. Manufacturing or higher education facilities a plus

Technical Knowledge: Experience with commercial HVAC, chilled water systems and controls experience preferred.

Certifications : MEP Trade certifications, National Craft Assessment Program; NCCER in Mechanical, Electrical, Rigging, HVAC, Safety

Travel: Ability to travel up to 75% and as needed

Optimum Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.

About the Company

Optimum Energy, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, has spent 20 years helping hospitals, universities, government facilities, and advanced manufacturing operations reduce energy consumption in heating and cooling systems by up to 50% and turn that infrastructure into a strategic financial and operational asset. With 300+ plants and institutions served globally, nobody understands energy infrastructure, efficiency, and financial opportunity quite like Optimum Energy.

Our Energy-as-a-Service model converts aging central utility plants into upfront unrestricted cash, cuts utility operating expenses 25 to 35%, and keeps the transaction entirely off the balance sheet. The structure has been confirmed by Big Four auditors and cited by rating agencies as a driver of improved credit outlooks.

We work with clients from master planning and design through implementation, commissioning, and into long-term operations and maintenance. How we show up depends on what the client needs. That could mean fully managed plants with Optimum carrying total accountability for performance and uptime. It could mean supplementing an existing facilities team with engineering support, analytics, training, and escalation resources. Or it could mean a tailored combination of both. In every engagement, we stay for the life of the agreement.

Proprietary technology, including OptiCx and OptimumLOOP, powers everything we do. It is not what we sell. It is what enables us to deliver the most continuous, precise system-level optimization across chilled water, hot water, and steam plants available in the market today. Machine learning algorithms trained on two decades of operational data adapt to load, weather, and occupancy in real time. AI-driven predictive maintenance and fault detection catch equipment degradation before it becomes a problem. We guarantee the performance. We carry the risk.

Behind the technology is a team built on a simple set of principles: be sharp, be relentless, and be accountable for outcomes. Our people are engineers, operators, and financial structurers who would rather solve the hard problem than talk around it. Every engagement gets that same intensity, whether the scope is a single plant or a 26-site enterprise portfolio. For more information, visit www.optimumenergyco.com .

• About the Industry
• Commercial and institutional HVAC infrastructure is aging faster than organizations