About this role
Senior Construction Manager
Play an integral role in leading the successful execution of major industrial construction projects while ensuring the safe, efficient, and predictable delivery of project objectives. As a Senior Construction Manager , you will provide overall construction leadership for large, complex projects, directing field execution activities to achieve schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer performance goals.
This is a field-based leadership role located on an active industrial construction site. The successful candidate will serve as a key member of the project leadership team, working directly with Project Managers, Construction Superintendents, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, HSE, Quality, Commissioning, contractors, and customer representatives. This is not an office-based project management role. Success in this position requires a strong field presence, exceptional leadership capability, and extensive experience managing complex industrial construction activities.
Your leadership will directly influence workforce productivity, project performance, contractor effectiveness, operational readiness, customer satisfaction, and overall project success.
Purpose of the role
The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for leading all construction execution activities associated with major industrial projects, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual obligations. You will develop and implement construction execution strategies, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and align project priorities to support successful project delivery.
Working closely with Project Leadership, Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, Quality, HSE, Commissioning, and Operations teams, you will provide direction for construction planning, workforce management, contractor performance, productivity improvement, risk management, and field execution activities.
As the senior construction leader on assigned projects, you will be accountable for delivering project objectives while establishing a culture focused on safety, operational excellence, quality, workforce engagement, and continuous improvement.
You will be responsible for
Construction Leadership & Project Execution
- Leading all construction activities associated with major industrial projects.
- Establishing construction execution strategies that support project schedules, budgets, contractual obligations, and customer requirements.
- Providing leadership across construction planning, execution, commissioning support, startup readiness, and project closeout activities.
- Managing complex construction projects or multiple related projects simultaneously.
- Ensuring alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
- Supporting development and implementation of construction execution plans, site logistics plans, and workforce deployment strategies.
Field Operations Management
- Directing daily site operations and ensuring construction activities are executed safely and efficiently.
- Providing leadership to construction superintendents, field engineers, forepersons, and contractor organizations.
- Monitoring construction productivity, workforce performance, and schedule progress.
- Coordinating multidisciplinary construction activities to ensure effective execution across all project disciplines.
- Supporting construction sequencing, workface planning, installation planning, and execution readiness activities.
- Identifying field constraints and implementing corrective measures to maintain execution objectives.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
- Championing a strong safety culture and ensuring compliance with all project HSE requirements.
- Supporting implementation of project quality programs and ensuring construction activities meet project specifications and standards.
- Driving accountability for safe work execution, hazard identification, risk mitigation, and workforce engagement.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, customer expectations, company policies, and contractual obligations.
- Supporting project audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
Cost, Schedule & Performance Management
- Monitoring project performance against schedule, budget, productivity, and quality objectives.
- Developing mitigation plans and recovery strategies to address schedule or performance challenges.
- Supporting project forecasting, progress reporting, and performance reviews.
- Managing construction resources and equipment to optimize productivity and cost performance.
- Reviewing construction performance metrics and implementing improvement initiatives where necessary.
Contractor & Stakeholder Management
- Managing contractor performance and ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Building strong relationships with customer representatives, contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
- Resolving construction issues, conflicts, and execution challenges through effective leadership and collaboration.
- Supporting commercial, contractual, and operational discussions associated with project execution.
- Participating in customer meetings, leadership reviews, and project performance assessments.
People Leadership
- Leading construction organizations consisting of superintendents, field engineers, supervisors, and support personnel.
- Providing coaching, mentoring, development, and performance management for direct reports.
- Building high-performing teams focused on safety, productivity, quality, and operational excellence.
- Supporting workforce development, succession planning, and organizational capability growth.
About us
Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.
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What you’ll bring to the role
You bring a strong combination of construction leadership, project delivery expertise, operational experience, and the ability to successfully manage complex industrial construction projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Typically 15+ years of progressive construction, project management, field leadership, or industrial project execution experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading major EPC, EPCM, industrial, energy, chemicals, LNG, power generation, resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, or large capital projects.
- Significant experience serving in senior construction leadership roles on complex industrial construction projects.
- Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and project delivery processes.
- Proven ability to manage large construction organizations, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience developing and implementing construction execution strategies, workforce plans, and productivity improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of construction means and methods, workface planning, scheduling, and field execution practices.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, workforce resources, and contractor performance.
- Experience identifying operational risks and implementing practical mitigation strategies.
- Strong understanding of HSE requirements, quality management processes, and regulatory compliance obligations.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to effectively influence project teams, customers, contractors, and senior leadership.
- Proven experience preparing and presenting project updates, recommendations, performance reports, and executive briefings.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to build high-performing teams and foster collaboration across project functions.
- Advanced understanding of construction management systems, project controls tools, reporting systems, and field execution methodologies.
- Commitment to operational excellence, safety leadership, customer satisfaction, workforce development, and successful project delivery.
Benefits
Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.
Apply today
If you are a proven construction leader who thrives in complex project environments and is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality, and successful industrial projects, we encourage you to apply. Join Worley and play a critical role in leading the construction execution of some of the world’s most important energy, chemicals, resources, and infrastructure projects.
Moving forward together
We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.
And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.
And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.
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