Senior Construction Manager- Tunnelling / Shaft Works
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Construction Manager - Tunnelling / Shaftworks to join our team! In this role you will get to manage all on-site field construction activities associated with the completion of a large project. (Typically a project having 2 to 5 million construction manhours or a total installed cost of $100 to $150 million.)
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most transformative projects in Saudi Arabia's history. A visionary giga-project that aims to create a world-class entertainment, sports, and cultural destination, offering unparalleled experiences to visitors from around the globe. Our project aims to deliver a world-class entertainment and tourism destination, showcasing thrilling attractions, diverse entertainment offerings, and captivating cultural experiences.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Manage the development and implementation of drill and blast plans
- Manage the Inspection and testing materials used in drilling and blasting/ tunneling operations
- Monitoring and evaluating drilling and blasting processes to ensure compliance with regulations
- Collaborating with the operations team to implement improvements in quality control procedures
- Writes construction specifications and prepares detailed requisitions for equipment and materials. Interfaces with suppliers as required.
- Leads planning and delivery for the logistics transportation management of the program and ensures operational consistency across the program.
- Coordinate with other delivery partners, as well as QIC and all existing contractors, and future planned procurement of major contractors.
- Implement agreed strategies, through delivery of PMP’s and other key documents and approaches in accordance with program requirements and accepted best practice.
- Lead the implementation and application of advanced principles, theories, and concepts, ensuring compliance and consistency across the delivery teams.
- Contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
- Leads on unusually complex material and people transportation challenges and provides solutions that are highly creative, in coordination with functional leads.
- Facilitates forming partnerships with key stakeholders and organizations impacted by the program.
- Assigns work to employees, oversees, and tracks the completion of work assignments.
- Interviews and selects personnel for assignment as required.
- Maintains clear and concise work standards and goals; provides training and development; completes performance evaluations, conducts employee counselling, takes corrective action as necessary.
- Ensures adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
- Participates in development of job safety practices.
- Prepare the needed reports.
- Ensures adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 15 years’ experience on construction projects, specifically experience working on tunnel/shaft projects and related under and overground infrastructure
- Advantageous to have extensive experience of significant PM/CM contracts.
- Project Management Certified is a plus.
- Strong communication skills in English, written and spoken.
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