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ERM

Construction Program Manager – Field Based

ERM

. Serve as the owner’s representative and primary liaison between program leadership, design partners, GC/CMs, and specialty contractors .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeLouisiana • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as the owner’s representative and primary liaison between program leadership, design partners, GC/CMs, and specialty contractors
  • Lead governance processes, including decision logs, risk/issue registers, action trackers, and meeting cadences
  • Ensure scope clarity, workstream alignment, and timely resolution of cross-functional issues
  • Lead integrated master schedules, phasing strategies, and site logistics plans
  • Coordinate design development for constructability, operational alignment, and CQV readiness
  • Develop contracting strategies, bid packages, and procurement timelines
  • Own cost and schedule performance, including forecasting, variance tracking, and contingency management
  • Perform critical path analysis and schedule risk reviews; drive recovery actions
  • Manage change control and negotiate scope, cost, and time adjustments
  • Lead bid solicitations, evaluations, award recommendations, and contract onboarding
  • Administer contracts; validate progress, pay applications, and deliverables
  • Identify claims risks, drive dispute avoidance, and support resolution activities
  • Maintain daily field presence to validate progress, sequencing, manpower, and adherence to plans/specifications
  • Coordinate workface planning, logistics, and constraint removal with GC/CM
  • Oversee quality assurance, submittals, inspections, non-conformance management, and punchlist execution
  • Champion safety expectations and coordinate safety concerns, corrective actions, and systemic improvements with Client/GC/EHS teams
  • Manage the program risk register and execute mitigation and contingency strategies
  • Convert field details, contractor inputs, and technical data into executive-ready updates and dashboards
  • Lead coordination meetings across design, construction, operations, permitting, quality, and CQV teams
  • Communicate proactively with stakeholders to prevent gaps, misalignment, and schedule impacts

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Minimum 12+ years managing complex capital construction projects, preferably as an owner’s representative or in a CM/GC organization
  • Demonstrated success delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget
  • Strong command of schedule management (CPM, critical path analysis) and cost control (forecasting, contingency management)
  • Experience with procurement, bid processes, contract administration, and change management
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills; able to influence without direct authority
  • Proficiency with construction management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Procore/ACC, Excel/Power BI)
  • Comfortable working 100% on site in an active construction program environment
  • Preferred: experience delivering capital projects in pharmaceutical or life sciences environments
  • Preferred: experience coordinating with CQV teams and integrating construction with startup/qualification needs
  • Preferred: familiarity with safety management frameworks and working alongside EHS teams
  • Preferred: experience with BIM/VDC workflows and model-based coordination
  • Preferred: professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, CM-Lean, or similar

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Full-time, 40 hours per week
  • Limited-term role with a duration of 12 months, renewable
  • Equal Employment Opportunity workplace
  • Diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment