Construction Manager at Amiens, France. 

General: 

• Location is Amiens with 100% presence on site during full time service, unless agreed differently. 
• Assumptions for work time on site is Monday – Friday max 10 hours, Saturday only if needed during heavy construction phases. Holidays and Sundays should not be counted as working days 
• Weekly tracking of hours and expenses is to establish and have written confirmation from CLIENT supervisor. 
• A monthly invoicing at hours and expenses spent is required 
• CLIENT reserves the right to terminate the cooperation within the first 6 weeks (try-out period) without further reasoning 

Important:  

• Track record in construction business and preferably as construction manager with CLIENT  
• Fluent verbal and written skills in English, French would be an advantage 
• Experience in project execution in Amiens will be an advantage 
• project documentation and reports have to be prepared in English  
• local presence as per project requests 
• hands-on personality with strong communication skills  
• strong “follow-up” skills  
• pro-active mindset and agile personality to drive optimization  

Task description: 

1. Design 

• Collaborate with Amiens Team (CLIENT and external partners) to enable fast construction execution 
• Lead the constructability process 
• Support sourcing of companies/resources 
• Prepare all standards and systems for a successful construction (Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost) 

2. Schedule 

• Create and own the overall construction execution schedule as appropriate 
• Manage and co-ordinate the construction process  

3. Safety 

• Implement and lead all necessary safety systems (CLIENT and local) 
• Review risk assessments / method statements and ensure all works are co-ordinated with any other works on site and full-fill Amiens contractor safety guidelines 
• Ensure the BOS (Behaviour Observation System) is implemented and working 
• Lead weekly safety meetings (overall safety status, potential procedure adjustments) 
• Ensure safety records are maintained and published to demonstrate the overall site safety performance 
• Close collaboration with HS&E Team regarding Safety expectations, targets as well as fire protection and incident management 

4. Quality 

• Set-up of clear QA procedures  
• Ensure agreed procedures, general industry practices, standards, and contractor´s QA plan are strictly followed, and records are maintained 
• Hold regular meetings to identify critical outages and agree immediate remedial actions 
• Lead quality reports and share overall quality satisfaction and potential corrective actions 
• Responsible of execution action list and post start-up list  
• Manage site appearance, waste management and housekeeping 

5. Change Management 

• Support the Project Manager in managing scope changes 
• Monitor any deviations from the specification 
• Prepare pre-assessment of potential changes (schedule, cost, quality) and share technical recommendation  
• Follow change management procedure 

6. Documentation 

• Establish the project document control system 
• Own safety documentation and records 
• Own quality assurance documentation and records 
• Lead Client permitting processes (hot work, confined space…) 
• Manage as-built drawings