Senior Construction Manager

As part of the Project and Cost Management team with AECOM Belgium the Senior Construction Manager will be able to deliver endtoend project services within programme deadlines and be responsible for the construction delivery (time cost quality) of a new project (labs/research and office building) for UCB in BrainelAlleud. This includes managing the delivery of General Contractor and our HSSE requirements and delivering savings on build projects and Programme where appropriate.
To be successful in this role you will need to have a track record in operational delivery of quality and HSSE processes and communication since they are amongst the most important of the construction KPIs. It is essential to have a strong interaction with the Construction Team to maintain seamless communications and client confidence throughout the project delivery progress.
With strong management and leadership skills to motivate contractors and colleagues you provide excellence in execution and to cope with the fast moving and extremely demanding programme!
Tasks and responsibilities include:

• Manage progress and quality productivity and reporting of the construction and fitout works on Site.
• Drive the project close out incl. snagging and desnagging process.
• Leading Construction Meetings to deliver all the stages of projects construction; delivery and close out for example: post tender meetings; cost plan reviews; prestart meetings; regular site progress meetings; highquality handovers; financial close meetings; and safety audits
• Managing the General Contractor actions and the interactions of work site activities with the current users of the surrounding buildings will form a large part of this role; the candidates duty is to ensure that they perform to required and agreed project execution plans to meet the clients desired outcome
• Daily site presence onsite during construction activities
• Ensuring that work is delivered within the agreed values of AECOM and the client.
• Providing leadership and management for the project allocated to the required schedule to budget quality and environmental standards.
• Act as the Client representative for all daytoday Contract matters with the Contractor during the program execution.
• Build and maintain a wellfunctioning team and relationships with the various parties involved within the project: e.g. client representatives design procurement environment (sub)contractor(s) and other stakeholders such as technical advisors operator(s) and end users.
• Delivery of the project against all HSE metrics.
• Attending regular safety meetings ensuring messages are conveyed to the operational staff and contractors and managing the safety messages into the projects and audit to give confidence that safety is being implemented in accordance with client and AECOM HSSE processes and procedures.
• Feedback safety learnings to the Safety Manager to provide continuous learning for the whole team.
• Providing safety training for operational staff and looking for opportunities to give training to the supply chain.

Qualifications :

• Engineering Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 15 years experience in project and construction management
• Experience in projects around pharma chemical sectors or similar.
• Fluent English and French language skills
• Ability to work onsite up to 5 days a week
• HSSE Leadership skills
• Confident and capable individual with strong client focus able to operate and grow a performing team
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• A leading example in compliance and ethics
• Confident and capable individual with strong client focus
• Strong track record in delivering projects in a fast moving and challenging environment
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Good grasp of IT particularly Excel and Word
• Valid driving licence
• VCA certified

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime