Title/Position: General Construction Manager

Location:
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Contract Period:
1 year

Closing Date: November 30, 2009

Site Investigation Work

• Preparation of RFP’s for site investigation work at the various site locations.
• Review of RFP’s development of contract with supply chain and selection of successful contractors for site investigation work
• Selection, hiring, training  and deployment of Client resources to monitor and direct contractors to perform site investigation work at the various site locations. This will involve liaison with other LCP teams for SHE, Engineering, Environment, Commercial and Project services resources as required.
• Preparation of site control procedures for all aspects of the work at site. This will involve liaison with other LCP teams for SHE, Engineering, Environment, Commercial and Project services procedures as required.
• Monitoring and direction of contractors in the safe execution of their scope of work in accordance with contract and on time and within budget.
• Early and timely provision of all permits and approvals required for site investigation work to proceed as planned, including ensuring adequate consultation with local people and parties prior to starting the work.
• Ensuring compliance with commitments made in the Impact and Benefits Agreement during the planning/preparation phase and during the site investigation work.

Pre Sanction- Preparation and Planning

• constructability reviews of the design, including reviews for the incorporation of construction safety elements / project constructability plan / best practices
• construction contracting strategy
• contractors’ competency evaluations
• involvement in development, reviews and approval of construction schedule
• consultant for productivity issues
• modularization / prefabrication analysis
• Industrial Relations (IR) planning / labour estimates
• establish construction safety targets for incorporation into contracts
• management of construction contingency fund
• development of construction period staffing plan / roles & responsibilities
• produce and manage required construction related procedures

Early Works

Early works are the activities that precede the actual start of main construction activity at the LCP sites and includes but is not limited to:

• Access roads, construction power, site clearing, temporary facilities, construction facilities, temporary bridges or river crossings, temporary camps, life support systems. The responsibilities of the Construction Manager shall include:
• Guidance and leadership of a multifunctional team to advance the preparation and planning required to commence the early works at the earliest possible opportunity in order to meet the project schedule.
• Management of the effort required to provide the engineering, procurement, commercial and environmental deliverables required to be able to place purchase orders, award contracts and commence the early works in accordance with the project schedule. This will involve liaison with other LCP teams for SHE, Engineering, Environment, Commercial and Project services as required.
• Selection , hiring, training and deployment of the Client site teams that will monitor and direct the early works by the successful contractors.
• Overall management and coordination of the Client Site teams, development of site procedures to administer the early works by the site contractors. This will involve liaison with other LCP teams for SHE, Engineering, Environment, Commercial and Project services procedures as required.
• Completion of the early works programs safely, on time and within budget respecting all environmental and other requirements and provisions.
• Ensuring compliance with commitments made in the Impact and Benefits Agreement during the planning/preparation phase and during the early works.

Specific responsibilities:

General

• pre-mobilization planning
• development and deployment of site teams – all disciplines and functions
• overall site coordination / site offices management
• permitting oversight
• approval of contractors’ methods / plans / Plant / personnel 
• management of site access
• management of communication systems
• assignment of measuring methods
• reporting & establishment of reporting requirements
• stewardship of management meetings
• rejection of work / replacement of defective work
• extra work authorization / management of design changes & impacts on cost & schedule
• management of handovers / takeovers / involvement in commissioning
• settlement of disputes / claims
• need to stay “close to the action”

Safety

• site safety oversight & coordination
• safety programs wrt deep excavations

Environmental

• construction environmental plan / requirements
• site environmental oversight & coordination
• management of restrictions on construction operations
• environmental monitoring

Site Technical & Engineering Interface

• assessment of excavated foundations / determination of foundation treatment and support requirements
• interface with home office engineering / queries / expedite design decisions
• issue timely AFC documents
• review / approval of contractor drawings
• management of changed site conditions
• management of rock support requirements
• management of alterations / additions
• review / approvals of alternates

Contracts Management

• contracts’ coordination
• management of Owner supplied items
• management of Owner’s storage / laydown areas
• oversight of contractors’ procurement activities
• warranty management
• audit of contractors’ files
• site material management as required (commodities / receiving / OS&D / surplus / scrap / spares / etc...

Security

• project security plan
• security oversight & coordination

Logistics

• logistics oversight / management
• temporary facilities management

Risk

• require contactors to produce Risk Monitoring and Management Plans / emerging risk issues
• ensure monitoring process is in place
• monitor status / champion challenge process to preclude usage of contingency funds as a first line of defense
• weekly meetings

Schedule Management

• management of overall project / construction schedule
• approval of contractors schedules / alignment among contractors
• review in weekly meetings
• drive / monitor any actions to regain slippage
• reporting

Progress Verification Management

• payment methods / progress payments / measurement for payment / verification methods

Cost Management

• overall cost process
• management of construction contingency funds
• management of overall project cost estimate / cost risks
• reporting

Quality Assurance

• overall responsibility for Construction quality
• ensure that construction and installation activities are conducted in accordance with drawings, specifications and any special vendor installation procedures
• ensure that all applicable standards, codes and jurisdictional regulations are observed
• oversight of contractors QM plans
• quality control – site / fabrication plants – attendance at FAT’s
• surveying / control points
• inspection and tests
• approval of planned concrete work prior to concreting
• approval of completed works prior to covering up
• laboratories (soils / concrete etc..)

Document Management

• overall document management function
• regular audit of contractors’ system / documents
• management / stewardship of as-builts
• meetings

Verification Activities

• verification of contractors systems for
• mgmt. of Requests for Information (RFI’s) / queries from subs / suppliers
• maintenance of change logs
• most current design information being constructed
• Design Standards and Codes being used

Labour

• receipt / analysis of labor usage against planned
• drive remedial actions for any problem areas

External Relations

• management of relations with external parties
• visitors / local community
• media
• overall benefits reporting

Qualifications:

Experience and background required:

The successful Construction manager shall possess the following:

     • 15 to 20 years of Construction Management in a senior position on heavy civil works – dam construction is
        preferable but not essential.
     • Excellent leadership and communication skills.
     • Civil technical background.
     • Previous experience in the guidance and leadership of multiple site teams on a multi billion dollar project.
     • Good safety and environmental record.
     • Able to function in a multi-functional team environment using a matrix management system.
     • Aboriginal and cultural awareness.
     • Willingness to adhere to Client’s vision and values.

Travel / Other:

Please forward resume quoting Job # to:

     fabcon.canada@dovrefabcon.com