Construction Manager Fixed-Term (12 months)
Philip Morris International · Batangas
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The Construction Manager (Owner’s Representative) safeguards the Owner’s interests throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover of capital projects. This role provides independent site leadership and oversight to help ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within the approved budget, and in accordance with quality, regulatory, environmental, and operational requirements.
Key Accountabilities
- Serve as the Owner’s primary site representative and ensure project execution aligns with approved scope and business objectives.
- Coordinate contractors, consultants, suppliers, engineering teams, operations, project sponsors, and regulatory authorities.
- Monitor progress against approved schedules, identify potential delays, and drive corrective and recovery actions.
- Track expenditures against project budgets and review contractor payment applications, change orders, and claims.
- Administer construction contracts and monitor contractor compliance with contractual obligations.
- Verify that construction activities comply with project specifications, drawings, quality standards, and applicable regulations.
- Participate in inspections, factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, and project closeout activities.
- Promote a strong safety culture, intervene in unsafe conditions, and monitor corrective actions following significant incidents.
- Monitor environmental compliance and applicable sustainability requirements.
- Facilitate project meetings, provide executive-level updates, manage stakeholder expectations, and resolve conflicts.
- Coordinate commissioning and startup-readiness activities with operations teams.
- Ensure required documentation, training, spare parts, punch-list resolution, and turnover packages are completed before handover.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising safety or quality.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer registration or an equivalent credential is preferred.
- At least 10 years of construction and project execution experience.
- Minimum of five years’ experience as an Owner’s Representative, Construction Manager, Project Manager, or Senior Site Manager.
- Demonstrated experience managing EPC contractors and multidisciplinary projects.
- Experience in industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, or commercial projects.
- Strong knowledge of construction management, project controls, scheduling, contract administration, cost and risk management, quality management, HSE, commissioning, and startup.
- Proven strengths in decision-making, negotiation, conflict resolution, stakeholder engagement, team leadership, accountability, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.
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