Construction Manager

Job Title: Construction Manager

Job Description

The Construction Manager leads the full lifecycle of multiple concurrent retrofit, renovation, expansion, and tenant improvement projects across a U.S. fulfillment and industrial facilities network. This role oversees projects from early preconstruction planning through design coordination, permitting, procurement, construction execution, commissioning, and operational handoff. The Construction Manager manages approximately 5-10 active projects at any time, ensuring that each initiative meets scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety expectations while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations. The position offers significant autonomy, direct visibility with senior leadership, and the opportunity to deliver high-impact projects in complex industrial and logistics environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction projects through the complete lifecycle, including planning, design coordination, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations.
• Manage multiple concurrent retrofit, renovation, tenant improvement, and expansion projects within fulfillment centers, distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and other large commercial or industrial environments.
• Drive preconstruction activities such as budgeting, cost estimating, design reviews, constructability reviews, scheduling, and risk management to set projects up for successful execution.
• Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, design consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to align project scope, design intent, and operational requirements.
• Oversee field construction execution to ensure adherence to project budget, schedule, quality standards, and safety requirements within active operational facilities.
• Negotiate and manage construction, procurement, and labor contracts, including contract review, RFIs, and vendor engagement.
• Monitor and control project budgets and schedules, including cost tracking, change management, and forecasting to maintain delivery commitments.
• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on schedule, budget, and operations.
• Provide regular project reporting, including financial updates, progress reports, forecasts, and executive-level communications to keep leadership and stakeholders informed.
• Support fulfillment centers, distribution facilities, manufacturing environments, and other industrial operations across assigned regions, ensuring minimal disruption to daily operations.
• Balance multiple projects in various stages of design and construction, prioritizing tasks and resources to meet critical milestones.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, design guidelines, and construction best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with internal business partners to understand capacity needs, operational constraints, and future growth plans, and translate them into effective project solutions.
• Travel to project sites as needed, typically within a regional territory, to conduct site visits, oversee construction activities, and support project stakeholders.
• Contribute to a fast-paced project delivery model where preconstruction phases typically last around four months followed by approximately six to eight weeks of on-site construction.

Essential Skills

• Proven end-to-end construction and preconstruction management experience, including concept development, design coordination, construction execution, commissioning, and operational handoff.
• Demonstrated experience managing 5-10 concurrent industrial or commercial retrofit, renovation, tenant improvement, and expansion projects.
• Strong understanding of both preconstruction planning and field execution within occupied and operational facilities.
• Experience managing commercial and/or industrial construction projects such as fulfillment centers, distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, or large commercial facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional experience as a Construction Manager, Project Construction Manager (PCM), or Pre-Construction Manager.
• Experience overseeing project budgets, schedules, procurement, contractor management, and risk mitigation.
• Proven ability to coordinate effectively with architects, engineers, consultants, design teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to communicate with executive-level audiences.
• Experience with procurement and contract negotiation, including contract review and vendor relationship management.
• Ability to manage projects in fast-paced operational environments while balancing competing priorities and maintaining stakeholder expectations.
• Ability and willingness to travel regionally, approximately 20% of the time, to support project sites.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting fulfillment centers, distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and other large industrial or commercial facilities.
• Experience delivering projects in occupied and operational facilities while maintaining safety and minimizing disruption.
• Background in large-scale retrofit, renovation, tenant improvement, modernization, and capacity expansion projects.
• Experience simultaneously managing multiple projects in varying stages of design and construction.
• Familiarity with logistics, industrial engineering, or supply chain environments.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and building information modeling (BIM) platforms.
• Experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and other construction scheduling software.
• Skills in cost estimating and budget management for construction projects.
• Experience with procurement processes, RFIs, stakeholder management, and contract review.
• Construction management and project management experience in site development and project coordination.
• PTO and holiday benefits eligibility, along with sick time aligned with applicable state laws.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where projects move quickly from preconstruction to execution, typically following a four-month preconstruction phase and a six- to eight-week construction cycle.

Work Environment

This role operates in a primarily remote work environment, with candidates ideally based in regions such as Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, or other locations in the Midwest and Northeast. The position requires approximately 20% travel to project sites, typically within a regional territory, with many site visits completed as day trips depending on project locations and needs. The Construction Manager supports fulfillment centers, distribution facilities, warehouses, manufacturing sites, and other industrial and large commercial facilities, often working within active, occupied, and operational environments. Projects follow a fast-paced delivery model, with roughly three to four months of preconstruction work followed by six to eight weeks of on-site construction. The work involves extensive collaboration with architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders, using tools such as AutoCAD, BIM platforms, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and other construction scheduling and cost management software. The environment emphasizes safety, efficiency, and operational continuity while offering flexibility to structure travel and site visits around project demands.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Philadelphia, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $68.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 13, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

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