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Senior Construction Manager (Mid-Central/Midwest)

United Rentals
  • Indianapolis, IN
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    Job Description

    Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.

    If you'd like the chance to make your mark with the world's largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals!

    The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for complex, high-value capital projects including major renovations, expansions, ground-up design-build and build-to-suit construction. Construction Managers are Owner's representatives who focus primarily on capital projects and project-based facility improvements. Facilities-related involvement may occur where work is complex, high-impact, or capital in nature.

    **Final selected candidate will be located in the Mid-Central/Midwest**

    What you'll do:

    Strategic Project Leadership
    • Lead complex or high-value capital projects, including major renovations, expansions, ground-up design-build and build-to-suit construction
    • Oversee multiple concurrent projects
    • Provide strategic input on project planning and execution
    • Engage senior leadership and key stakeholders as required
    • Serve as primary contact and provide regular project updates to stakeholders
    • Collaborate with project stakeholders to define project scopes and translate requirements into detailed estimates to establish project budget parameters
    • Identify potential risks and value engineering opportunities
    • Develop, maintain, and regularly update project schedules to track key milestones, deliverables, and completion dates while proactively identifying and addressing potential delays


    Project Delivery, Procurement & Financial Management
    • Manage complex project delivery methods
    • Develop comprehensive bid packages, including scopes of work, technical specifications, and project requirements
    • Prepare detailed bid analyses and cost comparisons and provide strategic contractor recommendations for presentation to senior leadership
    • Oversee project budgets and financial performance
    • Lead contract negotiations and risk management
    • Manage project closeout


    Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination
    • Lead and coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and vendors
    • Mentor junior team members
    • Drive collaboration across internal and external project stakeholders to support successful execution
    • Other duties as assigned


    Requirements:
    • B.S. in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
    • 10-15 years' related experience in commercial construction, managing projects
    • Advanced knowledge of building systems and construction processes and procedures
    • Proven management and leadership of complex projects, including ground-up build-to-suit and design-build construction
    • Strong team leadership capabilities
    • Experience with large-scale or multi-site projects, including demonstrated experience successfully delivering ground-up build-to-suit and design-build construction projects
    • Background in complex delivery methods
    • Serves as the subject matter expert for construction due diligence, regulatory compliance, permitting strategy, and code interpretation across a diverse portfolio of projects
    • Leads complex due diligence efforts by directing multidisciplinary consultants, evaluating technical reports, assessing entitlement risks, and developing mitigation strategies to support informed real estate and construction decisions
    • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of building codes, zoning regulations, stormwater regulations, fire and life safety requirements, accessibility standards, environmental regulations, and Certificate of Occupancy requirements across multiple jurisdictions
    • Proficiency with construction project management software and demonstrated ability to effectively leverage technology platforms to manage project documentation, workflows, and reporting; experience with Procore or similar systems preferred
    • Industry-related certifications
    • 60-70% Travel required throughout regions (including overnight stays)
    • Extended hours during critical phases
    • Use of PPE required


    This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of United Rentals' policies and procedures.
    Why join us?

    We don't just "talk the talk!" We're an award-winning company (recently named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026) that truly cares about our people - That's why we offer best-in-class benefits and perks that will support you and your family. In addition to our health and financial plans, we also offer:

    • Paid Parental Leave
    • United Compassion Fund
    • Employee Discount Program
    • Career Development & Promotional Opportunities
    • Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)
    • Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only)
    • Paid Sick Leave
    • An inclusive and welcoming culture


    Explore our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings

    For Canadian benefits, click here

    United Rentals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other status protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point of the application process, please email careers@ur.com for assistance.

    At United Rentals, we proudly hire active duty members, veterans, reservists, and their families. The values that define your service-leadership, discipline, integrity, and teamwork-are the same values that drive our success. With many veterans already part of our team, we're ready to help you transition into a rewardingcareer.

    United Rentals consists of a wide variety of roles with different duties and responsibilities. The actual pay rate offered to candidates varies depending upon a wide range of factors including specific position, location, education, training, experience, skills, and ability.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIndianapolis, IN
    IndustryRental Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Websitehttp://www.unitedrentals.com

    About Company

    Founded in 1997, United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with a store network nearly three times the size of any other provider, and locations in 49 states and 10 Canadian provinces. Building a better future is our commitment to the people and communities we serve. United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,186 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 18,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 3,800 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $14.18 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com. Our Customers Our diverse customer base includes construction and industrial companies, utilities, municipalities, government agencies and independent contractors. Most of our customers align with three categories: approximately 50% are non-construction, such as industrial; 46% are non-residential construction; and 4% are residential. We provide every customer with access to the best people, equipment and solutions in the industry. Our Mission Deploy the best people, equipment and solutions to enable our customers to safely build a better and stronger future. Our Values Safety First Act, and require others to act, in a manner that puts the safety of our employees, customers and communities first. A Passion For People Build a diverse workplace that challenges all employees to grow professionally and embrace teamwork. Visible Leadership Lead by example in every business decision and action, with a sense of humility and responsibility. Customer-Driven Support the best interests of our customers and develop better ways for them to succeed at their jobs. Absolute Integrity Always do the right thing, honor commitments and ensure appropriate corporate governance. Community-Minded Be an outstanding corporate citizen and a good neighbor in every sense by being helpful, respectful, law-abiding and friendly. Continuous Innovation Contribute to a culture of innovative thinking that empowers employees to improve quality, efficiency and customer service. Sustainability Engage in practices that lead to positive change by encouraging social accountability and environmental responsibility.

    Skills

    • Bid Analysisunmatched
    • Bid Packagesunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Building Codesunmatched
    • Building Systemsunmatched
    • Capital Projectunmatched
    • Civil Engineeringunmatched
    • Commercial Constructionunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Engineeringunmatched
    • Construction Managementunmatched
    • Construction Project Management Softwareunmatched
    • Construction Projectsunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Cost Analysisunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Delivery Managementunmatched
    • Document Managementunmatched
    • Due Diligenceunmatched
    • Environmental Regulationsunmatched
    • Equipment Rentalsunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Projectionsunmatched
    • Fire Safetyunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Life Safety Systemsunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Procurement Managementunmatched
    • Project Close-Outunmatched
    • Project Estimatesunmatched
    • Project Executionunmatched
    • Project Planningunmatched
    • Project Scheduleunmatched
    • Project Trackingunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Proposal Writingunmatched
    • Real Estateunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Rentalsunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Analysisunmatched
    • Value Engineeringunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Zoningunmatched

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