Construction contractors are great managers who enjoy guiding construction projects to completion and actively engaging with customers. They are passionate about building and juggling many tasks at a time and can oversee the design and building of a range of structures. Alongside the engineers who design structures, construction contractors are essential to ensuring that infrastructure around the world gets built on time, meets customers’ demands, and is done safely.
Construction contractor responsibilities span project management, team management and construction. They oversee every part of a building construction project, from start to finish. Construction contractors must plan all the important development and implementation details and plan out construction equipment and materials to be used.
They are also responsible for various construction management processes, including the procurement of supplies and equipment, coordination of subcontractors to carry out specialized tasks like electricity or heating and ventilation. In addition, they must ensure funds are available to keep the project moving and prepare regular progress reports. The contractor must also manage the teams in terms of size and technical expertise, as well as payroll for their own employees and subcontractor payments.
Construction contractors must be quick thinkers, able to anticipate and plan for possible changes and having a risk management strategy in place to deal with it. They must also ensure that the plans, workers and local laws or codes all adhere to the scope of the building project. At the end of the building project, construction contractors are responsible for reviewing it all and making sure everything is correct. Construction contractors often work closely with construction engineers, civil engineers, and other specialists, to guide the building work as specified.
Construction contractor jobs are frequently available in the construction industry where building on any scale happens. They can help build homes, offices, bridges, skyscrapers, and other large buildings like tunnels, power plants, dams, and beyond. There is never a dull moment on a construction site, making this career of contracting perfect for those who like to juggle many challenges and deadlines.
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Construction Supervisor Schwerpunkt PLT (m/w/d)
Location: Mannheim
Branche: Life Sciences
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 3 years
In Ihrer Funktion als Fachbauleiter / Construction Supervisor mit dem Schwerpunkt Prozessleittechnik sind Sie für die Abwicklung von Montageaufträgen in den verfahrenstechnischen Anlagen des Unternehmens zuständig. Dabei sorgen Sie für die qualitäts- und termingerechte Projektabwicklung im Feld sowie im Schaltraum, überwachen Loop-Checks und erarbeiten Teile des PLT Montagekonzepts. Dies geschieht im ständigen Austausch mit Projektbeteiligten, Kunden sowie Lieferanten. Zudem umfasst Ihre Aufgabe die fachliche Führung und Kontrolle von Kontraktoren während der Montage.
Construction Manager Verfahrenstechnik (w/m/d)
Location: Wuppertal
Branche: Life Sciences
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 1 years
Zu Ihren Aufgaben gehört die Sicherstellung, dass alle Apparate und Maschinen im Anlagenbereich sicher, gesetzes- und vorschriftenkonform sowie kostenoptimal betriebsfähig der chemischen Produktion bereitgestellt werden können Darüber hinaus erarbeiten Sie nachhaltige Reparaturkonzepte, inklusive Kosten- und Terminplanungen Auch die Durchführung von Schadensanalysen und die Entwicklung von Konzepten zur Optimierung der Anlagenverfügbarkeit fällt in Ihren Aufgabenbereich. Sie werden nach Einarbeitung größere sowie komplexere Neubau- und Instandhaltungs-Projekte im Anlagenbereich koordinieren
Construction Superintendent Mechanical- Tanks
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Demonstrates visible safety leadership and care for people. Act as the Company focal point for Tanks installation scope including review and/or approval of related technical and non-technical documents submitted by Contractor.Ensures all activities are undertaken in compliance with Company and contractually defined policies, regulations, and standards.Apply contractual awareness protecting the Company position when engaging with Contractors on schedule, technical and cost issues.Establish and maintain relationships, communications with contractor and company functional teams (safety, quality, engineering, business).Coordination of all CPY support functions (safety, Quality) ensuring safe and efficient delivery in line with the construction schedule Ensuring contractors ongoing competency processes and procedures are compliant to Company requirements and Qatar government regulations.Review Contractors Mechanical safety critical position CVs and interview as required providing technical input to approval process.Review and recommend improvements to ways of working, procedures and plans ensuring effective and smooth project execution.Participate in constructability and construction readiness reviews identifying improvement opportunities with contractor team.Understand the Advanced Work Pack process, confirming alignment with path of construction review progress identifying constraints and mitigations. Monitor and provide guidance to Contractor to ensure key Mechanical deliverables (Tanks), progress/milestones are achieved. Attend activity planning and risk assessment meetings, assist contractor in identifying schedule mitigations and improvement. Undertakes daily walk-through of construction areas, confirming safety standards are maintained, Undertakes daily walk-through of construction areas, confirming efficiency of the work and compliance with the planned daily activities and overall construction schedule.Review, approve and audit as required Contractor plans, procedures, method statement PTW and task instructions. Attends onsite safety meetings and toolbox talks to ensure there is a clear understanding of the activities that are to be performed.Review of contractors daily weekly and monthly reports analyzing performance and verifying progress and status. Develops and issues CPY daily and weekly reports as directed by Line Manager
Head Project Engineer – Construction
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Responsible for the development and recommendation of course corrections to project strategies and related tactical decisions to enable the successful delivery of the project. Continuous review of project documentation, staying current on industry trends, Contractors’ execution issues and status and worldwide events to provide guidance to the Leadership Team on possible revisions to the strategies and /or tactics. Reviews and evaluates existing project procedures in view of trends and risks and recommends revisions or develops new procedures to address deviations from agreed strategies. Develops presentations and drafts letters and memos.Serves as the Onshore Construction Division Manager’s “fix-it” envoy to identify and correct issues, within his boundaries of authority, in the project.Provides briefings and intel on the issues and the corrective actions. Supports the project in knowledge / lessons learned management to ensure project knowledge is disseminated timely across the Projects. Champion initiatives within the Project to deliver on the project objectives; safety, quality, cost and schedule.
Construction Supervisor (Instrument & Control)
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Supervise installation of Lighting and Small Power works. Manage and supervise cable tray installation and Fire Alarm System cable laying and termination works.Co-ordination of finalizing Cable entries, cable routes, cable diversions etc.Manage and supervise cable tray installation and Instrument Control & Power Cable laying and termination works.Supervise Fiber Optic cable installation and splicing works.Supervise installation of Fire Alarm Control Panels, Repeater Panels and Mimic Panels.Supervise installation of Control junction boxes and Panels.Good knowledge in reading and understanding Equipment Layout drawings.Overall coordination with Mechanical works, HVAC works, Fire alarm & Loss prevention system works, Building Services works and etc.Cable termination and Loop checking.Witness SAT pre commissioning activities for equipment.Maintain a daily record of progress (daily diary) noting special comments. Reports to supervisor work anomalies or contractual deviations committed by contractor personnel and recommend corrective actions.Sign work permits on behalf of and to ensure that contractor’s compliance with work permits.Participate in development of as-built drawings/documentation.Prepare Punch list for finished work prior to hand over to QP by contractor by paying special attention to all EHV equipment including Quality checks.Works closely with other Construction Supervisors (Mech / Arch).Report to Senior Construction Supervisor on main issues, events at site, progress reporting, trends and recommendation for improvement.Accountable for supervising contractor’s work that is in progress, inspecting work, reporting problems and preventing accidents occurring as a result of negligence, by enforcing QP safety standards on the work site.Liaise and report with the QC Inspector on quality related matters.Liaise with the HSE Supervisor on safety related matters.
Common construction contractor responsibilities
A construction contractor is responsible for performing a range of construction management tasks. Responsibilities may include:
- Managing and guiding construction project planning and design;
- Managing the building durable structures according to specifications and plans;
- Planning and procuring appropriate materials for construction based on specifications;
- Identifying and resolving any issues arising during building;
- Managing an effective construction schedule with timing and milestones;
- Preparing progress reports and appraisal reports;
- Collaborating with customers, engineers, specialists, and construction workers to build the desired structures;
- Hiring subcontractors to carry out specific tasks, such as electricity or plumbing installation;
- Tracking progress and reporting on same;
- Delivering results in line with agreed construction project timelines and budgets;
- Delivering construction outputs in compliance with relevant requirements, codes, and certifications, and in line with customer needs and demands;
- Assuring the safety and security of team members;
- Engaging regularly with the customers;
- Traveling to construction sites to observe and manage construction.
Qualifications for construction contractors
Construction contractors should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a similar engineering discipline. In some countries, a construction contractor license may also be required.
Additional supporting skills and experience include:
- 2-5+ years of construction contracting experience;
- Some experience in areas like carpentry, tiling, plumbing, electricity is needed;
- Solid understanding of construction materials and methods;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Proven experience in project and team management;
- Experience with diverse computer software;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to be able to work easily with customers, engineers, technicians, and other team members.
