Manager of Construction

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions US, Inc. belongs to the Air Liquide Group, the world's largest supplier of industrial gases. Present in 78 countries, Air Liquide provides industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are consistent with Air Liquide's commitment to sustainable development, help to preserve life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products.

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions US, Inc. seeks a Manager of Construction to work in Houston, TX to complete the job duties below.

• Supports safety and quality (implementation of HSE rules and permitting, promotion of safety, compliance with IMS; implementation of QA/QC standards and resolution of site NCR).
• Ensures the quality of construction/installation works according to contract requirements, codes and Air Liquide standards; supports the procurement department and the global team in the qualification of manufacturing workshops.
• Provides input to the team to influence the most effective execution approach. Including but not limited to Construction Execution Plans, Advance Work Packaging (AWP), Modularization, Procedures, and Technology.
• Ensures Construction Management best practices are applied and procedures implemented across all projects leveraging global experiences and capitalization.
• Supports the field team: assists on contractual issues arising in the field, ensures that issues such as schedule delay, potential claims, authority issues, industrial relations issues, etc., are reported to construction management and project execution teams in a timely fashion.
• Coordinates the interfaces between disciplines at site as well as between partners and subcontractors, supports the CM for handling claims, disputes, changes and clarifications within a timely manner.
• Works with the Director of Construction in strategic placement of CM staff for both professional development and to ensure high caliber delivery staff are assigned to key projects.
• Ensures within and cross regions collaboration is taking place, always looks for opportunities to utilize resources from regions that can provide high value/low cost services.
• Demonstrates an inter-discipline mindset (including but not limited to HSE, QAQC, Civil, Piping, Flat Bottom Tank, Electrical and Instrumentation), intellectual and honest profile.
• Support the coordination of specialists or vendor representatives in right time at site to execute their job; capitalization of the construction.
• Promoting the site services offered in North Americas: reparation/revamping, RFI site coordination, construction, and commissioning activities for other E&C centers and Air Liquide's business units (LI, CI, Airgas, ALaT, etc).
• Mobilizing of the resources (including from overseas) for the execution of the service; supporting the secondment (visa, arrival, etc).
• Supporting the estimate and invoicing; coordinate the reporting of each site (monthly light report).

Are you a Match?

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, engineering technology required.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 8 years of relevant experience with direct engagement on the industrial construction sites in civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and startup.

ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS: No education and 10 years of relevant experience with direct engagement on the industrial construction sites in civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and startup.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: 60% domestic. The position does not require roving, relocation or telecommuting.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disabilities, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, other protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.

Benefits offered:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.