Construction Manager (Phuket) - Archetype Construction Consultants (Thailand) Limited

• Responsible for the management of the construction team including mentoring, scheduling their activities, recruitment and performance management of the team members.
• Directing the construction team through all construction phases of a project including contractor coordination and all aspects of site management.
• Check and ensure the project brief, all design briefs, drawings and specifications and all project relevant information are executed as per clients objectives.
• Contact with Suppliers of Construction materials/equipment in order to be aware of the most efficient & cost effective application and working methods.
• Monitoring construction progress, quality and safety, and initiating action to rectify any non-conformance.
• Supervise onsite contractor(s) for their safety, quality, equipment and maintenance of appropriate resourcing levels.
• Preparing construction information for inclusion in the project report, providing all relevant information to the project manager.
• Monitoring the preparation of contractors final accounts obtaining relevant certificates and submission to the client for payment.
• Ensuring the inclusion in the contract and subsequently requesting the design team, consultants and contractors to supply the client with as-built and installed drawings, operations and maintenance manuals, as well as ensuring adequate arrangements have been made for training of clients engineering and maintenance staff.
• Cease contractors from continuing work if concerns are identified with safety, quality, method statements or any other non-conformance.
• Recruitment decisions for construction team members for a small project and within the Limitations of Authority Policy of the Archetype Group. Assisting with the recruitment of construction team members as required by the Project Manager on a larger project.
• Overall construction site management, highlighting any issues with site management to the Project Manager.

• Degree qualified in Engineering.
• 10+ years experience working on construction projects including a minimum of 5 years experience managing construction teams.
• Advanced technical abilities in construction management, with the ability to train and mentor others to develop further their skills in contractor management, safety, quality management, and site-based design management.
• Advanced attention to detail, particularly in respect to contractual requirements, design/site drawings, quality of construction works, and construction standard methods.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write clear reports, site instructions/memos and meeting minutes that are clear and understandable.
• Previous experience managing multicultural project teams in an expatriate environment either in Asia, the Middle East, Africa or South America.
• Intermediate leadership skills, ensuring teams are well motivated, organized, able to provide clear direction and manage conflict.
• Intermediate client management skills, including demonstrable persuasiveness, negotiation skills and inter-personal skills.
• Intermediate working knowledge of software used in project management including: Microsoft Project, Primavera, Team Binder, Excel, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is a prerequisite.

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