Construction Manager Building Construction (m/f/d)

Construction Manager Building Construction (m/f/d)

Role:

On behalf of a client, we are looking for an experienced professional for independent construction management and operational control of demanding building construction projects. You will take responsibility for organising and supervising the construction execution and coordinate all contractors, suppliers, and specialist planners involved in the construction. The focus is on optimising complex construction processes, ensuring quality, deadlines, and costs, as well as negotiating and coordinating contractor services. The position combines technical expertise in building construction with leadership responsibility, economic thinking, and solution-oriented site management.

Responsibilities:

• Independent management and supervision of building construction projects during the execution and realisation phase while adhering to the agreed project objectives

• Coordination of complex construction processes and workflows including construction scheduling, interface management, and coordination of individual trades

• Leadership and supervision of executing contractors and craft businesses as well as ensuring professional and timely construction execution

• Responsibility for cost, schedule, and quality management including ongoing site inspections, progress monitoring, and action planning

• Creation and monitoring of construction and schedule programmes focusing on milestones, resource coordination, and early detection of delays

• Conducting negotiations with suppliers and contractors regarding scope of services, conditions, delivery dates, and execution terms

• Optimisation of construction processes and execution workflows to improve cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and execution quality

• Organisation and leadership of construction meetings and contractor discussions including minute-taking, action item tracking, and follow-up of agreed measures

• Review of construction execution based on execution plans and technical specifications considering relevant SIA standards and quality requirements

• Coordination between client, project management, specialist planners, and executing companies as well as handling technical and organisational execution issues

• Support in controlling contractor services and construction costs including invoice verification, handling of change orders, and monitoring of agreed services

• Organisation and accompaniment of construction handovers and project completions including defect recording, coordination of rectifications, and completion of construction work

Qualifications:

• Completed education in construction, especially as a federally certified construction manager building construction, certified technician HF construction planning/building construction, or architect ETH/FH or HTL or a comparable qualification

• Several years of professional experience in construction management of building construction projects with solid practice in coordinating and supervising contractors and construction processes

• Sound knowledge in cost, schedule, and quality management as well as experience in economic and technical control of construction execution processes

• Good knowledge of Swiss building regulations and relevant SIA standards as well as understanding of contracts, contractor services, and technical execution requirements

• Strong leadership and organisational skills with the ability to coordinate contractors and project participants purposefully and enforce decisions

• Independent, responsible, and result-oriented working style with negotiation skills, resilience, and solution-oriented action in demanding site situations

• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form for construction meetings, contractor negotiations, project communication, and technical documentation as well as confident use of common digital tools for construction management

• Interesting and varied activities/projects
• Attractive training and development opportunities
• Experienced and dynamic team
• Market- and performance-based salaries

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Work location
Zurich