Construction Manager

Construction Manager

Location: Onsite Atlanta Georgia
Company: Advanced Commercial Group

Position Overview:

Advanced Commercial Group seeks an experienced professional Construction Manager capable of effectively leading a highperforming team of construction technicians and assigning those technicians to refrigeration and cold storage construction teams. The ideal candidate will bring strategic insight advanced management capabilities and comprehensive knowledge of cold storage and refrigeration construction.

This position requires a seasoned functional manager adept at advanced project management techniques including familiarity with integrated master schedules Estimate at Complete (EAC) detailed estimating and material takeoffs. Candidates must possess technical proficiency with ACR piping systems and refrigeration case installations. The Construction Manager will utilize advanced work management tools ( Procore Smartsheet etc.) to optimize resource allocation improve productivity and enhance project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead develop and manage a team of construction technicians pipefitters and case installersensuring highquality field execution strong team culture and technician retention. Provide daily coaching ridealongs and performance management.
• Directly manage the Construction Scheduler and Estimator ensuring optimal coordination between project planning labor deployment and job readiness. Provide guidance coaching and professional development for both roles.
• Own labor planning and capacity forecasting using project timelines and historical performance to guide technician assignments scheduling decisions and hiring needs. Balance project demand with available workforce and prioritize accordingly.
• Oversee field team performance including hiring onboarding training compensation evaluations and corrective actions. Define and enforce clear expectations for technical skill safety attitude and reliability.
• Ensure readiness of job sites through preconstruction involvement collaborating with the Estimator and Project Managers to validate scope material needs labor assumptions and buildability.
• Manage departmental budgets including technician labor forecasts fleet vehicles tools safety equipment and training. Optimize resource usage while protecting quality and safety.
• Hold the field accountable for safety quality and execution standards conducting site visits audits and ridealongs to identify gaps and implement improvements.
• Collaborate crossfunctionally with Project Managers Dispatch Finance and Leadership to align on execution strategy customer expectations and technician utilization.
• Continuously improve operational systems and workflows driving gains in cost control schedule accuracy and field productivity across the department.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in construction leadership with direct responsibility for managing and developing field teams (e.g. technicians pipefitters case setters). Must have held fulltime people management responsibility not just lead tech or crew supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to hire train retain and exit team members in a fastpaced multiproject environment. Comfortable conducting compensation reviews performance evaluations and corrective action processes.
• Proven experience managing a departmental or regional labor budget including forecasting technician labor needs managing OT costs approving PTO and balancing technician allocation across projects.
• Handson knowledge of refrigeration construction field work including ACR piping case setting and equipment rigging with a clear ability to train coach and assess technician skill levels objectively.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills including timekeeping oversight schedule alignment with project managers and team compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Effective at building a strong technician culture: able to boost morale reduce turnover and align field teams with company values and operational goals.
• Proficient in using workforce management and scheduling platforms such as as well as time tracking payroll and communication tools (e.g. Slack ADP BambooHR).
• Confident communicator who can represent the department in leadership meetings collaborate with Project Managers Dispatch and Finance and act as a tiebreaker in technician scheduling or field performance issues.
• Willing and able to spend regular time on job sites to coach observe and audit technician performance and safety compliance.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Certifications or advanced training in construction management or project management methodologies (PMP Six Sigma Lean Construction).
• Extensive network within the commercial refrigeration and cold storage industry.
• Experience working within environments that emphasize continuous improvement and performancedriven cultures.

What Youll Get From Us

Competitive salary (negotiable based on experience) company vehicle and gas card company cell phone with latest technology paid vacation/holidays/training medical/dental/vision/prescription insurance disability/life insurance and retirement fund with company match are provided by a recognized industry leader.