Construction Manager (Bhutan)

Job description

**Responsibilities** **Key Responsibilities** Strategic Leadership - Oversee all site activities from pre-construction to commissioning. - Drive a culture of zero harm and continuous improvement in workmanship. - Identify and implement CSR programs that benefit local communities. - Collaborate with NGOs and local authorities for sustainable development. - Track impact and ensure alignment with corporate CSR goals. Business Operational - Ensure alignment with project plans, approved drawings, method statements technical specifications, and quality standards. - Coordinate with EPC contractors, consultants, and internal teams for smooth execution. - Monitor project milestones, cost performance, and resource utilization. - Implement corrective actions to address deviations from budget or schedule. - Timely reporting of project performance dashboards and financial reports to the management. Organizational Development - Lead, mentor, and motivate site teams to achieve project goals. - Conduct regular performance reviews and identify training needs. - Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. - Ensure timely identification, requirement planning, and placement of project personnel as per site needs and the approved organogram. - Facilitate training programs to enhance awareness and accountability among site personnel. Risk Management - Maintain a dynamic risk register and ensure regular updates based on project progress and stakeholder inputs. - Identify potential risks (technical, financial, environmental) and develop mitigation strategies. - Maintain a dynamic risk register and ensure regular updates based on project progress and coordinate to ensure proactive risk management. - Identify potential hazards and implement corrective and preventive actions based on safety and quality observations. Stakeholder and Partnership Management - Enforce robust safety and quality management systems across all site operations. - Ensure compliance with statutory safety norms and internal quality standards. - Conduct regular safety audits, toolbox talks, and quality inspections. - Build and maintain strong relationships with government authorities, local communities, contractors, and internal stakeholders. - Facilitate timely approvals, resolve site-level issues, and ensure transparent communication. **Non-negotiable Responsibilities For This Role** - Absolute adherence to safety, health, and environmental (SHE) standards, with zero tolerance for violations or unsafe practices at project sites. - Strict compliance with statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements applicable to project execution. - Uncompromised commitment to quality standards, approved drawings, technical specifications, and method statements. - Timely, accurate, and transparent reporting of project progress, risks, incidents, and financial performance to management. - Proactive risk identification, escalation, and mitigation, including maintenance of an up‑to‑date risk register at all times. - Ethical conduct in all dealings with contractors, vendors, government authorities, and communities, in line with organizational values. - Ensuring manpower deployment strictly as per the approved organogram and compliance with HR and labor policies. - Full ownership of site safety incidents, quality lapses, and compliance deviations, including implementation of corrective and preventive actions. - Respectful and responsible community engagement and CSR implementation, safeguarding the organization’s reputation and social license to operate. **Qualifications** - Bachelor’s/master’s degree in civil engineering. - 10-15 years of experience in large-scale hydropower or Pump storage projects. - Proven leadership in managing complex site operations. - Strong project management skills