Construction Manager

vor 6 Monaten


Opfikon, Schweiz General Motors Vollzeit

**Job Description**:
This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management. It requires a person who can show proven ability in the planning and design, and project management / control of new and the enhancement of existing facilities.

**Essential Requirments**:

- Ability to remotely coordinate with multiple teams in various multicultural locations ;
- Able to establish and maintain cross border contracts with 3rd party suppliers ;
- Ability to balance operational and commercial needs with regional legal requirements ;
- Develop and continuously refine on
- site processes related to various, unique ones;
- Resource m anagement c ontract, including approving invoices and conducting an annual review of performance.

**Duties and responsibilities:
- The Construction Manager will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the EU network infrastructure and compliance ;
- Responsible for overseeing construction engineering, planning, and design ;
- Negotiate contracts with vendors and present formal documentation for approval when required ;
- Ensure that contracts are fit for purpose, cost effective and incorporate appropriate Service Level Agreements ;
- Provide overall site management, coordination, planning, specification of business proposals and coordination of partners;
- Facilitate and team with others on due diligence evaluation and new opportunities
- Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing and ensuring the correction of under-performance issues
- Support contractors’ work and help them to achieve higher performance levels.

**Additional Job Description**:
**Qualifications
- B.Sc of Civil or Engineering or Architecture, or Country equivalent
- Project management, construction, or engineering experience with a proven track record of managing both new builds and the enhancement of existing warehouses/ logistics buildings
- Construction market experience in one or more EU countries
- Project Management experience from design phase through implementation and operation
- Experience negotiating construction, procurement, and labor contracts in EU zone
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken

**Desirable:
- Experience of the operational set up and opening of a large retail site
- Fluency in German, both written and spoken

**About GM**:
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

**Why Join Us**:
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

**Diversity Information**:
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.


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