Position Overview

The Site Construction Manager is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of multiple API-650 field-erected storage tanks on a single project site. This role serves as the senior on-site authority and is accountable for safety, quality, schedule, productivity, and coordination of all field construction activities from mobilization through final turnover.

The position requires hands-on leadership, strong API-650 technical knowledge, and proven experience managing concurrent tank construction work fronts.

Key Responsibilities

Site Leadership & Execution

Lead and manage simultaneous construction of multiple API-650 tanks, including bottoms, shells, roofs, and hydrostatic testing.
Plan and sequence work to support overlapping tank activities without congestion or safety risk.
Direct foremen, craft labor, and subcontractors across multiple work fronts
Maintain full responsibility for daily site operations and execution performance.

Safety Management

Enforce company, Owner, and regulatory safety requirements.
Lead daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, and job hazard analyses.
Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements including confined space, hot work, lifting, and fall protection.
Promote and maintain a strong safety culture with zero-incident expectations.

Quality & Code Compliance

Ensure all work complies with API-650, project specifications, approved drawings, and inspection requirements.
Coordinate quality control activities including welding inspections, NDE (RT, UT, VT, vacuum box), and coatings inspections.
Ensure proper execution of Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), hold points, and documentation.

Schedule & Productivity Control

Manage site schedules and manpower loading across multiple tanks.
Coordinate shared resources such as cranes, welding equipment, NDE crews, and coatings subcontractors.
Monitor daily productivity and implement recovery actions as required.
Support milestone achievement and phased tank turnover

Subcontractor & Stakeholder Coordination

Supervise and coordinate subcontractors including welding labor, NDE, coatings, and insulation.
Serve as the primary on-site interface with Owners, inspectors, and EPC representatives.
Resolve field issues proactively to prevent schedule or quality impacts.

Closeout & Turnover

Lead hydrostatic testing, punch list resolution, and final inspections.
Ensure all construction documentation is complete and accurate.
Support final turnover and project closeout activities.

Required Qualifications

8+ years’ experience in field-erected storage tank construction
3+ years in a Site Manager, Superintendent, or Lead Foreman role on API-650 tanks
Proven experience managing multi-tank construction projects.
Strong working knowledge of:
- API-650 requirements
- Tank welding processes and sequencing
- NDE methods and acceptance criteria
- Hydrostatic testing and turnover procedures
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and schedules.

Preferred Qualifications

CWI (Certified Welding Inspector)
Experience on power, industrial, or EPC-led tank programs
Familiarity with semi-automatic or automatic tank welding systems

Work Environment

Field-based position on large industrial or power project sites
Extended work hours during critical construction phases

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