Senior Field Construction Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Skilled trades
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years of field construction management experience, ideally including owner's rep, third-party CM, or MEP superintendent roles; Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a relat
- Candidates coming from GC or subcontractor backgrounds are welcome, but must demonstrate a genuine shift to owner-side advocacy and perspective
- Ability to quickly read, interpret, and challenge drawings and specifications at various levels of completion, with demonstrated MEP fluency across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, a
- Working knowledge of constructability across all trades, including foundations and structural steel, to complement MEP depth
- Demonstrated experience navigating new and upgraded utility services – candidates with strong electrical experience (utility level transmission down to 480V building distribution) will be prioritized
- Working knowledge of heavy electrical infrastructure and long-lead MEP procurement (switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, and distribution equipment), including early-release and expediting strat
- Experience representing the owner at factory acceptance testing (FAT) and vendor facility visits for critical electrical and mechanical equipment
- Experience with MEP startup, testing, and commissioning, including coordination with commissioning agents, controls integrators, and equipment vendors
- Experience working within existing or occupied facilities: phasing, shutdowns, tie-ins, and temporary conditions
- Proven ability to hold GCs, subcontractors, and vendors accountable in the field while working collaboratively with design teams toward resolution of field issues
- Highly proficient in Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project; working knowledge of Procore or a comparable construction management platform
- Sharp communicator, written and verbal, comfortable delivering clear field updates to project leadership and client stakeholders, including hosting client executives and VIPs on site tours
- Self-directed, deadline-driven, and adaptable across multiple active projects in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to spend the majority of the workday in active construction environments, including mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, and rooftops
- Ability to leverage your experience to recommend and persuade the project team of new ideas and solutions that can save the client time and money, even if initially met with resistance
- Ability to quickly form strong relationships with a variety of stakeholder types, including ownership-level contacts at subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers, without compromising the integrity of ex
- Mission-driven builder who is passionate about complex, fast-moving construction and the challenge of difficult, unique projects, with an obsession for driving schedule and a deep sense of urgency
- Candidates based in the greater Baltimore, Maryland area, or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance may be available for exceptional candidates.
Full description
About Hughes Marino
Hughes Marino is a nationally recognized, award-winning corporate real estate advisory firm specializing in representing occupiers, never landlords. Our Program, Project & Construction Management practice serves as owner's representative and third-party CM for some of the most dynamic companies in the country, guiding clients through complex projects with independent, conflict-free expertise.
We are currently seeking a Senior Field Construction Manager with a strong MEP focus to join our Baltimore team, engaged in an exciting long-term opportunity supporting a confidential, high-growth defense technology client on a portfolio of advanced manufacturing, R&D, and office facilities.
The Role
As Senior Field Construction Manager, you will serve as Hughes Marino's owner's representative in the field, providing daily on-site construction oversight as the trusted extension of our defense tech client's internal team. You'll be their eyes on site, their advocate, and their expert across all field activities, serving as the key interface between Hughes Marino project management, general contractors, subcontractors, design teams, AHJs, landlords, and the Client's vendors. This is not a GC or developer role. You will hold the client's interests exclusively, coordinating and overseeing the field work on their behalf and ensuring every decision serves their goals, budget, and timeline.
This is also not a passive 'observe-and-report' role; you are expected to be an influential member in the project's success. This is a high-visibility position with direct exposure to client executives and real ownership of outcomes.
What You'll Own
- Daily on-site owner's rep field oversight of multiple concurrent commercial and industrial construction projects. While your focus will be on the active construction work, you'll also be periodically involved during programming and design stages to provide input on schedule optimization, constructability solutions that reduce schedule and drive down costs, and proper coordination of upcoming scopes with current ongoing work or previously turned over projects.
- Regular field walks to assess construction progress, workmanship, site conditions, logistics, and safety, monitoring GC and subcontractor activities against project requirements. At least 50% of your time is expected to be in the field.
- Validation of contractor schedules against actual field progress, flagging delays, constraints, and schedule impacts early; active participation in the development of the GC's schedules and management of any third-party schedule consultant engaged by the Client
- Primary field interface between the client, Hughes Marino project management and active work in the field
- MEP and specialty systems field oversight including coordination and verification of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, low-voltage, and controls installations against approved drawings, specifications, and submittals, including equipment setting and vendor coordination