New Construction Manager
Mural Group · Cleveland · onsite
NEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
$110 - 135K / year
About the role
Location: Cleveland, OH (on-site at the shipyard, shore-based)
Mural Group is leading a search for a long-established Cleveland marine company that has built most of its tug fleet in its own shipyard. They are in the process of reopening the shipyard's new-construction division.
Our client is hiring a New Construction Manager to lead that program from planning through delivery. This is a build-the-process role: you'll stand the division back up, then run it. Unlike most construction leadership jobs, it's one stable Cleveland site, not a travel schedule.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
- Program delivery: Lead vessel construction projects from planning through delivery, starting with two new tugs.
- Rebuilding the process: Re-establish the new-construction operating process — work packages, sequencing, procurement, and closeout.
- Schedule: Build and run the master schedule; plan labor, equipment, and materials against it.
- Budget: Own the program budget, job-cost tracking, and change management.
- Safety: Lead shipyard safety, including hot work and confined space, with authority to stop unsafe or nonconforming work.
- Quality: Coordinate inspections, QC documentation, and nonconformance resolution.
- People: Lead and develop foremen and multi-trade crews — fitters, welders, pipefitters, electricians, and outfitting.
- Vendors and subcontractors: Select, manage, and hold accountable the outside suppliers and subs the program depends on.
- Reporting: Keep shipyard and company leadership current on schedule, cost, and risk.
WHAT YOU BRING
- 10+ years in shipbuilding or ship repair, with a strong shipyard and steel construction background
- 5+ years supervising multi-trade crews and foremen
- Direct ownership of schedule, budget, and safety on a vessel or industrial build
- Working knowledge of structural steel and marine fabrication, and coordination of welding, piping, mechanical, electrical, coatings, and outfitting
- Reads and works from drawings, specs, and fabrication packages
Preferred Qualifications
- Has stood up or relaunched a new-construction program
- Drydock, waterfront, or tug/workboat experience
- Bachelor's in Construction Management, Construction Engineering Technology, or engineering — or equivalent field leadership
- OSHA 30; CWI or PMP a plus
- Procore or equivalent; P6 or MS Project
- Navy, Coast Guard, or naval-industrial background
- Experience leading union workforces
- Classification-society or government-contract quality requirements
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Base: $110K–$135K, depending on experience; flexible for exceptional candidates
- Health benefits from day one
- Company-paid life and disability insurance after 90 days
- 401(k) with 3% match after 6 months
- Stable, shore-based role at a single Cleveland site