Field Construction Manager
Job Overview
Who We Are:
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AESI) is a leading solutions provider to the energy industry. Atlas’ portfolio of offerings includes oilfield logistics, distributed power systems, and the largest proppant supply network in the Permian Basin. With a focus on leveraging technology, automation, and remote operations to enhance efficiencies, Atlas is centered around a core mission of improving human beings’ access to hydrocarbons that power our lives and, by doing so, maximizing value creation for our shareholders.
How You Will Make an Impact:
This position is critical to the safe, efficient, and disciplined execution of Atlas’ capital projects. The Field Construction Manager serves as the on-site leader responsible for coordinating contractors, enforcing schedule discipline, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring quality execution across Sand & Logistics and Power projects.
By providing consistent field oversight and proactive issue resolution, this role reduces schedule delays, prevents rework, improves contractor productivity, and strengthens accountability at the project level. A strong field leadership presence ensures projects are executed safely, on time, and in alignment with approved budgets and construction plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily on-site construction activities across assigned capital projects.
- Coordinate and manage multiple contractors and subcontractors to ensure alignment with project scope and schedule.
- Monitor field productivity and proactively address sequencing or coordination conflicts.
- Ensure construction activities adhere to approved schedules, identifying and escalating risks to the critical path.
- Conduct daily site walks to verify quality, safety compliance, and work progress.
- Enforce safety standards and ensure compliance with Atlas safety policies and regulatory requirements.
- Review and validate contractor work plans, lift plans, and method statements.
- Support schedule recovery efforts and develop field-level mitigation strategies when delays occur.
- Collaborate with Project Managers and Project Controls to ensure accurate reporting of progress and percent complete.
- Identify potential change order drivers early and communicate impacts to project leadership.
- Support constructability reviews and recommend improvements to sequencing and workface planning.
- Oversee QA/QC processes to ensure work meets engineering specifications and quality standards.
- Participate in commissioning, startup, and turnover activities to ensure smooth project handoff.
- Maintain accurate field documentation including daily reports, progress tracking, and issue logs.
- Facilitate coordination meetings between contractors, engineering, and operations personnel.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to site supervisors and junior field staff.
- Promote continuous improvement initiatives in safety, execution efficiency, and cost control.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline preferred; equivalent field experience considered.
- 12+ years of progressive field construction experience within industrial, energy, infrastructure, or heavy civil environments.
- Minimum of 5+ years in a construction leadership role (Field Manager, Senior Superintendent, General Superintendent, or similar).
- Demonstrated experience overseeing projects ranging from $10MM–$100MM+.
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, workface planning, and field productivity management.
- Proven experience managing multiple contractors and complex scopes simultaneously.
- Ability to interpret and execute against CPM project schedules.
- Strong working knowledge of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and automation construction disciplines.
- Experience supporting schedule recovery and mitigation planning.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA standards and industrial construction safety best practices.
- Experience reviewing construction drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Ability to identify constructability concerns and recommend practical solutions.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to hold contractors accountable.
- Effective communication skills for coordinating across project teams and stakeholders.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to operate independently in high-accountability, fast-paced project environments.
- All other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
- Primarily field-based in active industrial construction environments.
- Frequent exposure to outdoor conditions including heat, cold, wind, dust, and varying weather conditions.
- Exposure to heavy equipment, construction noise, and active work zones.
- Regular walking on uneven terrain, climbing ladders and scaffolding, and accessing elevated platforms.
- Use of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times on construction sites.
- Extended work hours during critical construction phases, commissioning periods, or schedule recovery efforts.
- Travel between project sites within Sand & Logistics and Power divisions as required.
What You’ll Love About Us:
- Best People and Team. Great Places to Work, Hire Vets, Top Place to Work For – Austin American Statesman
- Your Well-Being is a Priority. 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Invest in Your Future. 401K with company match, immediate vesting
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