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This role is accountable for managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, stakeholder alignment, permitting, and construction execution.Essential Duties and Responsibilities\nLead the construction part of the investment projects including Depots and warehouses, relocations, site start-ups, temporary operations, and decommissioning activities.\n\nServe as the primary project coordinator across external teams, landlords, general contractors, architects, engineers, vendors, and regulatory authorities, in coordination with the Project Manager of the project.\n\nDevelop, maintain, and manage detailed scope, project plans, schedules, budgets, risk logs, and execution trackers.\n\nManage overall construction quality, safety, stakeholder alignment, and operational readiness throughout the life of the project.\n\nLead facility design, permitting, and approval processes, including architectural, MEP, fire/life safety, building permits, and occupancy requirements.\n\nCoordinate with landlords to ensure base-building systems such as power, utilities, and initial conditions of the land received from them for the beginning of the project.\n\nSupport the contracting process in coordination with the Project Manager and Procurement team, ensuring compliance with company policies and guidelines for construction-related procurement\n\nOversee construction execution on site to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and aligned with approved scope and design.\n\nEstablish construction governance, meeting cadence, communication structure, action tracking, and escalation paths to support accountability and timely decision-making.\n\nFacilitate project meetings, including agenda preparation, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, decision tracking, and follow-up actions.\n\nManage project budgets, including cost tracking, forecasting, change order review, invoice coordination, and internal financial reporting.\n\nIdentify scope gaps, support vendor selection, and manage general contractor and vendor performance, and propose potential improvements on the base design to reduce the CAPEX without any deviation in the budget.\n\nProactively identify project risks related to permitting, utilities, landlord scope, construction sequencing, budget, safety, and develop mitigation and contingency plans.\n\nEscalate timeline, budget, resource, risk, vendor, landlord, and accountability issues to senior leadership as appropriate.\n\nRequired Knowledge and Skills\nStrong understanding of construction project management in greenfield and brownfield projects, focused on logistic infrastructure (Depots and warehouses)\n\nKnowledge of depot and warehouse construction fundamentals, including flooring criterias, slab flatness, clear heights, column spacing, racking, and overall building functionality.\n\nWorking knowledge of fire/life safety systems, including sprinklers, ESFR systems, in-rack sprinklers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, and occupancy requirements.\n\nStrong understanding of permitting strategy, including building permits, MEP permits, inspections, and approval dependencies.\n\nCoordination of permits, long-lead procurement, utility timelines, construction sequencing, inspections, and operational readiness.\n\nStrong vendor and general contractor management skills, including bid review, scope validation, order management, execution oversight, and issue resolution.\n\nStrong risk management, issue resolution, contingency planning, and escalation skills.\n\nExcellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.\n\nStrong cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management capabilities.\n\nStrong sense of urgency, ownership, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.\n\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project tracking tools.\n\nRequirements\nThis role is open to candidates based in Lima, Peru, or Santiago, Chile.\nBachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field preferred.\n\n10+ years of construction project management experience required in the logistics sector; Depots, warehouse, logistics, distribution center, industrial, tenant improvement, or facilities experience strongly preferred.\n\nFluent English and Spanish, with the ability to communicate effectively across a multicultural and regional environment.\n\nPMP, CAPM, LEED, OSHA, or other construction/project management certification preferred.\n\nAvailable to travel within the country and to other countries across the West Coast region as required.\n\n#LI-JL1\n#LI-Onsite\nMaersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.\nWe are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. 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