Electric Utility T&D Construction Manager Pennsylvania

Senior Construction Site Coordinator

The individual in this position has responsibility to coordinate and supervise pre-construction construction and post-construction activities for Transmission and Distribution projects. Specific job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Responsibilities include:

• Participating with Project Leads Regional Engineers and Contract Specialists in preparing contractor bid packages including packaging instructions to bidders specifications or design drawings and coordination with others

• Assisting in performing constructability reviews with site walkdowns.

• Monitoring and overseeing contractor work to ensure projects are meeting scheduled deadlines construction standards safety requirements and other contract criteria
• Preparing project-specific reports to management
• Facilitating equipment and material procurement staging and monitoring for contractor use
• Acknowledging receipt of materials for projects and ensuring materials received are same materials called for by design professionals
• Inspecting work performed by contractors against design and construction standards
• Acting as initial point of contact and liaison between contractor field crews and client
• Documenting project site meetings with contractors that address issues such as safety performance quality control or adherence to construction schedules
• Initiating and maintaining daily logs documenting contractor identification contractor headcount site-specific weather information changes to work scopes and other project data and information
• Coordinating local switching orders and contractor requested outages
• Reviewing and analyzing contactors documents supporting request for payment and/or change orders
• Verifying critical contractor field testing including but not limited to soil compaction concrete (slump) testing cylinder testing and grounding testing
• Coordinating contractor and client project acceptance testing and checkout prior to final project release for service
• Inspecting circuits prior to energizing or re-energizing
• Participating in contractor evaluation project review meetings and meetings concerning lessons learned.
• Maintaining list of all items needing contractor modification/work/change (punch list) prior to final acceptance
• Ensuring that as-built drawings are prepared and submitted by contractor
• Ensuring that Operating Companies and Engineering receive as-built drawings
• Providing feedback to Engineering design professionals and asset management on contractor costs for estimating future projects
• Continually analyzing areas for constant improvement of contractor retention and working with Project Leads and Contractor Services personnel

• Fostering a high-performing safety culture through personal conduct and the utilization of human performance principles.
• Coordinating staking of structures wetlands and vegetation as part of the projects scope assessment. Understanding how site actions impact project costs. Proactively understanding all estimate components for a project and the relationship of estimate to the project Schedule of Values.
• Ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards and specifications.
• Understanding Quality Standards and specific quality requirements as defined for the outcome of construction activities.
• Clearly articulating quality requirements for all vendors and others working on construction activities. Understanding resource needs on assigned projects.
• Inspecting work performed by contractors against design and construction standards.
• Understanding the typical risks on a Transmission Substation or Distribution construction project. Implementing a construction risk management plan for anticipated construction risks.
• Documenting project site meetings with contractors that address issues such as safety performance quality control or adherence to construction schedules.
• Ensuring all the stakeholders have necessary permit copies.
• Maintaining digital / printed copy of the red line drawings of the project site.
• Participating in contractor evaluation project review meetings and meetings concerning Lessons Learned.

• Aware of procedures and policies designed to comply with ethics standards. Consistently apply ethic guidelines in working with stakeholders (external and internal).

Qualifications include:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management or a related technical field required.
• In lieu of a degree min 10 years of experience in electric utility construction is required.
• Experience in electrical Substation Transmission Distribution and/or line construction preferred.
• Proven teamwork and interpersonal skills to aid in the resolution of compliance issues. Demonstrated ability in using Microsoft Office tools including Excel PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to deliver quality accurate work within established deadlines.

• Self-motivated and a self-starter customer focused and results oriented.

Required Experience:

Manager