Electrical Construction Manager

Job Title: : Electrical Construction Manager I

Duration: 06 Months Contract (Possibility of Extension)

Location: Gaylord, MI

Pay rate: $40-45 per hour on w2/without benefits/holidays/vacation

*****Candidate is required to have SESC Certification upon starting or obtain within 1-2 months after starting.*****

Job Description:

The Electrical Construction Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing construction activities for transmission, distribution, and substation projects within the CE service territory. This role champions a safety-first environment, ensuring all work is performed in strict accordance with CE safety principles, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The CM ensures safe, compliant, and reliable execution of field work while upholding utility construction standards and system operating constraints. This role provides on-site leadership, coordinates CE crews and contractors, supports energization planning, and ensures alignment with engineering, operations, and system protection groups.

Duties:

• Manage all phases of field construction for utility substation, transmission, and high-voltage distribution projects (typically 12kV–500kV).
• Supervise contracted workforce; ensure work adheres to CE standards, drawings, and approved work packages.
• Oversee all field activities with an uncompromising commitment to CE’s “Safety First” culture.
• Coordinate switching clearances and tagging, outages, and energization activities with system operations.
• Develop and manage construction sequencing to minimize customer impact, maintain system reliability, and meet capital project milestones.
• Lead by example in promoting CE’s safety-first culture in every action, decision, and field interaction.
• Enforce CE safety policies, Life-Saving Rules, and Human
• Performance principles aligned with utility safety programs and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure strict compliance with OSHA 1910.269, NESC, NEC, NFPA 70/70E, and state/local regulations.
• Conduct and document daily tailboards, job briefings, safety audits, and field verifications.
• Immediately address unsafe conditions or behaviors; ensure stop-work authority is understood and exercised appropriately.
• Confirm contractor compliance with CE safety qualification requirements, training, and adherence to CE-approved work methods.
• Actively identify safety risks, drive mitigation strategies, and reinforce expectations regarding incident prevention and reporting.
• Interpret engineering packages, one-line diagrams, schematics, transmission line profiles, structure drawings, and P&C wiring prints.
• Oversee installation of substation equipment (breakers, transformers, relays, switches, buswork, grounding, steel structures) and overhead/underground line components.
• Conduct detailed quality checks and inspections; verify compliance with CE construction standards, material specifications, and safe work practices.
• Review and validate testing results for transformers, breakers, relays, control circuits, and grounding systems to ensure safe and acceptable performance.
• Serve as the primary field liaison between engineering, operations, planning, protection & control, and project management.
• Manage outage coordination, clearance requests, and switching procedures with system operations.
• Lead construction coordination meetings with internal teams and external contractors with emphasis on safety, schedule, and risk.
• Communicate progress, issues, risks, safety concerns, and commissioning readiness to project stakeholders.
• Track labor, equipment, and material usage to monitor budget adherence.
• Manage schedules and align resources to meet key operational dates and outage windows while maintaining a safety-first mindset.
• Support material procurement, staging, and logistics for field installation.
• Identify scope variances and field changes; support resolution through engineering coordination or change request processes.
• Travel within the service territory; 85–90% of time spent on active job sites.
• Ability to work extended hours or off-shifts during outages, cutovers, or emergency response events.
• Demonstrated commitment to CE’s core values of safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Skills Required:

• 8–15 years of experience in utility transmission, distribution, or substation construction or field operations.
• Strong understanding of utility construction standards, work methods, and safety rules.
• In-depth knowledge of - Substation grounding, structures, and HV equipment installation; Transmission and distribution line construction (OH/UG); Protection & control systems, relay panels, and control house wiring; Switching, tagging, and clearance procedures
• Ability to manage contractors and multi-discipline crews in a live utility environment with an unwavering focus on safety.
• Ability to read and interpret complex utility drawings and technical packages.
• Strong communication skills with engineering, operations, field personnel, and contractors.
• Preferred:
• Utility operations or capital project experience (T&D, Substation, Major Projects).
• Experience with large investor-owned utilities or public power entities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Equivalent field experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Certifications such as OSHA 30, PMP, or utility-specific qualifications (e.g., switching or clearance certification).

Thank you!