Construction Manager Level 2 – Transmission & Substation

Job Title: Construction Manager Level 2 - Transmission & Substation
Pay Rate Range: $60-70/hr (DOE)
Start Date: ASAP
Temp-direct (520 hour conversion)
Work site: Berlin, CT - 100% field work
Must be local to Berlin, CT
Work Hours: 7am-4pm ET
Work Days: Mon-Fri.
Interviews Required via phone/TEAMS
Contractors needed: 1
 
Construction Manager - Transmission & Substation
(Level 2)


Role and Scope of Position:
The Construction Manager provides field based constructability and feasibility insight during the development of transmission and substation capital projects. The role supports early assessments, ensuring that design and planning efforts incorporate field conditions and requirements necessary for future construction as part of the Shovel Ready Initiative.

Essential Functions:
Conduct constructability and site feasibility reviews during project development for identified shelf projects.

Validate access, workspace, and site conditions

Provide input on anticipated construction constraints and risks to engineering and project management to support project development.

Support outage feasibility planning during early development

Review preliminary designs and material plans for field practicality

Experience and Education:
5 to 10 years of experience.
A degree would be preferred but it’s not mandatory.
 
The typical job duties of a Construction Manager would include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Accountable for the safe completion of all work efforts. Sets safety expectations among and between his/her peers and subordinates. Resolves safety issues/concerns in an appropriate and timely manner. Communicates safety lessons learned and promotes continuous learning of safe
work methods, practices, and procedures.
• Manages contract field construction and maintenance activities at transmission and distribution facilities in accordance with approved project documents, established engineering practices, Federal, State and local laws, and construction industry standards to achieve world-class field construction performance.
• Coordinating internal and external resources to support project construction.
• Ensures Project Manager and project team are notified of any deviations in construction safety compliance, environmental compliance, schedule, design, materials, budget, and
commissioning.
• Providing daily reports to management on project progress, cost and schedule metrics,
procurement issues, safety or environmental concerns, design questions, potential project
impacts
• Reviews project design and construction documents to ensure constructability and schedule adherence.
• Ensure project schedule and specifications are being adhered to by field personnel and raise concerns as necessary.
• Ensures contractor compliance with Client standards and procedures.
• Ensuring adherence to Contractor Safety Standards
• Reviews project material requirements to identify items that have not been ordered to support the construction project. Coordinate delivery of materials to construction site.
• Conducts onsite construction management briefings and prepare reports reflecting project status, schedule, cost analysis and project uncertainties.
• Requests and reviews switching; approves written switching instructions.
• Reviewing & signing off on contractor timesheets, invoices, and change orders/change
management
• Providing onsite field presence to review contractors work is in accordance with the provided plans
• Interfacing with the environmental compliance team so that environmental/permitting
expectations and regulations are understood and followed by construction contractors
• Interfacing on material management issues and the construction contractors to determine material and equipment requirements in the field
• Interfacing with the testing & commissioning manager and provide oversight to the testing & commissioning prime contractor and Owner’s designated Lead Commissioning Engineer(s)
• Interfacing with the stakeholder and outreach coordination team so that all non-regulatory commitments are being adhered to by the construction contractors
• Reviewing contractor’s Job Hazard Analyses and identify safety concerns in the field if they arise
• Review and development of safety and work method practices in support of construction and maintenance activities.
• May be responsible to participate in or lead safety and operational incident investigations.
• May be required to establish accurate and professional communications with customers during a project.
• May be required to represent the supervisor in his/her absence.
• Act as mentor to other members of the department.
• Provides direction to vendor construction representatives.
• Provides substation escort for non-qualified individuals.
• Resolving scope and field issues
• Leading construction status meetings
• Ensure QA/QC of construction activities (e.g. reviewing and signing drill logs and T&M
timesheets)
• Attend meetings and project updates with customers, as appropriate
• Responsible for project reconciliations and close out activities following completion of projects.
• May be required to work extended hours during certain phases of construction projects.
• Serves on-call as required.
• Support Storm/ERP support as required
• Clearance role requires resource to be able to hold clearance from control center
• Senior level will be assigned to higher complexity projects and may oversee other Construction Managers.
 
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630-789-2525
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