Site Construction Supervision

Job Description

• Supporting all Base Capital Energy Supply projects - so this could be for any plant in the Region.
• Primarily involved in major overhaul projects up to $100M at existing plant sites including coal, gas, and renewables.
• Provide dedicated on‑site leadership, and provide construction insights into project planning, to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality project execution.
• Lead daily field supervision, setting priorities and monitoring safety, quality, and schedule performance.
• Coordinate vendors and contractors, ensuring alignment on access, logistics, and work sequencing.
• Support scheduling, drawing constructability reviews, estimate reviews, site logistics, and other early project planning to improve deliverability.
• Manage site logistics, material handling, equipment utilization, and resource readiness.
• Oversee quality and safety programs through inspections, briefings, and issue resolution.
• Maintain real‑time communication with project teams and provide clear daily/weekly reporting.
• Value to the Organization:
• Enhances safety performance and quality assurance.
• Reduces delays through proactive issue identification and field‑driven problem solving.
• Strengthens coordination across engineering, project management, and field teams.
• Drives more predictable, reliable, and efficient project outcomes.
• Supports on-site plant engineering teams when multiple/large projects are happening to ensure adequate on-site coverage and contractor management is in place.
• Pre-Construction Services:
• Project Scope Definition: Provide input on overall project goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Design Constructability Reviews: Review milestone design packages (e.g. 30/60/90/IFC) and provide input on feasibility, constructability, drawing detail comments, site logistics.
• Estimating Support: Provide input on labor, temporary material/equipment, logistics, access, and phasing needs.
• Assist in Vendor bid reviews and provide input on Vendor selection.
• Site Logistics Planning:
• Site Layout: Plan for material storage, heavy equipment areas, worker facilities, and access routes. This includes temporary offices, parking, and utilities.
• Security Measures: Implement the required fencing, surveillance, access control systems, and security personnel if needed to protect materials and equipment.
• Health and Safety Setup: Establish safety zones, signage, first-aid stations, and other necessary health-related provisions.
• Scheduling and Resource Management:
• Schedule Reviews: Participate in the development of detailed schedules with critical path tasks and dependencies.
• Ensure that it's accessible to team leads and that everyone is informed of upcoming steps.
• Resource Allocation: Assess daily needs for equipment, materials, and workforce.
• Coordinate with procurement and ensure all necessary resources are on-site, minimizing downtime.
• Manage Delays Proactively: If any task falls behind, reallocate resources or adjust schedules promptly. Develop contingency plans for high-risk areas, like weather delays.
• Quality Control and Inspections:
• Quality Management Plans: Participate in the creation of quality management planning and coordination.
• Conduct Routine Quality Checks: Inspect all completed tasks to ensure they meet project specifications and industry standards.
• Document and Address Issues: Record any quality concerns in daily reports and ensure that issues are resolved before moving on to the next phase.
• Coordinate with QC Engineer: Work closely with the QC engineer to make sure all tests and inspections are scheduled and conducted before commissioning.
• Inspection Coordination: Develop high-level Quality Strategy for controlling and assuring the project equipment specific quality inspections are conducted by the manufacturer.
• May perform field audits or surveillance of contractors to verify compliance with contracts.
• Regulatory Authority Compliance Coordination
• Approved Inspection & Test Plans: Identify Witness and Hold points and communicate to Contractors, Suppliers, and Project Resources for incorporation into the project schedule.
• Non-Conformance Report (NCR): Is utilized to document the identification, tracking, and resolution (including corrective action if required) of an item found to be outside of project design/performance requirements.
• On-Site Project Supervision:
• Set Daily Priorities: Begin each day with a clear understanding of the tasks and milestones for the day.
• Hold a brief check-in every morning to discuss tasks, challenges, and goals for the day, safety concerns, and immediate priorities. Include key personnel such as the project manager, site supervisors, QC, trade foremen, etc.
• Monitor Progress: Spend time on-site actively observing safety and construction progress, verifying that tasks align with the project schedule and are done to quality standards.
• Participate in progress meetings and provide insight on areas of safety, risk, quality or schedule issues.
• Vendor Coordination Meetings: Participate in alignment on schedules, site access, shared resources, and interdependent tasks.
• Provide input from field supervision perspective.
• Vendor Oversight: Manage vendors/contractors as a field representative.
• Perform safety and quality inspections, be an on-site liaison between the contractors and Project Team to provide timely communication and problem solving.
• Material and Equipment Management
• Material Delivery Plan Management: Work with PM and coordinate with suppliers to ensure materials are delivered just in time to avoid delays or overstocking.
• Track material usage to prevent wastage and theft.
• On-Site Inventory: Maintain organized storage with a robust inventory tracking system to monitor stock levels and replenish materials as needed.
• Equipment Utilization: Schedule equipment usage efficiently to avoid downtime.
• Ensure regular maintenance and inspections of machinery to prevent breakdowns.
• Safety Management:
• Daily Safety Briefings: Reinforce safety protocols every morning and discuss task-specific hazards. Emphasize PPE, fall protection, electrical safety, and machine operation.
• Enforce Strict Safety Standards: Supervise high-risk activities closely and intervene if safety standards are compromised.
• Ensure that any LOTO procedures for electrical work are strictly followed.
• Incident Response Plan: Have a clear protocol for responding to accidents or incidents, including first aid, reporting, and corrective actions.
• Communication and Conflict Resolution
• Real-Time Updates: Maintain an open line of communication with project managers and stakeholders about project status, challenges, and any changes to the schedule.
• Regular Team Check-ins: Check in regularly with crew members to address any concerns, clarify instructions, and boost morale.
• Conflict Resolution: Address any disputes or issues among the team promptly to maintain a collaborative work environment.
• Be a go-to person for resolving crew concerns.
• Documentation and Reporting:
• Daily Logs: Maintain accurate daily logs of on-site activities, resource usage, delays, and safety incidents. This helps track progress and provides data for future projects.
• Weekly Progress Reports: Summarize achievements, any deviations from the schedule, and upcoming milestones. Share these with project management and stakeholders.
• Quality and Safety Documentation: Record inspection results, quality assurance data, and safety compliance to ensure all documentation is complete for commissioning and regulatory needs.
  

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in design, construction, operations, engineering or maintenance of utility systems/power generation plants or related industries/fields or equivalent.
• Associates or technical degree preferred.
• Field experience including a working knowledge of techniques, materials, terminology of field construction/maintenance and inspection activities.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in specific functional area including standards, procedures, and applicable government/environmental regulations.
• Strong planning skills and experience with determining crew sizes and durations for construction activities.
• Familiarity with work packages, construction task planning, and work and asset management applications.
• Effective leader with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate company/business area policies, procedures and objectives to various stakeholders.
• Proven results at achieving performance and operational metrics and driving process adherence.
• Preferred: Informal leadership or supervisory experience.
• Completion of an approved apprentice program in an appropriately related craft
• Demonstrated understanding of utility finance
• Will be required to work rotating shifts and/or be on call.
  
  

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.