Construction Manager- Substation

We are currently seeking to a Construction Manager. This position is responsible for the organization, scheduling, mobilizing, and coordination of substation construction activities in the electric power industry. These individuals will provide constructability review on engineering design and walk down; assist in the work scope development for construction bid documents and assist project managers in bid evaluation; manage construction processes to effectively meet scope of work, while monitoring costs, quality, and schedule performance; manage site safety including the performance of safety audits and initiating corrective action as necessary; manage material availability; issue weekly status reports as required by the customer; review, manage, and initiate field change requests to document field discrepancies; and manage the adherence to the client’s prints and standards.

These positions report to the Anser Lead Construction Manager and are responsible for all construction activities as well as construction support for conversions and circuit re-configurations.

• Manages electrical and civil projects from conception through completion, ensuring all work is performed to standards, within budget, and on schedule. Minimize conditions which may adversely affect projects.
• Responsible and accountable for overall project performance including, scope, quality, schedule, and innovation for the most complex and high-risk projects. Manage construction resources to maximize productivity, safety, quality, and cost savings. Monitor project performance and resolve engineering design issues, field barriers, and delays, all in an effort to maintain the project schedule.
• Serves as the primary communicator between project management, work groups, and key stakeholders on project issues.
• Leads job site walk downs and all meetings with engineering, construction, and contract management personnel.
• Monitors project safety and performs weekly safety audits, verifies job briefings, and conducts safety tailgates. Assists on Root Cause Investigations, Apparent Case Evaluations or other incident reviews as requested.
• Possesses a strong knowledge of electrical schematics.
• Ensures a good daily working relationship between the project manager, line managers, and those employees assigned to the project.
• Ensures project costs are managed, including development of recovery plan to stay within budget limits.
• Ensures project team members understand their respective responsibilities.

• All applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or possess a high school diploma and 10 plus years of equivalent work experience in substation construction management for an electric utility
• Must have 10 years of substation construction experience in the electric power industry
• Individual shall have demonstrated skill in construction project management.
• Applicants must hold electrical safety tags to support contractor work on primary and/or secondary distribution equipment
• High level of knowledge about transmission rebuild and substation installation.
• Applicants must be able to coordinate work scope within outage windows.
• Applicants must be able to coordinate work scope with multiple work groups or contractors.
• Extensive electrical utility experience is required.
• Applicants must be proficient users of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Applicants must possess a deep knowledge of OSHA safety policies.
• Successful applicants will be OSHA 30 trained or will be willing to obtain training
• Applicants must understand Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedure and become a qualified Clearance Holder
• Applicants must possess good written and oral communications skills and have proven analytical experience.
• Previous supervisory experience is required.