Construction Manager - North New Jersey

T&D 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:

• 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 utilization of human performance principles.
• Coordinating staking of structures, wetlands, and vegetation as part of the project's 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'.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related technical field required.
• In lieu of a degree, 3 years of experience in commercial or industrial construction 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.