Construction Site Coordinator - Construction Services Team

About the role

Welty Energy is seeking a Construction Site Coordinator to join their Energy Construction Services team. Based in the Pennsylvania area, this role requires candidates to be based in Pennsylvania or Ohio and available Monday through Friday. The Construction Site Coordinator will coordinate and supervise pre-construction, construction, and post-construction activities for electrical substation and distribution projects.

Responsibilities

• Participating with Project Managers in packaging instructions to bidders, specifications or design drawings and coordination with others.
• Participating in construction pre-bid meetings and site visits, assisting in responding to contractor questions arising out of bid meetings and in the evaluation of contractor bids.
• Monitoring and overseeing contractor work to ensure projects meet scheduled deadlines, construction standards, safety requirements, and other contract criteria.
• Facilitating equipment and material procurement, staging, and monitoring for contractor use.
• Acknowledging receipt of materials for projects and ensuring materials received match those called for by design professionals.
• Inspecting work performed by contractors against design and construction standards.
• Preparing project-specific reports to management.
• Acting as initial point of contact and liaison between contractor field crews and Project Manager.
• Documenting project site meetings with contractors addressing issues like safety, performance, quality control, or adherence to construction schedules.
• Maintaining daily logs, documenting contractor identification, headcount, site-specific weather information, changes to work scopes, and other project data.
• Cooking local switching orders and contractor requested outages.
• Aiding in reviewing and analyzing contractors' documents supporting request for payment and/or change orders.
• Verifying critical contractor field testing.
• Coordinating contractor and electric utility project acceptance testing and checkout prior to final project release for service.
• Inspecting circuits prior to energizing or re-energizing (this will be collaborative with contractor and client representative).
• Maintaining a list of all items needing contractor modifications/work/change (punch list) prior to final acceptance.
• Ensuring that as-built” drawings are prepared and submitted by contractor and received by Operating Companies and Engineering.
• Participating in contractor evaluation, project review meetings, and meetings concerning “lessons learned.” Providing feedback to Engineering, design professionals, and asset management on contractor costs for estimating future projects.

Requirements

• Strong project management and construction management skills with a demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and control multiple tasks.
• 8 or more years of construction site management and electric utility-specific (substation and distribution) field experience required.
• Experience with project management and construction management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, etc., with related Scheduling/Resource Planning expertise a plus.
• Detailed Project Controls experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Willingness to travel to assigned project locations throughout the service territory.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) contributions.