Construction Specialist

About the Role

This role reports directly to the Manager of Construction for Renewables and supports designated Project Managers. The individual in this position is responsible for ensuring that all critical field construction success factors are achieved. These factors include meeting project scope, adhering to schedules, controlling costs, maintaining quality standards, ensuring environmental compliance, upholding safety protocols, facilitating effective communications, managing commissioning activities, and supporting integration efforts.

Responsibilities

• Offer direction, manage construction, and coordinate with internal and external groups supporting project construction, including engineering, project controls, supply chain, EHS, QA/QC, Regulated and Renewable Energy, transmission, and government relations.
• Assist with schedule adherence and monitoring, start-up and commissioning plans or site readiness, and integration processes, covering project phases such as construction, start-up and commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty oversight.
• Assist with the update and enforcement of the Project Execution Plan (PEP), including objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, schedule, contractor and supplier strategy, budget, lessons learned, risk plan, quality plan, safety plan, environmental plan, security plan, integration plan, communications and reporting plan, change management, and project close out.
• Manage all project deficiencies impacting schedule, performance, environmental, safety, and quality, including potential change orders, change orders, RFI's, non-conformances, contractual disputes, and scope gaps.
• Provide daily contract management oversight and adherence for all contracts, including equipment, services, engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), consulting, and staff augmentation.
• Oversee field engineering and construction, monitor plan performance, and implement corrective actions. Identify and mitigate risks related to safety, cost, schedule, performance, quality, and environmental compliance.

Requirements

• 10+ years of field construction and oversight experience.
• Experience with contract management, scheduling, cost reporting, safety regulations (OSHA), and codes such as ASME, ACI, NEC, ANSI.

Skills

• Project management and coordination
• Contract management
• Safety and regulatory compliance
• Cost and schedule management

Preferred Skills

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• OSHA 30 certification
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification
• Experience with site development activities (clearing, grubbing, foundations, etc.)
• Knowledge of electrical construction techniques, structural/buss and wire management, equipment placement, and SCADA equipment installation
• Experience with construction and commissioning of inverter-based assets

Employment Details

Locations: Bull Creek, FL | Nova, FL
This position requires extended work schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with willingness to travel system-wide.