Senior Construction Coordinator - Major Capital Projects

Overview

To observe construction activities of assigned contractors at any facility within LG&E and KU. Assists in coordinating work between multiple contractors and Company operations and advises management on the contractor's safety compliance, quality of work, productivity, schedule, and anticipated problems. This position can also serve as the project lead for significant portions of an assigned project, up to and including serving as an assistant project manager working at the direction of the Manager, Major Capital Projects, Manager Construction Performance, and/or project manager.

Project Engineering Department Overview

Project Engineering projects include new generation (such as natural gas combined cycle plants and solar facilities), large-scale battery storage, and other environmental compliance (selective catalytic reduction technology, effluent guidelines water treatment, etc.) projects. Project Engineering works interdepartmentally within LG&E-KU, as well as with outside consultants in planning, permitting, and execution of major capital projects. This position could be located anywhere within the LG&E-KU territory that has an LG&E-KU facility.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for observing contractors’ construction activities, of assigned projects, at any facility within LG&E and KU.
• Maintains safety and industry best practices by monitoring performance of contractors and contractor personnel.
• Recommends corrective actions in the field when safety performance is found to be unacceptable.
• Identifies issues and concerns with contractors’ construction performance and investigates and recommends corrective actions.
• Engages management and engineering on an as needed basis if additional support is required to address contractors’ construction performance.
• Maintains compliance with contract schedule, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Reviews and provides comments to design documents as required.
• Foster positive relationships with all stakeholders by interfacing with company personnel, customers, all contractors, and Project Engineering employees.
• Documents daily contractor activities through written descriptions and photographs of work.
• Monitors contractor safety observations in Teams application.
• Coordinates work between multiple contractors and Company operations and advises management of potential issues and/or concerns as they are identified.
• Tracks contractor’s outage critical path performance and alerts project management of schedule conflicts and/or schedule performance that would negatively impact the planned outage.
• Mentors and motivates construction coordinators to aid in development while fostering a cohesive and productive team.
• Ensures daily observations are thorough and accurate.
• Coordinates compliance with Company Policy, such as LOTO, hot work, confined space, etc.
• Aids in the development of construction coordinator work schedules.
• Coordinates the interface between other departments served or impacted by a particular project and the contractors relative to the construction activities of the project (i.e., providing services regarding safety, protection of company property, site regulations, schedule review or development, material deliveries, progress reports, and miscellaneous administrative actions).
• Takes an active role in applying lessons learned to improve future performance (internal and external).
• Assists Safety Specialist with investigating contractor accidents, reviewing accident reports, and recommending corrective action.
• Reviews contractor’s plans and controls for construction activities to provide an accident-free workplace.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis
• Required Experience: 15+ years Experience in related production maintenance, power production, or industrial construction projects field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Preferred Qualifications: Ten years of supervisory/project experience is preferred. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Operational or QA/QC experience is preferable. Strong preference for certification in project management or other specialized training from an external institution and demonstrated advanced construction management skills.
• Above-average communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Advanced proficiency in OSHA and site safety standards.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with management, contractors, and their employees.
• Advanced knowledge of power plant operations and maintenance practices and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of equipment erection and installation standards and methods.
• Advanced skills in construction drawing interpretation.
• Advanced skills in project activity sequencing.
• Above average working knowledge of project accounting.
• Competent in use of standard software packages. (Word, Excel, ORACLE, etc.).
• Proficient in use of project management software. (Microsoft Projects, Primavera, etc.).