Senior Construction Manager

About the role

K&A Power Group is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to join their team in Harford, Connecticut. This role involves managing construction activities across various projects, leading teams, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage all construction activities across transmission, substation, and distribution projects, including budget, schedule, contract adherence, and compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Develop and manage construction teams, including internal staff and external contractors, ensuring adequate staffing and performance oversight.
• Lead constructability reviews and ensure scopes of work are clearly defined in bid documents.
• Oversee permitting, ensuring timely submission of all required environmental and regulatory applications.
• Cook materials procurement, ensuring all materials are identified, ordered, and delivered according to project schedule requirements.
• Run weekly construction meetings, documenting progress, issues, and action items.
• Manage RFIs, Engineering Change Notices, and Change Orders in accordance with defined procedures.
• Ensure contractor adherence to safety and environmental requirements, including monitoring performance and directing safety initiatives.
• Maintain construction cash flow and risk matrices, ensuring accurate forecasting and risk mitigation.
• Cookout and energization (O&E) plans, including reviews with outage coordination teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 20+ years of construction, maintenance, or related experience (transmission/substation preferred).
• Qualified to request/hold transmission and distribution clearances and manage/coordinate a crew of several Construction Managers.
• Deep knowledge of transmission, substation, and distribution construction practices.
• Strong understanding of safety regulations, environmental compliance, and construction quality assurance.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with Project Managers, Engineering, Scheduling, Procurement, Legal, and field operations.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Proficiency in construction documentation, scheduling, and cost control.
• Must be local to Hartford, Connecticut.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 20+ years of construction, maintenance, or related experience (transmission/substation preferred).
• Qualified to request/hold transmission and distribution clearances and manage/coordinate a crew of several Construction Managers.
• Deep knowledge of transmission, substation, and distribution construction practices.
• Strong understanding of safety regulations, environmental compliance, and construction quality assurance.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with Project Managers, Engineering, Scheduling, Procurement, Legal, and field operations.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Proficiency in construction documentation, scheduling, and cost control.
• Must be local to Hartford, Connecticut.

Skills

• Construction Management
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Contract Administration
• Permitting and Compliance
• Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Construction Safety
• Cost Control

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care Spending Account
• 401K (Traditional and Roth with company match)
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
• Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of employment
• Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Parking and Transit Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

Pay

The pay range for this role is $90.00—$100.00/hour.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate project needs.