Sr. Field Construction Supervisor (2889)

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of project teams to assist others in the development of project scope, project cost estimate, project schedule
• Participate on site field / scope visits
• Affiliate with others in developing schedule including critical paths
• Affiliate with others in developing detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities
• Attend pre-bid meeting with contractors
• Participate in design constructability reviews
• Participate in developing a detailed construction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, and construction resource requirements
• Coordinate with survey and soil boring crews as needed
• Ensure that contractors are in compliance with Utility Company mandated safety training
• Coordinate with ROW and or Environmental groups to ensure permits are in place prior to the start of construction
• Attend Contractors Pre Construction/Safety Kickoff meeting to outline what is expected of contractor
• Ensure contractor inventories all material delivered to site
• Work with contract design engineers when deficiencies are noted
• Monitor contract crew members to have Substation Awareness training, monitor skills abilities of contractors for task, mental and physical state, public exposure, accident/incident reporting
• Monitor and report theft or illegal activity
• Ensure contractor activities do not compromise system reliability
• Ensure expected quality is achieved by contractor in field
• Ensure project work is maintainable by the Utility Grid Operations at end of project
• Ensure project work does not hamper the Grid Operations maintainability of existing equipment at site
• Cook up and coordinate with Environmental Contractors on the sampling and removal of oil from devices taken out of service
• Cook up and coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on any environmental concern and/or clean-up activities due to spills of any type
• Cook up and coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on all Storm water Management activities
• Identify and address all project safety hazards and environmental concerns
• Perform quality assurance checks during construction
• Ensure that SWMS (substation work management system)/Asset Data forms, and corresponding photos are completed for all equipment being installed and/or removed
• Log construction progress and keep field notes
• Ensure as-built documentation is done and work complies to Utility Company Standards

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Follow the Material Return Process

Work with investment recovery in the salvage of conductor

Be with the construction crew first thing in the morning to kick off the work day

Ensure the Safety of self, public and all team members

Proactively identify and address safety issues and provide input to mitigate the hazards

Assist in crews JSA and Tailboards

Discuss work activity for the day

Discuss any material issues

Be Environmental Stewards

Work with engineers to: Provide input to scopes, estimates, schedules, constructability meetings

Coordinate material deliveries and landowner access

Perform QA/QC activities on all phases of the project

Log construction progress and keep field notes

Ensure as-built documentation is done and work complies to Utility Company Standards

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

• Requires ten (10) to fifteen (15) years’ experience in the Electric Utility Transmission or Distribution
• Must be knowledgeable and be able to interpret and cite OSHA regulations and provide guidance to construction crews and upper management on the proper application of these regulations in the workplace

Physical Requirements (With or without Reasonable Accommodation)

• Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20) pounds
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations