Senior Construction Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Skilled trades
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management or closely related discipline, or demonstrated proven equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 12+ years of experience in transmission operations, substation operations, Construction, Engineering, or equivalent education.
- Detailed knowledge and a proven record of successful transmission construction work, foundation installation, structure assembly and erection, wire stringing and sagging, and all aspects of
- Transmission facilities, are all strongly preferred. Substation construction experience is preferred but not required.
- Develops, revises, and maintains construction schedules and detailed construction sequence documents to ensure facilities are constructed and operated in accordance with the Owner’s design and specifi
- Construction Management duties are not limited to, but will include verification of construction progress, change orders and schedule management.
- Review and respond effectively to project critical issues.
- Assist in Project-related system (line/equipment) outage planning and coordination.
- Ability to read and review drawings and identify the required bill of materials.
- Communicates effectively on overall project status and maintains relationships with multiple stakeholders both internal and external to resolve construction and coordination issues.
- Prioritizes and regularly reprioritizes multiple tasks to maintain project schedules.
- Coordinate and participate on various meetings such as pre-bid, pre-construction, customer-related, etc. Comprehensive understanding of the potential that construction activities can have on system re
- Must have current and valid driver’s license.
- Proficient in reading and interpreting plans and specifications and comparing with the customer or engineers’ standards.
- Proficient in both verbal and written communication with the ability to communicate well with others at all levels of the organization.
- Will prepare detailed reports and present to the management in an organized, clear, and concise manner.
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office, MS Project, and Primavera 6.
Nice to have
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or equivalent credential.
- OSHA 30-hour certification or equivalent health and safety training.
- Transmission and substation construction.
- Transmission outage planning or coordination.
- Startup and Commissioning.
Full description
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Construction Manager for our Power Constructors, Inc. (PCI) sector. This position will be primarily field based that includes working in various locations in the client's service territory in Nevada. Be involved in projects with our Project Management team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.
WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management—anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world—and we need your help.
This Opportunity
To act as the Owner’s representative in the project areas. To oversee all aspects of the transmission facilities construction including interconnect, status reporting, owner purchased material, monitoring safety, startup and commissioning, and project closeout. This position is responsible for the overall management of the assigned project area, to ensure compliance with required budgetary, scheduling, and quality goals. Employees in this role coordinate and report on the construction work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site. This position is a field position and may require extensive travel. Successful candidate will have 15 or more years of proven field experience, computer skills to properly fill out daily and weekly reports as well as monitor the reports of others for accuracy and completeness. Be capable of photo documentation with working knowledge of Word and Excel.
Your Impact
- Supports the management of WSP’s Project Quality Program (PQP) on the project.
- Review, understand and ensure project specifications are available to and followed by contractors.
- Implement and monitor quality control programs to ensure all aspects of project are installed in accordance with project specifications, drawings, and requirements.
- Work with owner and contractor reps to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction site.
- Lead WSP’s field services team on the assigned project and serve as the primary interface with the client.
- Responsible for site personnel following established safety processes.
- Lead project team in the areas of compliance with, environmental regulations, OSHA safety regulations, project quality plan, and other applicable regulations.
- Lead and facilitate the project team’s familiarity with and learning of contract terms to administrative and all other project staff, contractors, and all others representing the owner.
- Build, lead, and manage an internal work force and project team.
- Facilitate the investigation of damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper procedures are being adhered to.