Substation Construction Manager

LaFata Contract Services (LCS), an Anser Advisory Company, has been providing Project and Construction Management support in the electric and gas utility industries. Our Program, Project, and Construction Managers, Engineers, and Utility Support Personnel provide oversight, work activity coordination, and technical support to deliver utility projects in Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

We are a regional partner and employer, providing growth opportunities for talented utility workers while also providing construction project leadership for our clients.

We are currently seeking to a Construction Manager. This position is responsible for the organization, scheduling, mobilizing, and coordination of Substation Construction activities in the electric power industry. These individuals will provide constructability review on engineering design and walk down; assist in the work scope development for construction bid documents and assist project managers in bid evaluation; manage construction processes to effectively meet scope of work, while monitoring costs, quality, and schedule performance; manage site safety including the performance of safety audits and initiating corrective action as necessary; manage material availability; issue weekly status reports as required by the customer; review, manage, and initiate field change requests to document field discrepancies; and manage the adherence to the client's prints and standards.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a high level of skill and knowledge in construction project management as well as Distribution rebuild and installation.

These positions report to the LCS Lead Construction Manager and are responsible for all construction activities as well as construction support for conversions and circuit re-configurations.

· Manages electrical and civil projects from conception through completion, ensuring all work is performed to standards, within budget, and on schedule. Minimize conditions which may adversely affect projects.

· Responsible and accountable for overall project performance including, scope, quality, schedule, and innovation for the most complex and high-risk projects. Manage construction resources to maximize productivity, safety, quality, and cost savings. Monitor project performance and resolve engineering design issues, field barriers, and delays, all in an effort to maintain the project schedule.

· Serves as the primary communicator between project management, work groups, and key stakeholders on project issues.

· Leads job site walk downs and all meetings with engineering, construction, and contract management personnel.

· Monitors project safety and performs weekly safety audits, verifies job briefings, and conducts safety tailgates. Assists on Root Cause Investigations, Apparent Case Evaluations or other incident reviews as requested.

· Possesses a strong knowledge of electrical schematics.

· Ensures a good daily working relationship between the project manager, line managers, and those employees assigned to the project.

· Ensures project costs are managed, including development of recovery plan to stay within budget limits.

· Ensures project team members understand their respective responsibilities.

· All applicants must possess a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or possess a high school diploma and 10 plus years of equivalent work experience in Substation Construction management for an electric utility

· Must have 10 years of Substation Construction experience in the electric power industry

· Individual shall have demonstrated skill in construction project management.

· Applicants must hold electrical safety tags to support contractor work on primary and/or secondary distribution equipment

· High level of knowledge about transmission rebuild and substation installation.

· Applicants must be able to coordinate work scope within outage windows.

· Applicants must be able to coordinate work scope with multiple work groups or contractors.

· Extensive electrical utility experience is required.

· Applicants must be proficient users of Word, Excel, and Outlook.

· Applicants must possess a deep knowledge of OSHA safety policies.

· Successful applicants will be OSHA 30 trained or will be willing to obtain training (supplied by LCS).

· Applicants must understand Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedure and become a qualified Clearance Holder

· Applicants must possess good written and oral communications skills and have proven analytical experience.

· Previous supervisory experience is required.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, because it makes our firm stronger. Each of us contributes to our inclusive environment in the way we act, our level of commitment, encouragement to others to share their ideas, and our everyday, outstanding teamwork to support our clients. We also support professional for our staff and celebrate their accomplishments.

Simply put, our firm is better...because of the people we work with.