Senior Construction Manager

Responsibilities

• This position will have field construction accountability for the successful execution of Power Grid Operations (PGO) construction, maintenance, and restoration activities.
• The position will report to the Manager of Construction Management who will provide general guidance and oversight.
• This position will have responsibility for construction management during all phases of moderately complex projects.
• Manage the execution of the PGO work plan in accordance with the appropriate Scope and Method of payment while maintaining financial stewardship.
• Ensure the efficient utilization of contractor resources to meet the work plan.
• This position works to ensure customer and company project goals are met while working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• This position will serve as the single point of contact for all PGO contractors.
• Assist the project team with managing, enforcing or ensuring: project costs, schedule adherence to achieve project in-service dates, compliance with permitting requirements, adherence to safe work practices, coordination of material as needed, public safety is maintained, appropriate security is utilized at project sites, and commissioning of facilities through the placement of assets in service.

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or relevant field experience and three (3) plus years’ required work experience that must be in utility construction, OR an Associate’s degree in engineering technology, construction management, or relevant field and five (5) plus years’ required work experience that must be in utility construction, OR a high school diploma/GED and seven (7) plus years of utility construction/maintenance experience.
• Valid driver’s license
• Experience with downtown/urban underground electrical construction, including electrical vaults, manholes, and duct bank systems.
• Strong working knowledge of underground construction methods such as trenching, various shoring systems, jack and bore, and horizontal directional drilling (HDD).
• Experience with primary electrical cable installation, including cable pulling, testing, terminating, and switching activities.
• Familiarity with underground and distribution electrical equipment, including pad‑mounted and solid dielectric switch gear, primary metering, junction cabinets, reclosers, and related apparatus.
• Proven ability to coordinate complex underground work in congested downtown environments, accounting for utilities, traffic control, and site constraints.
• Experience performing H&S safety observations
• Experienced in various roles and/or jurisdictions within PGO
• Knowledgeable of crane/lifting operations and associated rigging
• Knowledgeable of DOT work zone compliance
• Thorough understanding of the Keys to Life safety document, Cardinal Electric Safety Rules and contractor H&S safety supplementals
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills with various internal tools and software applications – Maximo, Plantview, Construction Audit Tool, iTOA, Duke Energy GIS system, Planed Outage Portal(D), and Duke Energy ADMS tool (Distribution)

• utility construction
• underground construction methods
• trenching
• shoring systems
• jack and bore
• horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
• primary electrical cable installation
• cable pulling
• cable testing
• cable terminating

• coordination
• project management
• financial stewardship
• stakeholder engagement
• safety observations
• problem-solving
• communication

• bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Construction Management degree
• valid driver’s license