Area Manager; Switchyard​/GIS

Overview

Requisition

Relocation Authorized:
National - Family. Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project.

Work Location:

Cheyenne, WY;
Reston, VA.

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The rapid growth of AI and digitalization is fueling demand for data centers that require large, reliable energy sources. In response, the Renewables & Clean Power (R&CP) team has signed an early works contract to build one of the largest gas-fired power generation facilities in the U.S. The project is large-scale and complex, with early-stage development leading toward full EPC delivery this year.

The candidate will act as the Area Manager for an assigned area within the project, starting in Reston or Cheyenne to support preconstruction planning before mobilization to the field. This position is contingent upon project award.

The Area Manager (Switchyard / GIS) directs and manages all aspects of a single construction project, serving as the primary contact and coordinating among disciplines, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders. The role oversees site operations, including safety, quality, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and compliance with engineering specifications and corporate policies. Key duties include maintaining client relationships, managing contracts and expenditures, implementing security and community relations plans, and ensuring adherence to safety regulations and environmental standards while delivering the project within scope, time, and budget.

• Leadership/Supervision
• Manages the organization and direction of construction and related activities of a single construction project, including Bechtel, subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and their representatives.
• Acts as primary client contact for all project field activities.
• Oversees total site management including supervision of construction craft personnel, field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field procurement, finance and accounting services, and craft resource personnel as applicable.
• Maintains client relationships and is the primary contact for client communication with the field activities and effective relations with other functional departments.
• Oversees jobsite expenditures for labor, equipment, material and services and ensures field operations are within the budget.

• Planning / Productivity
• Determines workforce requirements.
• Coordinates established area operational plans.
• Coordinates activities with other disciplines or areas and clients' resident representatives, as instructed by construction management.
• Oversees the development of planning construction methods and procedures.
• Oversees the development of projections and schedules for workforce, material and equipment requirements.
• Oversees the coordination of construction operations impact on external interfaces to ensure they coincide with the overall established schedules.
• Oversees the coordination with other subcontractors and external stakeholders to plan construction schedules.

• Safety/Quality
• Ensures the Zero Accident Philosophy is incorporated into all aspects of construction operations.
• Ensures assigned construction operations and subcontractors' performance are in compliance with specifications and within schedules and budgets.
• Ensures the implementation of corporate/project policies, procedures, and instructions within assigned operations.
• Monitors the activities of subcontractors to ensure compliance with specifications and schedules.
• Monitors work activities and ensure the quality of work is performed.

• Technical
• Works with Construction Field Engineers, Superintendents, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting…