Construction Manager - Substation - Hawaii

Date:
Jun 11, 2026

Location:

HI, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Opportunity Type:
Staff

Relocation eligible:
No

Full time/Part time:
Full-Time

Project Only Hire:
No

Visa Sponsorship Available:
No

Supports successful delivery of the substation construction project by coordinating field activities and helping ensure schedule, safety, budget, and quality goals are achieved alongside the Project Field Manager. This is a construction field position in Hawaii.

• Provide site construction teams with means, methods, and staffing to support construction of Substation.
• Work with EH&S group to develop and maintain safety program associated with construction activities.
• Develop Craft Training and Certification program for lineman and groundman trades for Open‑shop craft employees.
• Develop and maintain construction procedures and quality programs associated with the construction of Substation work.
• Identify and support recruitment of craft and leadership associated with project work.
• Support project proposals, including development of staffing, equipment, and other direct and indirect quantities and costs to support estimate development.
• Lead and participate in design constructability reviews.
• Support subcontract development for projects as needed.
• Actively involve in project risk reviews, including identifying and developing mitigation plans associated with construction.
• Assist site team in resolving problems and report on issues related to drawings and information, schedule, quality, quantity tracking, cost reporting, and safety.
• Monitor discipline construction productivity, progress, and cost, and report to Operations Manager, Construction Manager and Project Controls Manager.
• Takes necessary actions to maintain targets and develop corrective plans to ensure progress and productivity targets are met.
• Verify that all equipment, material, manpower and resources needed to support Project Schedule are available and on site.
• Review all timesheets, installed quantity reports, and progress payment requests.
• Develop a stable working relationship with client and assigned subcontractor(s).
• Develop and distribute a Job Hazard Analysis for major erection packages within scope.
• Identify potential back charges and out‑of‑scope issues and report to Construction Manager.
• Support commercial recovery process.
• Provide supervision, training, development, and performance management to direct reports.
• Adhere to safety and quality standards as applicable to duties and accountabilities.
• Support continuous improvement efforts and the change management effects associated with implementation of improvements.

• Direct hire Substation construction experience preferred.
• Experience with outage plans within construction.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction or engineering and craft experience and above preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience as Construction Manager level or above.
• 8+ years with a degree or 14+ years without degree of Substation experience.
• Knowledge of project budget process and tools.
• Knowledge of department budget process and tools.
• Knowledge of project controls.
• Risk assessment/management.
• Administrative policies and procedures.
• Construction Project Management Systems.
• Conceptual planning ability.
• Conflict management skills.
• Leadership ability (team building, coaching, mentoring, change management, advising).
• Multi‑tasking ability (prioritize, organize, schedule work).
• Presentation skills.
• Problem solving skills (identify, analyze, research, evaluate, resolve).
• Project management skills.
• Communication and meeting skills.
• Time reporting systems.
• Expense reporting policies and procedures.
• Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, or related field preferred or relevant field experience.
• 14+ years construction supervisory experience required, with at least 3 years of previous construction manager experience.
• OSHA Training.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements including background checks, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.

• OSHA Training.

• Lift and carry…