Sr 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, and 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 and cover all phases of the project lifecycle from development through construction activities to assure the project is built per Duke Energy's specifications and standards.

Assisting 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, and appropriate security is utilized at project sites
• Commissioning of facilities through the placement of assets in service.

Additional key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Point of contact for all pre‑approvals based on the Scope and Method of Payment requirements (Distribution)
• Monitor and respond to construction approval forms (CAF) in Maximo (Distribution)
• Perform discretionary construction audits and enter them in the audit tool per requirements
• Perform technical reviews as assigned and complete within the required specified timeframe (Distribution)
• Communicate anomalies in the work plan to the correct stakeholders
• Review and understand the Contractor billing guidelines
• The Sr. Construction Managers are the primary POC for emergent situations for the contractor for restoration activities
• Provide feedback to Project Management, the Resource Management schedulers and planners on contractor work progress, including impacts from emergent work that will affect project completion dates
• Help resolve disputes between external parties and Duke Energy contractors
• Provide construction‑related technical guidance during the project life cycle, including site scoping and constructability reviews
• Assist the project team with construction outage sequence plan and resource strategy during bids and pricing portal events
• Provide input during the change order review process by validating the need and cost estimate for requested changes (Transmission)
• Work with the Outage Coordination Team and Project Team to identify proper construction/clearance sequence plans and align all activities with outage and project schedules (Transmission)
• Coordinate with Work Management Planner on the submission of clearances and Hot Line tags (iTOA's) in support of integrated construction/clearance sequence plans and the Independent Verification Process (Transmission)
• Support/attend pre‑construction meetings
• Support FAC‑OO8 walkdowns (Transmission)
• Actively participate in all required project construction meetings supporting a safe and efficient project execution (Transmission)
• Coordinate with Engineering to facilitate required changes or deviations from the original project scope/design
• Ensure Environmental/Erosion control compliance for assigned projects
• Assist the Project Manager in coordinating with various business units within Duke Energy and external customers to obtain agreement for work activities performed as required
• Coordinate pre‑commissioning and commissioning activities, ensuring proper documentation and providing periodic updates on commissioning status and progress
• Support contractors with switching and tagging/work authorization knowledge as needed
• Assist with contractor onboarding
• Perform H&S observations as required
• Other duties as assigned

• Versed and experienced with site development activities…