Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

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Industry: Electric Utilities
Position:
Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

Location:

Little Rock, AR

Employment Type:

Casual
Part‑Time Available:
Yes

The Construction Field Supervisor will report to the Utility Construction Manager and will be engaged in the project during the construction phase of Construction Projects for substations and transmission lines through final commissioning and closeout phases. Below is a list of activities the Construction Field Supervisor may be involved in throughout the life cycle of a project from initiation to final commissioning and closeout.

• Participate as a member of project teams to assist others in the development of project scope, project cost estimate, and project schedule.
• Assist others in developing schedule including critical paths.
• Assist others in developing detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities.
• Assist in developing construction contract bid packages; review responses and participate in vendor selection.
• Participate in design constructability reviews.
• Ensure that contractors are in compliance with Utility Company mandated safety training.
• Coordinate with survey and soil boring crews as needed.
• Ensure all necessary permits from ROW and Environmental groups are in place prior to the start of construction.
• Participate in Contractors Pre Construction/Safety Kickoff meeting to outline what is expected of contractors.
• Ensure contractor inventories all material delivered to site.
• Work with contract design engineers when deficiencies are noted.
• Safety – Attend Tailboard conference, JSA development, hazard analysis; monitor contract crew skills and safety state.
• Monitor and report theft or illegal activity.
• Ensure contractor activities do not compromise system reliability.
• Ensure expected quality is achieved by contractor in field.
• Ensure project work is maintainable by the Utility Grid Operations at end of project.
• Coordinate with Environmental Contractors on sampling and removal of oil from devices.
• Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group on any environmental concern and/or clean‑up activities due to spills of any type.
• Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on all Storm water Management activities.
• Ensure that SWMPP (substation work management project plan) is installed and maintained as designed.
• Ensure that SPCC (Spill Prevention Controls & Countermeasures) are in effect and maintained properly.
• Identify and address all project safety hazards and environmental concerns; responsible for monitoring and routine reporting on project construction schedule and cost.
• Perform quality assurance checks during construction.
• Ensure that SWMS (substation work management system)/Asset Data forms, and corresponding photos are completed for all equipment being installed and/or removed.
• Monitor schedule and progress versus requested in service date.
• Ensure contractor returns excess material to stores and that it is credited to the job. “Follow the Material Return Process.”
• Work with investment recovery in the salvage of conductor. “Follow the Investment Recovery Process.”
• Be with the construction crew first thing in the morning to kick off the work day.
• Ensure the safety of self, public and all team members.
• Proactively identify and address safety issues and provide input to mitigate the hazards.
• Assist in crews JSA and Tailboards.
• Discuss work activity for the day.
• Discuss any material issues.
• Be Environmental Stewards.
• Ensure permit requirements are adhered to while performing work.
• Work with engineers to provide input to scopes, estimates, schedules, constructability meetings, coordinate material deliveries and landowner access, perform QA/QC activities on all phases of the project, log construction progress and keep field notes, ensure as‑built documentation is done and work complies to Utility Company Standards.

• Requires ten (10) to fifteen (15) years’ experience in the Electric Utility Transmission or Distribution.
• Must be knowledgeable and be able to interpret and cite OSHA regulations and provide…