Tower and Civil Construction Lead

Job Posting End Date

06-09-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees….the best in the business! We're proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses, spanning across 11 states. We're passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve. We're powering the future - today!

Are you a skilled and motivated Tower and Civil Construction Lead Principal in New Albany Ohio, seeking a new opportunity? Join our team today!

This position will be fully onsite effective June 1, 2025.

Job Description

What you'll do:

* Demonstrate the capacity to relate and communicate expert tower construction-related knowledge to others by creating, reviewing, and vetting project Constructability Scoping Reports in a highly collaborative fashion and managing Tower Construction projects while ensuring safety and standard compliance. Advance AEP's goal to integrate construction methodology and planning into scoping activities from project inception to reduce costs and construct Telecommunication facilities safer and more efficiently.

* Maintain highly effective relationships and communications with various project stakeholders.

* Exhibit an advanced level of knowledge and proficiency in construction management by effectively communicating and innovating throughout all phases, from conceptualization to completion. This includes developing comprehensive project plans that outline goals, timelines, and budgets to ensure alignment with stakeholder expectations, optimizing scheduling resources and forecasting to guarantee the availability of personnel, equipment, and materials. Implement robust material logistics planning to manage the procurement and transportation of materials, minimizing delays and cost overruns, as well as conducting thorough construction plan reviews, including detailed evaluations of lift plans and rigging plans to ensure safety and compliance with industry standards.

Reviewing system test results and material testing reports to confirm that all components meet specified quality standards and perform as intended, efficiently scheduling and managing contractors to foster collaboration and ensure that work is completed on time and within budget, while providing ongoing education for FCRs to promote a culture of safety and compliance among all team members.

* Ensure that a consistent direction for managing tower site construction is maintained throughout AEP to improve the quality of logistics, processes, procedures, format, documentation, and timeliness into a standardized or best-practice format, which includes continuous process improvement initiatives in collaboration with all Construction Leads.

* Stakeholder collaboration management and feedback from Project Management, Wireless Engineering, Transport Engineering, and Telecom Field Services. Ensure that ALL Constructability Scoping Reports are created with safety, efficiency, and economics in mind.

* Develop and maintain an improved relationship and communications with strategic contractor partners. This includes attending some of our contractor training events and meeting with local contractor leadership to understand what they experience in the field and identify ways to improve efficiency and performance.

* Conduct lessons learned meetings on completed projects evaluating how well the constructability plan worked and improvements to be made going forward. Stay up to date on current industry construction practices and standards including methodologies and technological advancements AEP Tower Construction can implement.

* Review Capital Project P6 schedules to ensure Constructability Scoping Reports are developed in a timely manner to support regional scoping goals.

* Conduct site visits as needed with scoping teams or on your own to identify potential constructability challenges, review construction progress, and ensure quality control and standard compliance.

* Work closely with Project Management and Telecom Field Services to identify potential hazards and bottlenecks and create plans to remove them or add to risk register for project outages.

* Mentor and continuously educate Execution Project Managers on the overall construction planning process as well as FCR's. Taking on special leadership responsibilities and assignments such as process improvements, Kaizen events, Lean Initiatives, etc.

* Attend/call in to the monthly construction meeting to coordinate best practices and keep in touch with what is happening in the field and identify any issues that could be avoided by adding to constructability plan.

* Work with regional material management leaders to identify potential constraints in material flows to a particular project and include in Constructability Scoping Reports.

Tower Construction Execution:

* Support and promote ZERO Harm working with all AEP departments and…