Team Lead Construction
Job in
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, 70570, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
Enbridge Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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Construction
Operations Manager -
Management
Program / Project Manager, Operations Manager, Contracts Manager, EHS / HSE Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
January 18, 2026
Employee Type:
Regular-Full time
Union/Non:
This is a non-union position
Are you a strategic thinker who thrives on solving complex challenges? We're seeking a Construction Team Lead who can anticipate obstacles, mitigate risks, and deliver innovative solutions. In this role, you'll ensure safe, efficient execution and coordination of field inspection teams while keeping projects on time and within budget. If you're ready to lead with confidence and make an impact, join our team today!
What You Will Do:
Manage Contracted Service Providers:
* Ensures proper facilitation of pre-construction meetings, progress update meetings, deliverable reviews, lessons-learned, etc.
* Holds all contractors accountable for their construction estimates, schedules and execution plans
* Tracks service performance, provide feedback, and evaluate contractors
* Prepares RFP proponent lists and recommends contractor selection
Ensure Compliance:
* Ensures regulatory approvals and material testing requirements are met
Manage MP Field Execution:
* Plans, organizes and directs all field construction teams to complete Projects within the approved budgets, required deadlines and associated legal contracts.
* Manages Construction Contract
* Evaluates project performance and communicates changes to stakeholders and sponsors
* Works with all stakeholders to identify and execute the most optimal and cost-efficient construction strategy across all projects
* Proactively identifies and mitigates potential construction execution risks
* Optimizes and minimizes project cost through identification of opportunities, implementation of solutions, and continuous improvement
* Identifies and recommends enhancements to construction standards and specifications
* Promotes consistency across the company with regards to construction practices and processes
Manage Change:
* Anticipates and deals with concerns and resistance to change effectively
* Demonstrates change leadership through personal actions
Ensuring Project Quality:
* Ensures quality issues are documented and corrected
* Ensure Project Turnover: i.e. appropriate construction documentation is complete and sent to Technical Records
Ensure Project Safety:
* Supports continuous improvement of the safety culture within Enbridge striving towards zero incidents
* Creates opportunities for employees and contractors to participate in safety activities
* Fosters a reporting culture that is absent of retribution or retaliation for reporting safety concerns
* Works with project management personnel to provide a field presence to champion safety
Manage Field Construction Team:
* Ensures inspection staff are knowledgeable of Enbridge specifications, processes, procedures, practices, tools, best practices and change management
* Provides leadership, direction and planning of resource management (labor, equipment, materials) to achieve objectives
* Provides technical expertise on field related practices and procedures, as well as research solutions to technical questions
* Maintain, build and improve strong positive relationships with team and stakeholders
* Sets high performance standards for self and supports the organization's vision, values and direction
* Help others identify and prioritize their development objectives
Support Project Development
* Contribute to the development of construction scope, cost estimates, spend profiles, schedules and contracting strategies
* Provides support to the Engineering team to ensure project estimate accuracy and constructability
* Provides Construction input to the Master Schedule to proactively optimize all execution and scheduling logistics of the portfolio
* Responsible for the Creation of a clear and concise construction execution plan
Build Relationships with Industry representatives (Construction Contractors, Service providers, etc.)
Engagement with Project Controls:
* Ensure construction performance and updates to spend profiles, forecasts, and schedules are completed timely. This reporting is then communicated to management. "No Surprises" Mentality
* Responsible for the identification of potential cost, scope and schedule overruns to determine and…
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