Construction Manager

Overview

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity. Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise:
Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

The Construction Manager plans, coordinates, controls and monitors the day-to-day execution of construction projects in the field. Oversees plant vendor supervisors and construction foremen for multiple, simultaneous capital projects at a plant. Project vendors and contractors may include but are not limited to: engineering service providers, construction contractors, and field support services (e.g., maintenance and modification contractors, design modification validation vendors, engineered equipment commissioning engineers, quality specialists, and safety specialists).

• A four year Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or other job-related field from an accredited college or university AND relevant work experience for Palo Verde—four (4) years of field experience directing construction/modification activities (of which one year experience must be in nuclear).
• In lieu of Bachelor's Degree, combination of college coursework and/or relevant experience (see above) equaling eight (8) years.

• Experience interpreting, evaluating and working with task, milestone and logic driven project schedules.
• Experience in executing various project management and control techniques such as earned value, resource loading, document control, cost reporting and forecasting and critical path scheduling.
• Able to read and interpret construction documents, including specifications and drawings.
• Knowledge of construction standards, OSHA standards and environmental regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, specifically in the field of construction.
• Good computer skills (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, presentations, web-based project portals and document revision and markups).

• Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member.
• Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage.
• This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities.
• These are conditions of employment at PVNGS.

• Assists Project Managers in the planning and preparation of project construction activities including cost estimates, schedules, constructability walkdowns, and daily oversight of the execution of capital projects.
• Monitors and controls construction cost and schedules.
• May coordinate Request for Information (RFI) and change orders with project managers.
• Identifies trends and takes action to avoid cost and schedule overruns.
• Manages resources for project construction to ensure construction team is properly supported.
• Communicates with various stakeholders to ensure the smooth flow of support for the assigned project as required by project management.
• Maintains project team focus on achievement of construction milestones and key project objectives.
• Identifies construction risks and opportunities.
• Develops mitigation measures and manages their resolution.
• Monitors closures of these items.
• Manages construction related project changes (e.g., changes in work, job conditions,…