Construction Lead Principal

American Electric Power•Abilene, TX

2d•$116,255 - $151,132•Onsite

About The Position

The role of a Construction Lead Principal within Construction Planning is to provide leadership and field oversight to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality construction execution, with a strong emphasis on identifying and addressing safety risks. This position serves as the subject matter expert and primary liaison between Construction Management and cross functional partners, supporting project planning, coordination, and execution while ensuring alignment across stakeholders, schedules, and field activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with eight (8) years of experience in the applicable discipline; OR Bachelor’s degree in Construction Technology or ABET accredited Engineering Technology with ten (10) years of relevant experience; OR Associate degree in Construction Management Technology or ABET-accredited Electrical or Civil Engineering Technology with twelve (12) years of relevant experience; OR high school diploma (or equivalent) with fourteen (14) years of experience in construction, project execution, or field operations within electric utility or infrastructure environments.
Thorough knowledge of the Bulk Electric System, from a design and/or operations perspective.
Experience within Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations is required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Experience using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
An understanding of Bulk Electric System operations, construction management practices, or engineering disciplines supporting transmission, distribution, or communication infrastructure is required.
Strong analytical and technical capabilities, including the ability to interpret project documentation, plans, and schedules.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Power BI for data visualization and reporting.
Familiarity with Power Automate for workflow optimization.
Experience working in a digital, collaboration-driven environment with structured file management and version control practices.
Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise systems such as project scheduling tools, work management systems, and GIS platforms.
Strong organizational and documentation skills to support standardized processes, reporting, and knowledge sharing across teams.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and field oversight to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality construction execution.
Identify and address safety risks.
Serve as the subject matter expert and primary liaison between Construction Management and cross-functional partners.
Support project planning, coordination, and execution.
Ensure alignment across stakeholders, schedules, and field activities.
Center on fiber optic network construction, including aerial and underground cable installation, splicing, testing, and system commissioning.
Interpret fiber-specific documentation such as splice diagrams, fiber assignment records, and communication network schematics.
Perform installation methods unique to fiber deployment, including cable pulling, blowing, aerial placement, splice enclosure installation, and fiber termination.
Coordinate communication system integration to maintain network continuity and operational functionality.
Develop professional presentations, dashboards, and reports to communicate project status, risks, and performance metrics.
Lead in understanding, developing, and transmitting complex outage reservation communications to capital project stakeholders.
Evaluate report data with existing construction plans to make future outage reservation proposals.
Lead, coach, mentor, and train junior personnel.
Promote a healthy culture within the Construction Management Team through effective collaboration.