Construction Manager - Substation - South Carolina

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • York, SC

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About The Position

Overland Contracting Inc., a Black & Veatch company, is hiring a Construction Manager for substation construction in South Carolina. The role coordinates construction on small projects and ensures schedule, safety, cost, and quality decisions are coordinated with the Project Field Manager or Operations Manager. It provides site construction teams with the means, methods, and staffing needed for substation work and supports proposals, constructability reviews, subcontract development, risk management, project controls, and commercial recovery. The manager monitors productivity, progress, and cost; ensures required equipment, materials, manpower, and resources are available; and works with clients and subcontractors. The position is full-time, staff, not project-only, and not relocation eligible. It is safety-sensitive and includes work in both construction-site and typical office environments, with potentially demanding outdoor conditions and physical requirements. The company offers a broad benefits portfolio, including health coverage, paid time off, retirement benefits, and potential performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

• Substation construction experience is required.
• At least 5 years of construction supervisory experience is required.
• OSHA training is required.
• A bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or a related field is preferred, or relevant field experience.
• Must be able to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include background checks, a drug screen, and a motor vehicle records search.
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances in confined, cluttered, or uneven areas.
• Ability to work with hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls according to procedures, and to perform repetitive movements.
• Ability to work above 5 feet and climb and maintain balance on steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
• Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours doing hard physical labor in varying temperatures and outdoor conditions.
• Ability to work in cramped spaces and awkward positions, extreme hot or cold temperatures, inclement weather, bright or low lighting, distracting or uncomfortable noise, and around hazardous equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in construction or engineering and Transmission Line Craft experience as a lineman or above.
• Three or more years of experience at the Construction Manager level or above in a substation environment.
• Knowledge of project budget processes and tools, department budget processes and tools, project controls, risk assessment and management, administrative policies and procedures, construction project management systems, and time and expense reporting systems and procedures.
• Conceptual planning, conflict management, leadership, team building, coaching, mentoring, change management, advising, multitasking, prioritization, organization, scheduling, presentation, problem-solving, project management, communication, and meeting skills.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide site construction teams with the means, methods, and staffing to support substation construction.
• Work with the EH&S group to develop and maintain safety programs for substation construction activities.
• Develop and maintain construction procedures and quality programs for substation work.
• Identify and support sourcing of tooling and equipment needed for substation installation.
• Support substation project proposals by developing staffing, equipment, and other direct and indirect quantities and costs for estimates.
• Lead and participate in design constructability reviews.
• Support subcontract development for projects as needed.
• Participate in project risk reviews, identifying risks and developing mitigation plans related to substation construction.
• Assist the site team in resolving problems and report issues related to drawings and information, schedule, quality, quantity tracking, cost reporting, and safety.
• Monitor construction productivity, progress, and cost, and report to the Operations Manager, Construction Manager, and Project Controls Manager.
• Take necessary actions to maintain targets and develop corrective plans to meet progress and productivity targets.
• Verify equipment, materials, manpower, and other resources needed for the project schedule are available and on site.
• Review timesheets, installed quantity reports, and progress payment requests.
• Develop stable working relationships with clients and assigned subcontractors.
• Develop and distribute Job Hazard Analyses for major erection packages within scope.
• Identify potential back charges and out-of-scope issues and report them to the Construction Manager.
• Support the commercial recovery process.
• Adhere to applicable safety and quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement and change management associated with implementing improvements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Sick time and dependent sick time
• Company-matched 401(k) plan
• Adoption reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vendor discounts
• Employment referral program
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-tax accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• B&V Credit Union
• Potential performance-based bonus program
• Employee stock ownership and participation in financial rewards through stock ownership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level