Construction Manager

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • Harriman, TN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Manager coordinates construction activities on a project, ensuring schedule, safety, cost, and quality decisions are coordinated with the Project Field Manager. This project is located in Harriman, Tennessee, and requires mobilization to the site for the duration of the project. Union or union-management experience and Construction Manager experience on conventional power construction projects are strongly preferred.

The role manages on-site subcontractor activities and supervises and mentors superintendents. It monitors productivity, schedule performance, budgets, construction equipment, overtime, and subcontractor performance; coordinates schedule recovery and construction completion; and supports client relations, change management, quality, and safety. The manager is also expected to understand subcontract commercial terms, coordinate engineering deliverables and manufacturer service technicians, and stand in for the Project Field Manager when needed.

This is a full-time staff position and is safety-sensitive. The work involves both construction-site and typical office environments, including outdoor work in extreme temperatures and inclement weather, confined or awkward work areas, exposure to noise and hazardous equipment, and physical activity such as lifting, climbing, walking, and working at height. Shifts may last up to 12 hours.

Requirements

• 14 or more years of construction supervisory experience, including at least 3 years of previous Construction Manager experience.
• OSHA training.
• Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include a criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds; stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances; use hands to handle tools or controls; and perform repetitive movements.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and potentially work above 5 feet.
• Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours performing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and outdoor conditions.
• Ability to work in cramped or awkward spaces and around hazardous equipment, and tolerate exposure to dust, weather, extreme temperatures, varying light, and distracting or uncomfortable noise.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, or a related field, or relevant field experience; the degree is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Union or union-management experience.
• Construction Manager experience on conventional power construction projects.
• Knowledge of construction technologies such as Simple Cycle, Combined Cycle, Pulverized Coal, Circulating Fluidized Bed, and Nuclear.
• Knowledge of the EPC industry and constructability.
• Knowledge of project and department budget processes and tools, project controls, risk assessment and management, administrative policies and procedures, construction project management systems, conceptual planning, and time and expense reporting systems and policies.
• Skills in conflict management, leadership, team building, coaching, mentoring, change management, advising, multitasking, prioritization, organization, scheduling, presentation, problem solving, project management, communication, and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate on-site subcontractor activities to ensure compliance with the CPM schedule and subcontract requirements; implement the Project Construction Execution Plan.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide leadership to superintendents, and monitor their activities.
• Monitor and report construction productivity and schedule performance, including trends, to the Project Field Manager and Field Project Controls Manager.
• Take actions to meet project budget and schedule requirements, and direct subcontractor schedule recovery plans when needed.
• Coordinate construction completion walkdowns, transfer completed start-up packages to the Startup Manager, and supervise closure of punch-list items.
• Assist the Project Field Manager with client interface and relations.
• Coordinate with the Field Material Manager to review site-procured materials for acceptance.
• Review and approve company-supplied equipment rentals and coordinate shared equipment use with subcontractors.
• Conduct weekly coordination and subcontractor meetings; report weekly schedule and commodity installation status to the Field Project Controls Manager.
• Monitor extra-work authorization requests, backcharges, and supplier and subcontractor progress and final payment requests; ensure timely tracking information is provided to Project Controls for change management.
• Follow safety, quality, ethical standards, lessons learned, and performance management programs in accordance with division policies, standards, guides, and contractual commitments.
• Manage Division 8 labor charges and costs on direct-hire projects and the construction equipment budget.
• Monitor and approve all CIR replies to subcontractors, and ensure completion of the construction punch list.
• Know and support the site safety program, acting as Safety Representative in the absence of the regular Safety Supervisor.
• Maintain general knowledge of all construction disciplines and stand in for discipline leads as needed.
• Establish the tool-trailer list at the start of the project.
• Resolve safety and quality issues with safety and quality managers, referring further disputes to the Project Field Manager.
• Stand in for the Project Field Manager in their absence.
• Understand and manage work within the major commercial and deliverable terms of construction subcontracts.
• Monitor and control overtime by subordinates and subcontractors.
• Write the construction portion of the client and construction monthly report.
• Coordinate with field or home-office engineers on engineering deliverables.
• Manage construction manufacturers’ service technicians effectively and track their timesheets.
• Identify and assess improvement opportunities, champion continuous improvement, assess change-management effects, and encourage staff participation in improvement activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Wellness program.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid vacation, holiday, sick, and dependent sick time.
• Company-matched 401(k).
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vendor discounts.
• Employment referral program.
• AD&D insurance.
• Pre-tax accounts.
• Voluntary legal plan.
• B&V Credit Union.
• May be eligible for a 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: Senior