Site Manager - Gas Power Generation

Blattner

1d•$138,661 - $201,059•Onsite

About The Position

Blattner is expanding its energy construction leadership into gas power generation, offering a unique opportunity to help build this new business from the ground up. This role will be instrumental in shaping the processes and standards for delivering end-to-end hybrid energy solutions, backed by a company with decades of proven success in the energy sector. The Site Manager provides leadership and manages the operational and financial aspects of construction projects, serving as the primary liaison with the client’s project management team. This role also involves identifying potential leads and assisting estimators with pricing proposals, while enforcing Best Practices, process utilization, safety, and risk management. The Site Manager is a cultural manager, ensuring the company’s fundamental values and beliefs are followed, and provides training and mentorship for all exempt supervisory personnel.

Requirements

Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
Ability to supervise and present to a large number of employees
Working knowledge of equipment and their appropriate applications
Effective Communication Skills (oral, written, listening, presentation) to effectively work with owners, vendors, employees, landowners, etc.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Project, Visio)
Excellent organizational, scheduling, planning and prioritization skills
Accounting (math and record-keeping).
Involved with and understands all disciplines of current project task.
Must re-locate to the project site for the duration of each construction project they are assigned to.
May be required to become a qualified individual in pursuit of company contract licensing.

Responsibilities

Establishing safe working conditions and safety procedures on the project.
Understanding and enforcing company, federal, and state safety regulations on site.
Monitoring and auditing the utilization of best safety practices.
Managing employee orientation, emphasis on special risks, cranes, DOT requirements, site conditions, JHA’s, holding weekly senior management meetings, meeting CATS observation goals, accident injury management, LOTO program, electrical safety program, and the corporate safety program.
Assisting the Project Manager in setting the TRIR goal for the project site and monitoring, executing, and enforcing all safety activities to achieve the set TRIR goal.
Setting the direction for the project by collaborating with Trade Supts., General Supts. and other supervision to plan and staff (hiring, promoting, disciplining, terminating) all project employees.
Communicating and collaborating with other Site Managers, Managers of Construction, and Directors in scheduling of resources (labor and equipment).
Providing formal quarterly (at a minimum) coaching feedback to Trade Superintendents, Site Safety Coordinators and Project/Field Construction Coordinators/Engineers, as well as regular informal feedback.
Preparing and identifying high potential employees for advancement by communicating performance to Project Managers, General Superintendents and Managers of Construction.
Ensuring effective coaching discussions and feedback are provided to all site supervision for developmental purposes.
Establishing and fostering continuous teambuilding.
Ensuring best practice training and mentoring efforts are utilized throughout the duration of the project for all craft labor.
Ensuring all technical training has been accomplished prior to starting Work.
Utilizing the Time-Off Tracker to rotate supervisors away from the job to help find work/life balance.
Providing forums where knowledge of lessons learned, Blattner Basics, Blattner values, Best Practices, project Quality Plan, company policies, as well as processes and practices are communicated to employees.
Acting as a public supporter of company decisions and ensuring the project is in compliance with state and federal employment regulations.
Ensuring site supervisors act professionally while interacting with internal and external individuals.
Communicating, collaborating, and negotiating with the owner regarding major project decisions.
Working diligently to develop a personal working relationship with their owner counterpart and interacting on a regular basis.
Being responsible for the construction activities that support client requirements, project schedule, safety, quality, and budget.
Proactively engaging all subcontractors, vendors, and third-party stakeholders in achieving project goals.
Coordinating teambuilding, internal trade alignment meetings, and site planning activities at project commencement.
Ensuring the Estimating Bid Captain is invited to the site to review the bid strategy and budget prepared by the Estimating team.
Mastering project costs to always know the critical activities that affect the project in a negative or positive manner.
Routinely comparing actual costs to the job estimate and informing the project manager of cost over-runs or change orders.
Meeting weekly with project supervisors (by work discipline) to coordinate materials, equipment, supplies, and subcontractors to maximize quality and production while minimizing costs.
Coordinating and holding Plan of the Day meetings to ensure all activities are done accordingly.
Facilitating and coordinating the working relationship between all supervisors and activities on a daily basis.
Conducting daily field visits to the project to offer insight.
Reading, fully understanding, and correlating the contract documents with the scope proposal to ensure the project is built within the scope of the contract (design, specifications, budget, and schedule).
Reading, fully understanding, and correlating all subcontract and material supplier documents with scope and holding subcontractor/supplier accountable for what is stated in their scope.
Ensuring the project is safe, productive, and efficient, Best Practices are utilized/communicated, and the project is technically and quality compliant.
Conducting close-out meetings with the Estimating Team at the conclusion of each phase of work.
Reviewing the Superintendent Monthly Report with the Project Manager.
Reviewing the Monthly Work Type Report with the appropriate Trade Superintendents along with the Trade Superintendent Weekly Report.
Ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of quantities and costs.
Ensuring the site management team is accurately monitoring labor hours, costs, and quantities against budget for making decisions, knowing the work, and supporting financial forecasting by the PM.
Regularly reviewing and reporting cost deviations to the Project Manager as they occur.
Collaborating with the PM for timely submittal of invoices with a goal of a positive cash flow.
Providing general oversight that the project construction activities and project engineering are in conformance with the project specifications and the project Quality Plan, Best Practices, and the Blattner Energy Quality Systems processes and practices.
Ensuring implementation and training of Quality procedures, standards, and guidelines.
Instilling the philosophy that quality is the responsibility of each individual project employee, emphasizing personal accountability for the quality of the work delivered.
Establishing and fostering an environment that is focused on quality and continuous improvement.
Supporting Quality initiatives for the betterment of their project and the organization as a whole.
Supporting economic conditions by hiring locally and attending public information meetings.
Performing additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
Attending job/career fairs to support the hiring of new employees.