Sr. Field Construction Supervisor (2831)

LED FastStart•Baton Rouge, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Field Supervisor will report to the Utility Construction Manager and will be engaged in the project during the construction phase of Construction Projects for substations and transmission lines through final commissioning and closeout phases. Project scopes vary as will the roles of a Construction Field Supervisor for each project.

Requirements

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

Responsibilities

Participate as a member of project teams to assist others in the development of project scope, project cost estimate, project schedule
Participate on site field / scope visits
Assist others in developing schedule including critical paths
Assist others in developing detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities
Assist in developing construction contract bid packages; review responses and participates in vendor selection.
Attend pre-bid meeting with contractors
Participate in design constructability reviews
Participate in developing a detailed construction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, and construction resource requirements
Ensure that contractors are in compliance with Utility Company mandated safety training
Coordinate with survey and soil boring crews as needed
Ensure all necessary permits from ROW and or Environmental groups are in place prior to the start of construction
Participate in Contractors Pre Construction/Safety Kickoff meeting to outline what is expected of contractor
Ensure contractor inventories all material delivered to site.
Work with contract design engineers when deficiencies are noted
Safety - Tailboard conference attendance/review, JSA development/review, observations/hazard analysis, monitor contract crew members to have Substation Awareness training, monitor skills abilities of contractors for task, mental and physical state, public exposure, accident/incident reporting
Monitor and report theft or illegal activity
Ensure contractor activities do not compromise system reliability
Ensure expected quality is achieved by contractor in field
Ensure project work is maintainable by the Utility Grid Operations at end of project
Ensure project work does not hamper the Grid Operations maintainability of existing equipment at site
Protect the Utility position in relation to environmental issues
Coordinate with Environmental Contractors on the sampling and removal of oil from devices taken out of service
Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on any environmental concern and/or clean-up activities due to spills of any type
Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on all Storm water Management activities
Ensure that SWMPP (substation work management project plan) is in installed and maintained as designed
Ensure that SPCC (Spill Prevention Controls & Countermeasures) are in effect and maintained properly.
Identifies and addresses all project safety hazards and environmental concerns.
Responsible for monitoring and routine reporting on project construction schedule and cost
Perform quality assurance checks during construction
Ensure that SWMS (substation work management system)/Asset Data forms, and corresponding photos are completed for all equipment being installed and/or removed
Monitor schedule and progress versus requested in service date
Ensure contractor returns excess material to stores and that it is credited to the job. - "Follow the Material Return Process"
Work with investment recovery in the salvage of conductor. - "Follow the Investment Recovery Process"
Be with the construction crew first thing in the morning to kick off the work day
Ensure the Safety of self, public and all team members
Proactively identify and address safety issues and provide input to mitigate the hazard
Assist in crews JSA and Tailboards
Discuss work activity for the day
Discuss any material issues
Be Environmental Steward
Ensure permit requirements are adhered to while performing work
Provide input to scopes, estimates, schedules, constructability meetings