Hybrid Principal Construction Manager

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Principal Construction Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $140,000 - $238,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, American Canyon, United States

About the role

• Construction Manager overseeing construction and improvement projects in the gas transmission system at PG&E. Responsible for project feasibility, coordination, and compliance with company standards.

Responsibilities

• Works autonomously, applying extensive unique subject matter expertise to solve unique and complex problems, anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions on projects in multiple disciplines such as civil, electrical, process instrumentation and pipeline construction management.
• Works with senior management to support strategic planning and decision making.
• Manages major cross-functional projects and initiatives. Acts as a thought leader; applying extensive and unique subject matter expertise in the development of strategy and resolution.
• Establishes and maintains complete and accurate portfolio of T&D Electric construction projects. Partners with sourcing and contracts group to ensure contracts and records are in compliance.
• Maintains relationships with all management level staff to ensure accurate T&D Electric construction project details are communicated to Regional Construction Directors (RCD’s) and other stakeholders ensuring all construction management services are provided timely.
• Ensures Electric T&D construction job estimates are prepared in accordance with company standards and job estimates accurately reflect the CM & inspection resources required to perform the work.
• Attends meetings and represents the M&C organization effectively to internal and external stakeholders. Attends and conducts project bid walks and construction site meetings as necessary.
• Provides constructability reviews, cost development, resource loading, coordinates schedules including establishment and updates of accurate milestone dates during the pre-construction/design phase of projects when needed.
• Attends job scope walk downs, leads job scope discussions and attends 30/60/95 day design reviews by Engineering to provide constructability input. Leads formal job walk downs with Project Managers and/or Electric Supervisors to review the IFC (Issued For Construction) drawings and discuss schedule and target dates.
• Monitors construction activities and ensures construction operations meet the program’s safety, quality, cost and schedule goals. Utilizes workload management database, updates any assigned projects, reviews workload analysis reports for action and manages full planning team process from inception via request for contract.
• Communicates any engineering and design issues with Project Coordination and Engineering, Requests a PG&E Construction Manager to perform site verification of content of test data and other as-built documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Provides mentoring to all other level employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10 years or more of experience in the field of Industrial engineering or Construction
• 15 years working experience in the field of Industrial Engineering or Construction.
• 10 years as a construction superintendent in heavy civil, industrial or Electric T&D construction managing projects with a value or $10M or greater combined with 15 years or greater in a construction trade.
• Working Knowledge Primavera P6, Unifier, Primavera Contracts Manager, Prolog or similar.
• Demonstrated abilities in Cost accounting / Inspection / Contract administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge in Electric T&D Construction.
• Ability to perform cost and project scheduling.
• Expert knowledge of Electric T&D construction projects in all disciplines: civil, OH/UG construction.
• Familiarity with the processes and orientation of construction contracting firms.
• Strong project and people management skills.
• Ability to understand, interpret and communicate civil/electrical work procedures, process instrumentation, work methods, standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Demonstrates skill in achieving cooperation from others in order to achieve a goal.
• Ability to lead teams to perform effectively under deadlines and in emergency situations.
• Expert Knowledge of California and Federal regulatory requirements such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and CPUC.