Construction Representative, Sr. jobs in Petersburg, VA

Job#: 2024110

Job Description:

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider and our staffing practice has an opening for a Sr. Construction Project Manager to place at our client, in Boydton, VA on a hybrid basis.

**If you are interested, please email your most up to date resume to David Zaragoza at **

Job Title: Sr. Construction Project Manager

Client: Multinational technology corporation - supporting an electric utility company.

Contract: 6-month initial contract with a high likelihood of extensions up to 18-months.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm EST. (40 hours per week on average)

Location: Boydton, VA

• The first 8-9 months of this project is expected to be 100% remote.
• After the initial 8-9 months of the project, you will be expected to sit onsite in Boydton, VA with 1 trip to northern Virginia per month.

Main duties: This is an individual contributor role where you will be managing project teams.

• Develop, maintain, and manage program requirements, plans, timeline, issues, risks, and, challenges.
• Support Managers to drive a program or projects.
• Work closely with program/process owners, stakeholders, and business partners to identify business change and drive the consensus necessary to adopt a manageable change strategy.
• Manage programs and projects involving multiple parties/organizations with conflicting agendas and business priorities.
• Lead cross-organization project teams towards targeted and scheduled outcomes.
• Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress.

• Surrounding team & key projects - Managing construction tented sites across North America
• Typical task breakdown and rhythm - 50% meetings: different stakeholders, educate people on the new initiative, resolving any issues that come up, collaborating 50% heads down building docs to support those efforts.
• Interaction level with team - weekly team meetings, high level of interaction, project meetings: stand-up status meetings, meeting with sponsor at least once a week

Experience requirements:

• Substation & Transmission experience - 5 years
• Construction Management experience (Data center capacity) - 10 years
• Project Management & Process Efficiency experience - 5 years

Degrees or certifications required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or 10 years' experience in substation design and/or delivery.
• Candidates must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams of engineers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to large datacenter environments.
• Electrical Engineer / Professional Engineer is a plus.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.