K&A Engineering Consulting – White Plains, NY is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting.
We strongly believe in building long lasting relationships with our clients and our employees. We love what we do, and our goal is to have the happiest clients and employees in the industry. We deliver a reliable and innovative range of services for dozens of projects around the country. The company’s team members are passionate about engineering, infrastructure, and design, and understand our clients’ business needs and objectives.
Job Overview:
Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking experienced Field Construction Managers to join our Electric Operation teams in Filmore/Elmira and Hornell, New York. The FCM, led by the Project Manager and Construction Manager coordinates, manages, and supervises all construction and on-site electromechanical tasks, as well as the civil work. The FCM coordinates the schedule with the Project Manager and Construction Manager with regard to the required site progress, the resources required and their mobilization and demobilization in time, and the corrective measures necessary in order to accomplish the work as far as safety, quality, schedule, and cost.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Field Support to Fix Problems – Being Proactive
- Make notifications to open and close daily work. Check the perimeter of the substation/ROW at the beginning and end of the shift. Call Energy Control Center & Security Operation Center in case of anomalies.
- Must do Reporting – Weekly Report, Monthly Reports, site weekly minutes of meetings.
- Monitor Schedule - Look Ahead vs. PM
- Must attend the contractor’s safety, environment, and Quality meetings; provide a tip in the onsite meeting.
- Keep on-site and update the H&S, Environment, and Quality project binder.
- FCM must be organized, must document everything to provide a good paper trail
- Work in the preparation of the Final File.
- Must review contractor invoices and schedules.
- Conduct weekly project progress meetings. Request the contractor a two-week look-ahead schedule at each weekly meeting.
- Must be always On-site whenever work is being performed (make the frequent observation of contractor’s activities and adherence to M&PT when in public ROW).
- Coordinate Material delivery between the Customer’s Stockroom, and Contractor.
- Inspect all project related construction material for damage and completeness for the project execution
- Inspect work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications, quality and adherence to construction schedules.
- Facilitate resolving construction problems, discrepancies, procedures, and methods by working with engineering personnel, inspectors, contractors, and suppliers. Must have strong communications skills.
- Minimize Change Orders. Support Project Manager Services to review any requested Change Orders/Notices or other claims submitted by Construction Contractors which relate to additional payments, schedule adjustments or other modifications to the
- Project, and make such recommendations to the utility regarding the legitimacy of such claims and review the Construction Contractor’s proposed mitigation.
- Review and understand the project Documentation and any related documentation and provide input to enhance the constructability of the project, taking into account schedule, cost, and quality considerations.
- Must be able and willing to be trained in E-STAR/CONVEX (switching and tagging) trained.
- Initiate transmission outage requests for project work through E-STAR and/or CONVEX
- Maintain a project change order and correspondence log
- Maintain daily on-site as-built project plans (on-site must match contractors working copy)
- Continuously communicate (written and verbally) with the associated PM
- Coordinate as necessary with all local and state municipalities throughout project execution
- Ensure all CIP/NERC requirements are maintained throughout the project execution
Safety
- Assist with Review and concurrence of HASP from each contractor.
- Attend or carry out daily brief prior to starting work. Participate in the process. Identify any opportunities for improvement and provide feedback to the originator. Get a copy of the contractor's daily brief.
- Provide Safety Orientation to the workers and to ensure the test is filled.
- Daily safety supervision of the activities and at least to carry out a weekly written inspection. Report safety inspections to PM.
- Propose Corrective Action reports and Preventive Action reports (CAR/PAR) to the SHEQ manager and collaborate in the implementation.
Environment
- Review the project Environmental Management Plan and provide improvements.
- Daily Environmental supervision of the activities and at least to carry out a weekly written inspection.
- Provide to the contractor, SHEQ and PM the Environmental inspections
- Ensure that any Environmental incident is reported and investigated
- Propose CAR/PAR to the SHEQ manager and collaborate in the implementation.
- Immediately notify the customer’s PM of any regulatory inspector (i.e. NYSDEC, Maine DEP, EPA, FWS, CT DEEP, etc.) appearing onsite and any external communications from external parties.
Quality
- Assist with Review and Concurrence of Inspection Test Plan from each contractor. Shall be filled out as soon as the task is completed.
- Ensure that the ITP and deliverables are filled in the Contractor binder. The contractor MUST keep on-site all the records organized.
- Ensure that there are on-site IFC drawings (with list of drawings) updated and with the transmittals. o Review the drawings and look ahead for mistakes
- Follow the red mark-ups and to collect all red marks in the FCM drawings hard copy. o Responsible for red mark-ups and ensuring all contractors have the current revision of drawings – Below Grade, Above Grade, and Testing and Commissioning.
- Control properly the Project Request for Information, Design Change Notification, Proposal of Design Modification, Field Change Notification, Notice of Design Modification. Ensure that the RFI are answered, and the design changes are followed. FCM Cannot Approve DCN’s or FCN’s but is responsible for tracking, validation and execution of the approval
- Collect all the project’s permits requirements ensuring their compliance. Coordinate the permit inspections
- Verify equipment testing performed by the contractor.
- Verification of as-built data prior to submittal to Customer.
- Propose NC to the PM and SHEQ. Follow the NC opened and document their closure.
- Review the contractor material submittal and send to the PM and Engineering for approval.
- Verify material receipts and note any discrepancies on packing slips. Storage material received according to manufacture instructions.
- Upload and assist with Document Control & Quality in Project Wise
- Carry out a Weekly quality inspection.
- Conduct pre and post energization inspections
- Verify all SAP data forms are filled out by the contractor as the equipment is being removed or installed.
- Project, and make such recommendations to the utility regarding the legitimacy of such claims and review the Construction Contractor’s proposed mitigation.
- Must be able and willing to be trained in E-STAR/CONVEX (switching and tagging) trained.
- Initiate transmission outage requests for project work through E-STAR and/or CONVEX
- Ensure all CIP/NERC requirements are maintained throughout the project execution.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent education with 7 years relevant experience required.
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive related electric utility industry experience.
- Five (5) years' experience in a supervisory capacity preferred
- Applicants should have the knowledge, experience, and skills needed to review project plans, specifications, contract enforcement, and applicable technical standards, OSHA, and other regulatory statutes.
- Ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings and convey interpretations to contractors
- Extensive knowledge of electric utility industry materials and equipment is a must.
- Able to assess the health of Utility assets and equipment as they relate to the utility inspection program.
- Good working knowledge through actual use of MS Office products including Excel, Access, Word and MS Project.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Must have current US Work authorization and valid US Driver License in good standing
- Must be willing to travel to construction sites on a day-to-day basis, attend meetings
- Must be a resident of New York