Senior Construction Specialist - CONST Facilities North Region

Overview

Responsibilities

• Ensure Safety & Compliance: Follow all company and regulatory policies to prevent injury or illness to employees, contractors, and the public.
• Environmental Responsibility: Perform work to the highest environmental standards, ensuring compliance with environmental protection and control policies.
• Engineering Package Participation: Engage in project scoping, field walks, and review of engineering documents to ensure construction accuracy and feasibility.
• Construction Planning Support: Identify EH&S requirements, permits, long-lead items, and coordinate with inspectors for surveys and testing.
• Bid & Contract Management: Develop bid packages, manage requisitions, conduct field walks, and facilitate pre-award meetings and document turnover.
• Project Cost & Schedule Oversight: Track forecasts vs actuals, manage cash flow, review estimates, and support cost management and accruals.
• Field Coordination & Oversight: Conduct field visits, verify labor reports, coordinate with agencies, and attend critical meetings with stakeholders.
• Career Development: Actively manage personal career development, seek and apply feedback on performance, and adhere to and support established budgeting, planning, and safety protocols within daily work and projects.
• Communication & Reporting: Maintain communication with senior management, support reporting of project activities, and assist with audits and presentations.
• Commitment to Core Values: Promote a culture of safety, diversity, operational excellence, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years field construction, construction management, project management or site superintendent experience or
• Associate's Degree and 6 years field construction, construction management, project management or site superintendent experience or
• High School Diploma/GED and 8 years field construction, construction management, project management or site superintendent experience.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences or Construction Management or Business Management and 3 years field construction, construction management, project management or site superintendent experience.

• Minimum construction work experience in various fields such as civil, electrical, gas, steam, HVAC, fire detection, remediation, etc., Preferred
• Extensive knowledge, strong background and subject matter expertise in Construction Management, Preferred
• Experience in the review and implementation of contract specifications, drawings, scheduling, and planning, Preferred
• Experience and working knowledge of construction specifications and procedures, Preferred
• Knowledge/experience with environmental work, asbestos, lead, PCB's, soil remediation, etc, Preferred
• Working knowledge of Construction operations software applications, Preferred
• Experience as a supervisor or manager, Preferred

• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines
• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to lead/manage others
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.
• Effective interpersonal skills

• Driver's License Required

• Ability to respond to system emergencies
• Able to work in all weather conditions, i.e. excessive heat and/or cold
• Ability to work in inclement weather and adverse conditions (i.e., excessive heat, cold, noise, confined spaces)
• Ability to travel to company locations to work on storm restoration and heat contingencies
• Wear necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), i.e. fire-retardant clothing and safety harnesses
• Use personal vehicle(s), and be able to transport, store, and secure company laptops and other job-related equipment in vehicle. Acknowledge that reimbursement for use of personal vehicle is available through the company mileage procedure

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.