Construction Manager Senior - Electrical
Wood PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for a talented Snr Construction Manager to join the Construction group in our Albany, GA office. The position is expected to be primarily site-based supporting our client's projects. This is an Owner's-Representative role, wherein Wood's client is the Developer / Owner of the project and our role is to represent the Owner on-site, managing the Construction and Design Contractor(s) on a daily basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with clients, partners, and local labor
• Responsible for monitoring of construction quality to ensure that all work is installed in accordance with the plans, specifications, QA/QC requirements, code requirements, contract requirements, statutory and regulatory requirements and good construction practices. Ensure site quality verification inspections are performed properly.
• Review of QA/QC documentation associated with the facilities, including but not limited to tie-ins, start-up, and testing to ensure proper turnover to operations. Participate in final project demobilization, documentation and close-out activities.
• Manage a variety of complex issues including, but not limited to, schedule delays, subcontractor claims, Owner claims and AHJ, utility, ISO coordination.
• Understand, comply and enforce Wood standards and procedures
• Responsible for project Profit and Loss, and understanding complex financial transactions
• Ensure that project leadership is informed of any project risks, particularly with respect to impacts to project finances, schedule, or any impact to an outside party (client, AHJ, etc)
• Prioritize Wood safety culture including actions that impact the project safety record
• Responsible for ensuring project quality and compliance with engineered drawings, maintaining the project schedule, as well as construction permitting / permit compliance
• Train, develop and lead a diverse team to achieve a successful project outcome
• Responsible for communicating, tracking, and maintaining project production goals, including developing recovery strategies. Work closely and collaboratively with field leadership to achieve project goals
• Responsible for ensuring commercial and technical contract compliance, and that construction complies with all applicable local, state, and federal codes
• Maintain accurate project records including financials, as-builts, etc
• Develop and implement complex commercial negotiation strategies
• Clear understanding industrial electrical work (substations, MCCs, PLC/Drives, etc.) to manage the construction effort (estimated 75 craft folks onsite) for a 24/7 production outage

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical, Civil or other Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational teambuilding skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
• Experience preparing and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and presentation skills to convey technical information to clients and business and financial reports to management.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines

Must be US Citizen or authorized to work lawfully in the US, without sponsorship from Woo

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