Senior, Construction Manager (Flexible location)

Requisition ID # 168242 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Santa Rosa

Position Summary

The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for construction and improvement projects in the electric system. The Construction Manager identifies contract-worthy projects, consults on project feasibility and site details, coordinates with construction crews, oversees project inspectors, and performs construction oversight on a project-specific basis. The incumbent may also prepare job packages and construction estimates, conduct job walks, and meet with bidders, contractors, and governing agencies. The Senior Construction Manager ensures projects are completed per company standards, engineering design, regulatory guidelines, permits, and schedule.

• This position is hybrid. You will work from your remote office and your assigned location based on business needs. The headquarters location is flexible within the PG&E service territory.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company, in good faith, believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $102,000
Bay Area Maximum: $162,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $97,000
California Maximum: $154,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

•    Applies advanced knowledge of professional and technical concepts to projects in multiple disciplines, such as civil, electrical, process instrumentation, and pipeline construction management.
•    Attends job scope walk downs w/PG&E
•    Engineers and Project Managers, leads job scope discussions with Gas Operation Supervisors, conducts preliminary job site visits, and solicits input on the constructability and contractibility of proposed projects.
•    Interprets, designs, and writes work-specific scope documentation and contributes to the decision-making process of project managers and M&C supervisors related to contract work.
•    Review RFPs to confirm that the financial data submitted by the contractor matches the job scope.
•    Attends and leads formal job walk-downs and 30/60/90 design reviews by Engineering with Project Managers and Gas Operation Supervisors to review the IFC (Issued For Construction) drawings and discuss scope, schedule, and target dates.
•    Compiles internal drawings and relevant data for the RFP and contract processes.
•    Addresses all communication with contractors. Conducts meetings at the job site, allowing contractors to review the design and ask questions.
•    Utilizes workload management database and updates assigned projects. Assist career-level employees with system usage and begin reviewing workload analysis reports.
•    Ensures contractors follow their approved site-specific safety plans. Enforces project environmental/land permit conditions and all safety regulations. Performs as Incident Commander and Lead PG&E Representative in the field.
•    Assists in the pre-construction project cycle, accompanies the team on project walks and offers constructability reports when tasked. Coordinates construction project kick-off meetings, PG&E procured material deliveries and meets with governing agencies/ municipalities to manage and enlist compliance with permitting regulations.
•    Ensures accurate documentation of contractor billing, manages change orders, and closes out project field records.
•    Leads weekly construction and progress meetings and publishes meeting notes with field records on a project basis. Maintains a positive relationship with construction superintendents and project managers, updating them as part of the project construction team.
•    On a limited basis and as designated, mentoring is provided to associate and career-level employees.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Five years of experience in the field of Industrial engineering or Construction.
• Ability to travel up to 50 percent of working time

Desired:

•    Seven years of working experience in Industrial Engineering or Construction.
•    Demonstrated abilities in cost accounting, contract administration, and project scheduling.
•    Demonstrated abilities in project inspection and quality control.