Constructability Lead Senior - Principal

aep; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power seeks a Construction Lead to guide multi-discipline transmission and distribution projects, emphasizing safety, constructability, and efficient field execution. You will serve as a subject-matter expert, coordinating with Construction Management and cross-functional teams to align schedules, resources, and field activities.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree or ABET‑accredited Associate with 6–8 years of experience, ability to read one-line diagrams, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 6+ years in transmission/ distribution construction.
• ABET-accredited associate degree with 8+ years of field leadership in transmission works.
• High school diploma with 10+ years direct AEP/contractor line or station experience.
• Experience reading transmission schematics and coordinating safety risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead constructability planning and early project scoping to optimize sequencing and access.
• Oversee fiber optic network construction including installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Interpret splice diagrams and network schematics for proper deployment.
• Mentor and train junior personnel; collaborate with diverse teams across functions.
• Conduct site visits to substations and transmission-line sites; travel as required.
• Develop and present simplified scope of work for project teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety oversight

GIS & drawings interpretation

Analytical thinking

Site visit planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Safety or related field

ABET accredited Associate degree in electrical, construction management, safety, civil engineering technology or related field

High school diploma or GED with 10+ years of direct field experience

Tools

GIS

OTDR testing

One-line diagrams

Job description

Job Posting End Date 10-25-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

The role of a Construction Lead within one or more primary disciplines including Constructability, Construction Planning, Transmission Lines, Substations, Distribution, Fiber Communications, or Tower Communications is to provide leadership and field oversight to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality construction execution, with a strong emphasis on identifying and addressing safety risks. This position serves as the subject matter expert and primary liaison between Construction Management and cross-functional partners, supporting project planning, coordination, and execution while ensuring alignment across stakeholders, schedules, and field activities.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

Constructability

Focuses on integrating construction methodology into early project development through the creation and standardization of Constructability Scoping Reports.

Requires the ability to evaluate projects at a conceptual level and define optimal construction approaches prior to detailed design.

Involves leading cross-functional scoping efforts to align construction sequencing, access, and execution strategy early in the project lifecycle.

Includes use of GIS, drawings, and other tools to help provide a construction sequence, identify access constraints, and evaluate outage coordination, material flow, and logistical risks.

Emphasizes incorporation of site conditions, constructability challenges, and execution constraints into standardized scoping deliverables.

Requires experience supporting continuous improvement efforts, including lessons learned integration, contractor feedback incorporation, and refinement of constructability practices to improve planning consistency, efficiency, and execution readiness.

Fiber Communications

Centers on fiber optic network construction, including aerial and underground cable installation, splicing, testing, and system commissioning.

Requires understanding of fiber optic cable systems, routing methods, and network configurations supporting utility communication infrastructure.

Includes interpretation of fiber-specific documentation such as splice diagrams, fiber assignment records, and communication network schematics, along with familiarity in testing practices including OTDR validation and signal performance verification.

Involves installation methods unique to fiber deployment, including cable pulling, blowing, aerial placement, splice enclosure installation, and fiber termination.

Emphasizes coordination of communication system integration to maintain network continuity and operational functionality.

Other Requirements

Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and train junior personnel.

Must be a team player, inquisitive, analytical, and be able to interact with and maintain working relationships with diverse teams.

Ability to read and interpret one-line station diagrams and transmission line switching diagrams and anticipate proper clearance points and zones of protection.

Aptitude to understand and interpret conceptual scopes of work and visualize the safest and most effective method of construction and identify potential risks and hazards to be removed.

Capacity to lead in understanding, developing, and clearly presenting complicated construction sequencing to the project team.

Must have strong computer skills and be able to grasp and use new technologies as they become available.

Strong analytical skills are needed to visualize a conceptual project and how it will be built, able to visualize and plan for potential risks associated with the construction or proposed facilities.

Being able to conduct substation and transmission line site visits. Driving a vehicle long distance to conduct site visits.

Avid concentration levels. Decision making and collaborative skills in stressful situations.

What You Will Need :

Construction Lead Senior

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Safety or related field and six (6) years' experience of overseeing/directing transmission and distribution station construction and/or transmission line construction work.

OR

ABET accredited Associate degree in electrical, construction management, safety, civil engineering technology or related field of study and eight (8) years' experience in overseeing/directing transmission and distribution station construction and/or transmission line construction work

OR

High school diploma or GED with a minimum of ten (10) years of direct experience as an AEP/contractor line or station field employee or Construction Rep.

Work Experience

Related experience is defined as involvement with transmission overseeing/directing transmission and distribution station construction and/or transmission line construction work. A thorough knowledge of the transmission system, from a design and operation perspective. AND experience within transmission engineering, and/or constr