Construction Manager

Spectra Tech, Inc.; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectra Tech, Inc. is seeking a Construction Manager for nuclear projects in Richland, Washington. The CM leads field execution, interfaces with contractors and station personnel, and ensures milestones are met on schedule and within budget.

The role requires interfacing with General Superintendents, Supervisors, and craft personnel, managing radiological work, and may include a night shift during outages. The environment is a heavy industrial nuclear plant with office and field duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Project Management preferred.
• 5+ years of nuclear power plant experience.
• Experience managing outside contractors.
• Knowledge of radiological environments and safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage a construction team to ensure activities are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Communicate with leaders daily for direction and feedback.
• Present project status to internal customers, including complex technical and financial issues.
• Conduct complex analyses of construction problems and develop corrective actions.
• Balance resources and coordinate with Operations, Maintenance and other departments.
• Ensure safety, security, and cost-effectiveness in all construction activities.

Skills

Large-scale contractors

Construction planning

Nuclear project experience

Cost & scheduling

Subcontract administration

Education

Bachelors in CM/Engineering/PM

Job description

Spectra Tech, Inc. is hiring for a Construction Manager - Nuclear Projects in Richland, Washington.

The Construction Manager (CM) is a key member of the nuclear projects field implementation management team who is dedicated to ensuring the projects impacting the power block are successful, achieving project performance objectives, on-schedule, and on-budget major milestone accomplishment.

The CM interacts frequently and directly with nuclear industry contractors at the General Superintendent, Supervisor, General Foreman, and Foreman levels to help those construction leaders succeed. The CM interacts directly with contracted craft, suppliers, work order planners, Health Physics (HP), Radiation Protection (RP), and station personnel to help the Project Manager ensure success completing capital projects, testing and turning the system over to the station on schedule and on budget.

The CM must have a high level of initiative and have experience managing implementation teams that support nuclear projects.

The CM position may include back (night) shift during the outage implementation timeframe. The work environment is an active heavy industrial nuclear power plant environment and will include both office and field settings. The successful candidate will spend most of the workday interfacing with construction personnel. They will also need to traverse tight areas, climb ladders, and wear appropriate fall protection while working at heights.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage a construction team to ensure that project activities are completed for the customer safely, on schedule, within budget and at the appropriate quality level.
• Communicate with other leaders daily for management direction and feedback.
• Participate in presentations to internal customers regarding project status, including complex technical, organizational, and financial issues.
• Conduct considerably complex analysis of problems involving construction activities.
• Develop innovative alternative action strategies enabling the early achievement of milestones.
• Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities.
• Ensure that construction efficiency is optimized by providing efficient construction input and involvement in projects throughout the conceptual design phases, construction, turnover and the completion phases of each project.
• Foster a \"team concept\" when interfacing with Operations, Maintenance and other departments, attend scheduled and unscheduled meetings, provide reports, status of construction activities and identify, address, and resolve complex problems.
• Ensure that various construction teams have the capability to execute assigned scope in a safe, secure, and cost-effective manner in accordance with the cost, technical, schedule, dose, and quality baselines.
• Balance and prioritize construction resources to support successful execution.
• Represent projects on assigned teams, work with all other functions (i.e. Operations, Design, Design Authority, etc.) to safely execute project scope within all baselines.
• Ensure ongoing communication to maintain the necessary resources from \"outside\" organizations and address related concerns appropriately.
• Review project level performance for effective cost and schedule performance through reporting and project analysis.
• Ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken, and monitor and analyze project safety, cost, schedule, and quality performance.
• Communicate to the applicable project supervisor and/or manager on the baseline status, manpower needs and recommended corrective actions on a regular basis to ensure project success.
• Hold construction team members accountable for performance and compliance to policy and procedures.
• Take actions necessary to meet project quality, scope, budget, and schedule baselines.

Skills and Experience

• Managing the services of large-scale, outside contractors is required.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of construction, cost and scheduling, subcontract administration, and the ability to develop or evaluate construction strategies and techniques.
• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of project planning at the tactical level would be ideal, along with knowledge of operations, maintenance, project start-up, construction management and construction subcontracts.
• Experience executing work in radiological areas (nuclear) with a history of executing and planning work in radiological environments.
• Ability to manage complex, high-risk, large-scale projects.
• Experience in commercial nuclear power plant system(s) replacements/upgrades.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Project Management preferred.
• Must have 5+ years of nuclear power plant experience.

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Spectra Tech, Inc. is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. We are also an E-verify employer.