Construction Manager - T&D

Qualus; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Construction Manager to oversee field-based constructability and feasibility for transmission and substation projects in Hartford, Connecticut. This role includes managing contractor crews, ensuring safety standards, and validating site conditions.

The ideal candidate has 5-10 years of experience and thorough knowledge of electric operations, construction regulations, and project management skills. Qualus offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, 401(k) match, and more.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of company work, environmental, and safety practices.
• In-depth knowledge of electric transmission and substation construction standards.
• Proximity to Hartford Connecticut area.

Responsibilities

• Manage and inspect the activities of electric contractor crews.
• Conduct constructability and site-feasibility reviews.
• Oversee safety and compliance during construction.

Skills

Construction standards knowledge

Field inspection skills

Project management

Knowledge of OSHA regulations

Education

5-10 years experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

AS8

Mobile Maps

Atlas

Job description

Position Overview

Power your future with Qualus in our Program Management department as a Construction Manager. The Construction Manager provides field‑based constructability and feasibility insight during the development of transmission and substation capital projects. The role supports early assessments, ensuring that design and planning efforts incorporate field conditions and requirements necessary for future construction.

The Construction Manager is responsible for ensuring that constructability meets Qualus and our client expectations of quality for each assigned project, to ensure compliance within required construction codes, local jurisdictional requirements, budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role coordinate and oversee safety and quality for transmission, substation or distribution line projects in and around the Connecticut & Western Massachussets area.

Responsibilities

• Aggressively manages and inspects the day-to-day activities of multiple electric contractor crews, for transmission, substation or distribution line project work.
• Conduct constructability and site‑feasibility reviews during project development for identified shelf projects.
• Validate access, workspace, and site conditions
• Provide input on anticipated construction constraints and risks to engineering and project management to support project development.
• Support outage‑feasibility planning during early development
• Review preliminary designs and material plans for field practicality
• Facilitates the installation of electric infrastructure and ensures that all safety standards, company construction standards, company specifications and governmental regulations are met.
• Manages work to ensure that all performance objectives for cycle time and cost are on target.
• Oversees and directs contractors performing electric cable installations and electric cut‑ins.
• Makes the proper notification to all federal, state and local agencies before, during and after construction as required.
• Prior to commencement of construction, coordinates with customer(s) at the jobsite to determine specific customer requirements, construction sequencing and provides site readiness verification.
• Maintains frequent and regular contact with contractor supervision regarding job performance and documents results appropriately.
• Knowledgeable about distribution contracts.
• Ensures that the terms and conditions of the contract and technical specifications are met.
• Verifies key unit quantities.
• Makes the necessary field decisions regarding job changes and communicates them as necessary to the Supervisor and Program or Project Manager; documents all job changes to ensure compliance and ensures the updates get documented in the appropriate information technology systems.
• Schedules and coordinates all required electric system outages. Performs weekly safety audits of crews and documents performance in the Asset Suite Safety Audit/Observation Tool.
• Coordinates permit and work‑with requirements with third party utilities and permit agencies.
• Reviews and approves all documents submitted by the contractor verifying the accuracy and completeness of the documentation.
• Regularly communicates job status to the appropriate parties to facilitate scheduling commitments.
• Maintains customer coordination during construction phase and conducts job walk‑down with customer and contractor at job completion.
• Performs storm duty assignments as needed.
• Reports to service center, jobsite, or remote location

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of company work, environmental, and safety practices, including a working knowledge of electric operations
• 5-10 years experience
• In-depth knowledge of materials, construction standards, regulations (OSHA), and safety requirements for electric transmission and substation construction.
• Thorough knowledge of PC and job/work management applications including AS8, Atlas, Mobile Maps & MS Office Suite.
• Proximity to the Hartford Connecticut area

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure‑play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,800 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

EEO

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.