Construction Representative - Hydroelectric & Heavy Civil Projects

Westinghouse Electric Company; Norwell (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC's WECTEC Staffing Services seeks a Field-based Construction Representative to support hydroelectric and heavy civil projects across Colorado. As the owner's onsite representative, you will ensure safety, quality, schedule, and contract compliance.

You will coordinate with project management, engineers, safety professionals, and contractors, review plans, inspect sites, and maintain detailed daily reports while upholding OSHA and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction supervision, management, field engineering, or owner's representative experience.
• Experience supporting heavy civil, infrastructure, industrial, mining, hydroelectric, dam, bridge, tunnel, or underground construction projects.
• Knowledge of construction methods, safety requirements, and contractor oversight.
• Read and interpret construction drawings, engineering plans, specifications, contract documents.
• Experience performing field inspections and documenting project activities.

Responsibilities

• Be the owner's onsite representative for hydroelectric and heavy civil construction projects.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with project plans, specifications, permits, contracts, and safety requirements.
• Review daily work plans, construction schedules, and field activities.
• Conduct site inspections to verify skillfulness, quality standards, and contract compliance.
• Identify construction, quality, safety, and schedule concerns and communicate findings to project leadership.
• Provide oversight of concrete, excavation, underground, dam, tunnel, and heavy civil construction activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, safety professionals, operations personnel, and contractors.
• Maintain detailed project documentation and prepare daily construction reports.
• Participate in construction meetings, safety briefings, planning sessions, and team member discussions.
• Ensure work is performed following OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, and applicable project standards.

Skills

Construction supervision

Field engineering

Owner's representative

Safety compliance

Documentation

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

Field-based across multiple Colorado hydro sites.

We are looking for an experienced Construction Representative / Owner's Representative to support a portfolio of hydroelectric and heavy civil construction projects throughout Colorado. You will be the owner's field representative, providing oversight of construction activities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, schedule, environmental, and contract requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure projects. These projects involve dams, tunnels, hydroelectric facilities, underground construction, and heavy civil improvements. You will partner with project management, engineering, operations, safety, and contractor teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the owner's onsite representative for hydroelectric and heavy civil construction projects.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with project plans, specifications, permits, contracts, and safety requirements.
• Review daily work plans, construction schedules, and field activities.
• Conduct site inspections to verify skillfulness, quality standards, and contract compliance.
• Identify construction, quality, safety, and schedule concerns and communicate findings to project leadership.
• Provide oversight of concrete, excavation, underground, dam, tunnel, and heavy civil construction activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, safety professionals, operations personnel, and contractors.
• Maintain detailed project documentation and prepare daily construction reports.
• Participate in construction meetings, safety briefings, planning sessions, and team member discussions.
• Ensure work is performed following OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, and applicable project standards.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of construction supervision, construction management, field engineering, or owner's representative experience.
• Experience supporting heavy civil, infrastructure, industrial, mining, hydroelectric, dam, bridge, tunnel, or underground construction projects.
• Knowledge of construction methods, safety requirements, and contractor oversight.
• Read and interpret:
  • Construction drawings
  • Engineering plans
  • Specifications
  • Contract documents
• Experience performing field inspections and documenting project activities.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $60.00/hour to $66.00/hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities