Construction Site Coordinator - Construction Services Team

Welty Energy; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services firm is seeking a Construction Site Coordinator to oversee electrical substation and distribution projects. This role requires 8 or more years of construction site management experience, strong project management skills, and proficiency in tools like Primavera or MS Project. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and a willingness to travel. This position is crucial for ensuring efficient project execution and maintaining safety standards in Pennsylvania's electrical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of construction site management and electric utility-specific field experience.
• Strong project management and construction management skills.
• Experience with project management tools like Primavera or MS Project is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise pre‑construction, construction, and post‑construction activities.
• Monitor contractor work to ensure adherence to deadlines and standards.
• Prepare project‑specific reports to management.
• Act as a liaison between contractor field crews and Project Manager.

Job description

Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty, is a professional services company specializing in program and project management, transmission line engineering, substation engineering and construction oversight on transmission, substation and distribution projects ranging in voltages from 4 kV to 765 kV.

Headquartered in Akron, OH, and working nationally, Welty Energy currently manages approximately $500 million in construction projects for electric utilities in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S.

Welty Energy is looking to add Construction Site Coordinator to our team! The Construction Site Coordinator coordinates and supervises pre‑construction, construction and post‑construction activities for electrical substation and distribution projects.

This position is based in or around Harrisburg or Philadelphia, PA area or ability to travel to easily to these locations.

As a Construction Site Coordinator, You May

• Participate with Project Managers in packaging instructions to bidders, specifications or design drawings and coordination with others.
• Participate in construction pre‑bid meetings and site visits, assist in responding to contractor questions arising out of bid meetings and in the evaluation of contractor bids.
• Monitor and oversee contractor work to ensure projects are meeting scheduled deadlines, construction standards, safety requirements and other contract criteria.
• Facilitate equipment and material procurement, staging, and monitoring for contractor use.
• Acknowledge receipt of materials for projects and ensure materials received are the same materials called for by design professionals.
• Inspect work performed by contractors against design and construction standards.
• Prepare project‑specific reports to management.
• Act as the initial point of contact and liaison between contractor field crews and Project Manager.
• Document project site meetings with contractors that address issues such as safety, performance, quality control, or adherence to construction schedules.
• Initiate and maintain daily logs, documenting contractor identification, contractor headcount, site‑specific weather information, changes to work scopes, and other project data and information.
• Coordinate local switching orders and contractor requested outages.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing contractors’ documents supporting request for payment and/or change orders.
• Verify critical contractor field testing.
• Coordinate contractor and electric utility project acceptance testing and checkout prior to final project release for service.
• Inspect circuits prior to energizing or re‑energizing (this will be collaborative with contractor and client representative).
• Maintain a list of all items needing contractor modification/work/change (punch list) prior to final acceptance.
• Ensure that “as‑built” drawings are prepared and submitted by contractor and received by Operating Companies and Engineering.
• Participate in contractor evaluation, project review meetings and meetings concerning “lessons learned”. Provide feedback to Engineering, design professionals, and asset management on contractor costs for estimating future projects.

What We Require

• Strong project management and construction management skills are required with a demonstrated ability to develop, manage and control multiple tasks.
• 8 or more years of construction site management and electric utility‑specific (substation and distribution) field experience.
• Experience with a project management and construction management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, etc. with related Scheduling/Resource Planning expertise a plus.
• Detailed Project Controls experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel to assigned project locations throughout the service territory.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

See our Culture video here to learn more about what makes Welty Energy such a great place to work for!

Important Notice To US Applicants

Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty Building Company, LLC., is an at‑will employer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.