CWP/IWP Planner & Material Takeoff

Black & Veatch Corporation; Hickory (NC); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Bird Electric Enterprises seeks a staff construction professional to manage CWPs and IWPs, coordinating with discipline engineers, foremen, and vendors to ensure timely, constructible planning and execution on basic projects.

You’ll assist in interpreting design information, tracking quantities, and maintaining site records, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality. This role requires hands-on field involvement and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Typically 2+ years construction or construction management and/or design experience in similar facility construction
• Preferred Skills: Working knowledge of cost control, scheduling, engineering drawings and other documents; Ability to do material takeoffs, field estimates; Communication skills; Organizational skills; Safety regulations; Dealing with Ambiguity; Problem Solving; Advanced Excel Skills

Responsibilities

• Supports planning, developing, issuing, and progress tracking of all CWPs and IWPs for the scope of work; may be responsible for planning, developing, issuing and progress tracking of all CWPs and IWPs for basic projects.
• May participate and contribute in integrated planning sessions associated with IWPs.
• Supports production of discipline specific IWPs and may produce discipline specific IWPs for basic projects.
• May produce documentation to support 'buy in' of superintendents and/or general foreman.
• May support verifying engineered quantities and coordinate Construction Contractor/craft commodity curves and Project Controls.
• Assist in research for problems or issues resolution related to design information, schedule, material deliveries, change management, safety, and quality.
• May assist the responsible Field Engineer in the interpretation of RFIs and manage the documentation flow.
• Interfaces with the Discipline Field Engineer to provide constructible responses.
• Supports development of material takeoff / bill of material for CWPs and IWPs.
• May Compile IWP turnover information returned from the field.
• Supports Verifying commodities installed and work completion status weekly (at a minimum).
• Assists Discipline Superintendent in reviewing craft timesheets/charge codes.
• Maintains a daily log for site records.
• Supports commercial recovery process; actively promote the safety culture.
• Interface with Superintendent, general foreman, foreman, craft personnel, and vendor representatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Advanced Excel

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

4 year degree preferred

Job description

Bird Electric Enterprises seeks a staff construction professional to manage CWPs and IWPs, coordinating with discipline engineers, foremen, and vendors to ensure timely, constructible planning and execution on basic projects.

You’ll assist in interpreting design information, tracking quantities, and maintaining site records, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality. This role requires hands-on field involvement and collaboration across teams.