Development Construction Lead

PPL Corporation; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation is seeking a Construction Lead to ensure integration of construction requirements into early design phases for transmission line and substation projects.

You will create the initial constructability assessment and CWOS, coordinating across engineering, project controls, and contractors to align with project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 2+ years, or equivalent.
• Experience with outage planning, construction planning, and electric utilities equipment.
• Strong communication and people skills for internal/external stakeholders.
• Valid PA driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and understand the scope of work for transmission line and substation projects and develop a preliminary constructability assessment and execution strategy.
• Develop a CWOS and identify any potential outage restrictions that may affect execution.
• Identify potential risks to execution and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with Siting/Permitting, Right of Way, Environmental, and Transmission & Distribution operations.
• Participate in field walk downs, design reviews, and site access/environmental reviews.
• Provide regular project status reports to leadership and ensure timely delivery.
• Safety sensitive duties may apply and on-site/remote/hybrid work arrangement can be assigned.

Skills

Outage planning

Construction planning

Organizational skills

Communication

People skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree with 4 years experience

Master's Degree with 2 years experience

Tools

CAD

Drawing markup software

Microsoft Office

Critical-path scheduling tools

Job description

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview

The Construction Lead is directly responsible for ensuring that all construction requirements and intelligence are integrated into the conceptual design throughout the development phase of a project. He / she will be responsible for performing the initial constructability review which will include the creation of the preliminary construction work outage sequence (CWOS) and site risk identification and mitigation. Must be a team player capable of working with management, project managers, engineering, project controls and contractors. Must be capable of coordinating and influencing a wide range of functional organizational leads and subject matter experts through the development phase to accomplish the goals and objectives of the organization. Must be goal oriented, action-focused, pragmatic and self-disciplined.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and understand the scope of work for transmission line and substation projects and develop a preliminary constructability assessment and execution strategy for inclusion into conceptual design.
• Develop a CWOS and identify any potential outage restrictions that may affect execution.
• Identify potential risks to execution and develop a mitigation plan to reduce or eliminate the risks.
• Work with other PPL EU functional groups such as Siting / Permitting, Right of Way, Environmental and Transmission and Distribution Operations to identify and incorporate construction requirements in the project.
• Actively participate in and coordinates field walk downs, design reviews and site access / environmental reviews.
• Provides regular project status reports to Department and Project leadership.
• Sets priorities to ensure task completion and coordinates work activities with other team members to ensure delivery dates are met.
• All positions in which driving is an essential function of the job, regardless if the job code is marked safety sensitive or not, will also be included as safety sensitive.
• May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

1. 1. Bachelor's Degree with 4 years relevant work experience; OR Master's Degree with 2 years of relevant work experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis.
2. 2. Experience with outage planning, construction planning and electric utilities equipment and processes.
3. 3. Organizational skills, communication and people skills required. The ability to communicate with internal and external customers.
4. 4. Valid PA Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management or Certified Construction Management Certificate as recognized by such organizations as the Project Management Institute or CMAA.
• Strong written, oral, presentation and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with Office, CAD and/or drawing markup software.
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership Skills.
• Working knowledge of critical-path-method scheduling tools and project budgets.