Field Construction Project Manager - Substation

Qualus; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability (short/long-term)

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Field Construction Project Manager for our Construction Department. The role focuses on ensuring constructability aligns with client expectations, regulatory compliance, budget, scheduling, and safety goals on electric utility substation projects.

You will coordinate with EPC contractors, site teams, and client representatives to deliver projects safely and on time, reporting daily to weekly and monthly progress while navigating NERC/FERC requirements.

Qualifications

• Technical school and/or bachelor's degree.
• 7 to 10 years of experience with electric utility substation construction projects.
• Knowledge of NERC and FERC compliance regulations.
• Ability and willingness to perform regular field work indoors and outdoors.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, business acumen, and management ability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to document critical reports under PM direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English due to safety materials and client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Site contact for EPC Contractor, landowners, subcontractors and related activities.
• Monitor EPC contractor safety performance.
• Direct the CM staff to manage Construction Management Services (CMS).
• Assist in site review of contractor components and owner supplied equipment.
• Support Owner in EPC contractor milestone compliance review.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports as required.
• Coordinate with EPC contractor representative for clear timely communication of issues.
• Review schedule extensions, weather delays, recovery plans and baselines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

English communication

Project coordination

Education

Technical school or bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Power your future with Qualus in our Construction Department as a Field Construction Project Manager. The Field Construction Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that constructability meets Qualus and our client expectations for the quality of each assigned project, compliance within required construction codes, local jurisdictional requirements, budgetary, scheduling, and safety goals. Employees in this role must have electric substation project experience, and they must have experience coordinating and managing construction work performed by contractors at the project site on behalf of our client. This position reports directly to the Project's PM and requires full integration and alignment with the client's representative.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Site point-of-contact for EPC Contractor, landowners, Subcontractors, and all other Projects Site related activities.
• Monitor EPC contractor's safety performance.
• Direct the CM staff to effectively manage the Construction Management Services (CMS).
• Assist in site review of contractor provided components and acknowledge receipt of Owner supplied equipment.
• Support Owner in reviewing EPC contractor's compliance with key Project milestones.
• Provide Daily report by the next working day.
• Provide Weekly report for the following week.
• Provide Monthly report by the end of the first week of the following month.
• Coordinate with EPC Contractor representative to ensure clear and timely communication of issues or changes.
• Review of EPC Contractors schedule extensions, weather delays, recovery plans, and re-baselines with evaluation review to Owner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical school and/or bachelor's degree.
• 7 to 10 years of experience with electric utility substation construction projects.
• Knowledge of NERC and FERC compliance regulations.
• Ability and willingness to assist in performing regular field work both indoors and outdoors.
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, business acumen, management ability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Ability to document critical reports under the direction of PM.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Valid Driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (inclusive of reading and writing) due to the nature of safety-related materials, documentation, and interactions with clients.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, Retirement Savings Plans (including employer matching where applicable), Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Company Holidays. Benefits offerings may vary based on position, work location, and eligibility requirements.

The compensation range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable laws and market practices. The final base salary offered may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, internal equity, performance, and business needs. Compensation ranges are subject to change at the Company's discretion and as permitted by applicable law.

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, energy efficiency 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 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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