Senior Construction Advisor, Electrical Transmission

Service Electric Company; Dunbar (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Electric Company is seeking a Construction Advisor to enhance constructability and execution readiness on large electrical transmission and distribution projects. You will collaborate with field leadership, customer engineering, and project teams to identify risks, align designs with safe methods, and support on-time delivery per utility standards.

The role emphasizes QA/QC with field inspections, documentation, and corrective actions to ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent knowledge or skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.
• 7+ Years of progressive experience in electrical utility construction with increasing levels of field and project leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated background in electrical utility construction with direct, hands-on experience in transmission and/or distribution systems.
• Experience developing or administering a formal QA/QC program in a utility construction environment, a plus.
• Familiarity with AEP and/or Dominion Energy construction standards, specifications, and project delivery processes, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead constructability reviews for assigned work, identifying scope gaps, safety concerns, and field constraints; recommend practical adjustments to improve execution.
• Support execution planning by validating construction sequencing, crew approach, equipment needs, and work packages; highlight critical-path constraints and mitigation actions.
• Evaluate resource and equipment plans (crews, specialty tools, cranes, access equipment) to ensure alignment with selected means and methods, site conditions, and constructability constraints.
• Verify field conditions against plans and specifications; maintain redlines, as-builts, and constructability notes to support accurate design updates and closeout documentation.
• Identify and communicate constructability-driven risks (access/ROW, permitting, outages/switching windows, sequencing conflicts, material lead times) and support timely resolution with internal and customer teams.
• Support constructability-driven alternatives and value improvements (means/methods, phasing, material substitutions where permitted) by evaluating productivity, safety, and quality impacts.
• Coordinate directly with customer engineering and project teams to align design intent with field conditions, constructability constraints, and execution sequencing.
• Participate in customer meetings to review constructability, construction sequencing, outage/switching considerations, access/ROW constraints, and field conditions; drive timely decisions and issue resolution.
• Provide constructability input during planning and design reviews, including development of RFIs, field clarifications, and redlines to support safe, practical, and efficient construction execution.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key customer contacts at AEP, Dominion Energy, and other utility partners operating within the division's service area.
• Represent Service Electric Company professionally in all customer interactions, reinforcing the organization’s standards for safety, quality, and field execution.
• Facilitate timely resolution of field-level issues by coordinating directly with customer representatives and internal project management staff.
• With a secondary focus on QA/QC, support the division’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) program in accordance with customer specifications and company standards.
• Establish and enforce construction quality standards consistent with applicable utility requirements, industry codes, and Service Electric Company best practices.
• Support inspection and test planning (e.g., Inspection & Test Plans, hold points, turnover requirements) to align quality verification with the construction sequence.
• Conduct regular field inspections and quality audits to verify that work is performed in accordance with approved plans, specifications, and quality standards.
• Identify quality deficiencies and ensure timely corrective action is taken; document findings and track resolution through closeout.
• Collaborate with project managers, superintendents, and field crews to foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement across all construction activities.
• Support compilation of turnover packages (as-builts, test results, inspection records, nonconformance documentation) to meet customer and regulatory closeout requirements.
• Maintain QA/QC records and documentation required by customers and regulatory authorities; support customer quality audits and reviews as needed.

Skills

Reading drawings

Excel proficiency

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Job description

Service Electric Company is seeking a Construction Advisor to enhance constructability and execution readiness on large electrical transmission and distribution projects. You will collaborate with field leadership, customer engineering, and project teams to identify risks, align designs with safe methods, and support on-time delivery per utility standards.

The role emphasizes QA/QC with field inspections, documentation, and corrective actions to ensure compliance.