Senior Electric Utility Construction Leader

Qualus; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement Savings Plans

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Qualus seeks a Senior Construction Manager to lead field activities for electric distribution projects in New Jersey. You will oversee contractor crews, schedule outages, ensure safety and contractual compliance, and coordinate with customers to align sequencing and site readiness.

The role requires extensive experience with OSHA standards, distribution construction, and professional coordination across project teams. Travel will be 50-75%, with work performed onsite as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of materials, construction standards, regulations (OSHA), and safety requirements for electric distribution project construction.
• In-depth knowledge of materials, construction standards, regulations (OSHA), and safety requirements for electric distribution and substation construction.
• Thorough knowledge of PC and job/work management applications including AS8, Atlas, Mobile Maps & MS Office Suite.
• Must be willing to work onsite in New Jersey.
• Valid drivers license.

Responsibilities

• Manages and inspects the day-to-day activities of multiple electric contractor crews, for transmission line, distribution line, and substation project work.
• Facilitates the installation of electric infrastructure and ensures that all safety standards, company construction standards, company specifications and governmental regulations are met.
• Manages work to ensure that all performance objectives for cycle time and cost are on target.
• Oversees and directs contractors performing electric cable installations and electric cut-ins.
• Makes the proper notification to all federal, state and local agencies before, during and after construction as required.
• Prior to commencement of construction, coordinates with customer(s) at the jobsite to determine specific customer requirements, construction sequencing and provides site readiness verification.
• Maintains frequent and regular contact with contractor supervision regarding job performance and documents results appropriately.
• Knowledgeable about distribution contracts.
• Ensures that the terms and conditions of the contract and technical specifications are met.
• Verifies key unit quantities.
• Makes the necessary field decisions regarding job changes and communicates them as necessary to the Supervisor and Program or Project Manager; documents all job changes to ensure compliance and ensures the updates get documented in the appropriate information technology systems.
• Schedules and coordinates all required electric system outages. Performs weekly safety audits of crews and documents performance in the Asset Suite Safety Audit/Observation Tool.
• Coordinates permit and work-with requirements with third party utilities and permit agencies.
• Reviews and approves all documents submitted by the contractor verifying the accuracy and completeness of the documentation.
• Regularly communicates job status to the appropriate parties to facilitate scheduling commitments.
• Maintains customer coordination during construction phase and conducts job walk-down with customer and contractor at job completion.
• Performs storm duty assignments as needed.
• Reports to service center, jobsite, or remote location.

Skills

Safety management

Contractor coordination

Field supervision

Communication

Education

10+ years experience in electric distribution construction

Tools

AS8

Atlas

Mobile Maps

MS Office Suite

Job description

Qualus seeks a Senior Construction Manager to lead field activities for electric distribution projects in New Jersey. You will oversee contractor crews, schedule outages, ensure safety and contractual compliance, and coordinate with customers to align sequencing and site readiness.

The role requires extensive experience with OSHA standards, distribution construction, and professional coordination across project teams. Travel will be 50-75%, with work performed onsite as needed.