Sr Construction & Maintenance Coordinator

PPL Corporation; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation family, seek a Construction/Project Manager to oversee engineering construction projects from development to turnover. Role emphasizes constructability reviews, outage planning, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, estimators, and contractors.

The position supports site execution, safety, and timely delivery to in-service dates, with opportunities across service territories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Operations, Construction Management, Engineering or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in electric utility construction or related field.
• PMP and/or CCM preferred
• Driver license required

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and understand scope of work for engineering construction projects and develop constructability assessment and execution strategy.
• Develop preliminary outage sequencing and mitigation plans to protect execution.
• Support field walk downs, design reviews, and environmental reviews with regular updates to leadership.
• Provide technical input on large complex design projects including siting/permits, Right of Way, environmental, outage submission, and project estimation.
• Ensure contractor services meet quality, cost, and schedule targets.
• Support contracting strategy and supplier engagement; adhere to PMO governance standards.

Skills

Project management

Electrical construction

Outage planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations/Construction/Engineering

Job description

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

Responsible for ensuring that all construction requirements are properly executed from development through execution for Transmission, Distribution, and Substation projects. This role supports constructability and design reviews, supports field execution, and manages project handover. The position partners with engineering, estimating, project management, project controls, contractors, and other cross-functional stakeholders to influence project scope, construction strategy, cost, and schedule through execution. The role coordinates activities across the development and execution phases to support engineering objectives and successful construction and turnover of the final design.

This position could be located in any of our service territories.

LG&E/KU

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Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and understand the scope of work for engineering construction projects and develop a constructability assessment and execution strategy for inclusion into conceptual design
• Develop a preliminary outage sequencing and identify any potential outage restrictions that may affect execution. Develop appropriate mitigation plans to reduce or eliminate the risks
• Support field walk downs, design reviews and site access / environmental reviews to provide regular updates to project leadership
• Provides technical expertise during development of large, complex design projects, on siting/permit review, Right of Way, Environmental, outage submission, project estimation and foreign utility or customer impact
• Participate in project scoping, feasibility studies, and option analysis, providing input on construction methods and cost/schedule impacts
• Ensures that the contractor services are of the proper quality and obtained in a timely manner to support the required in-service dates
• Support in development of contracting strategy, including packaging approaches, delivery models (EPC, unit rate, alliance), and contractor engagement
• Champion adherence to enterprise PMO governance standards, strengthen regulatory readiness and provide subject matter expertise and mentorship to elevate project management capability across Engineering and Operations
• Independently oversee large-scale electric construction projects, ensuring contractor performance aligns with safety, quality, productivity, schedule, and documentation standards
• Provide real-time technical direction across multiple projects and contractor crews; elevate and resolve complex field issues
• Act as an escalation point for complex construction issues as they arise and direct corrective action in the field
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Construction Management, Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis is required.

Required Experience

5 years of relevant experience in electric utility construction, electric project coordination, utilities or a related field is required

Licenses/Certifications

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Preferred

Certified Construction Manager (CCM) Preferred

DL NUMBER – Driver License, Valid and in State Required

• Research, analyze, and understand the scope of work for engineering construction projects and develop a constructability assessment and execution strategy for inclusion into conceptual design
• Develop a preliminary outage sequencing and identify any potential outage restrictions that may affect execution. Develop appropriate mitigation plans to reduce or eliminate the risks
• Support field walk downs, design reviews and site access / environmental reviews to provide regular updates to project leadership
• Provides technical expertise during development of large, complex design projects, on siting/permit review, Right of Way, Environmental, outage submission, project estimation and foreign utility or customer impact
• Participate in project scoping, feasibility studies, and option analysis, providing input on construction methods and cost/schedule impacts
• Ensures that the contractor services are of the proper quality and obtained in a timely manner to support the required in-service dates
• Support in development of contracting strategy, including packaging approaches, delivery models (EPC, unit rate, alliance), and contractor engagement
• Champion adherence to enterprise PMO governance standards, strengthen regulatory readiness and provide subject matter expertise and mentorship to elevate project management capability across Engineering and Operations
• Independently oversee large-scale electric construction projects, ensuring contractor performance aligns with safety, quality, productivity, schedule, and documentation standards
• Provide real-time technical direction across multiple projects and contractor crews; elevate and resolve complex field issues
• Act as an escalation point for complex construction issues as they arise and direct corrective action in the field
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Remote Work

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.