Description
- The scope of this project involves converting a power plant from coal to natural gas, a large and complex initiative.
- Project Overview: Primary Objective: Oversee the coal-to-natural gas conversion at the power plant.
- Key Focus Areas: Civil, electrical, and mechanical work, with emphasis on piping, welding, and schematic understanding.
- Review, interpret, and work with technical drawings, ensuring familiarity with AutoCAD and Autodesk software.
- Collaborate on civil, electrical, and mechanical components of the project.
- Site Management: Act as an onsite liaison between the project manager (PM), contractors, and plant personnel.
- Oversee daily construction activities, ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Safety and Compliance: Conduct regular site inspections to verify adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Monitor and address any potential safety concerns, reporting to the PM.
- Progress Tracking: Track project milestones, document progress, and report any issues or required mitigations to the PM.
- Specialized Knowledge: Leverage experience in power plant operations, welding, piping schematics, and related technical areas to ensure project success.
- This role requires a blend of technical expertise, site management skills, and proactive communication to drive the project's progress while maintaining safety and quality standards.
- Begin the day with a toolbox talk to discuss safety protocols, daily objectives, and address any immediate concerns or updates with contractors and workers.
- Review the day's schedule and ensure alignment with the overall project plan.
- Communication and Coordination: Act as the onsite liaison, maintaining regular communication between the Project Manager (PM), contractors, and plant personnel.
- Facilitate scheduled updates with contractors to discuss progress, identify any challenges, and ensure alignment on upcoming tasks.
- Site Inspections and Oversight: Conduct site inspections to monitor construction activities, ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and project standards.
- Evaluate work in progress (e.g., piping, electrical, or civil tasks) and ensure adherence to project specifications and schematics.
- Address and mitigate any issues or risks identified during inspections.
- Technical Tasks: Review and interpret technical drawings (AutoCAD/Autodesk) as needed to support ongoing construction.
- Provide guidance or clarification to contractors on schematic and welding requirements, piping layouts, and other technical elements.
- Progress Monitoring and Reporting: Track project milestones, document daily activities, and identify any delays or problems.
- Communicate progress and escalate concerns or proposed solutions to the PM during weekly strategy/problem-solving sessions or as needed.
- End-of-Day Review: Ensure all work areas are secured and safe for the next day.
- Prepare a summary of the day's activities, including safety incidents, project progress, and any concerns, for reporting to the PM.
- This full-time onsite role is highly hands-on, requiring close collaboration with contractors and a proactive approach to safety, quality assurance, and problem-solving.
- Working closely with the Project Manager and the contractors performing the work in addition to Pawnee plant operations/staff.
- Highly collaborative role in that the resource will act as a liaison between site/construction crews and project managers to ensure that the project is moving forward.
Qualifications :
- Technical and Industry Expertise - Proficiency in MS Office Applications: Strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook for documentation, reporting, and communication.
- Technical Knowledge in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Work: Emphasis on piping, welding, and schematic interpretation.
- Hands-on understanding of power plant operations and related technical areas.
- Familiarity with Design Software: Experience with AutoCAD and other Autodesk software tools for project design and review.
- Leadership and Project Management - Proven Leadership Abilities: Experience managing large-scale, complex projects.
- Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively in a dynamic environment.
- Project Management Expertise: Preference for demonstrated success in past projects rather than years of experience alone.
- Skilled in maintaining safety and quality standards while driving project progress.
- Site Management and Communication - Site Management Skills: Capable of overseeing on-site operations, particularly in environments such as power plants.
- Proactive problem-solving and adaptability to dynamic site conditions.
- Proactive Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with stakeholders, teams, and contractors. E
- Experience/proven track record with broad knowledge/ skill set with associated disciplines.
- Strong communication skills, leadership/mentoring skills.
- Ability to be self-driven to engage and drive a team.
- Utility experience in general.
Benefits: Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics. Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st. Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification. Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.