Location: Geneva,NY, USA
Header K&A Engineering Consulting - White Plains, NY is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in our industry and work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision, and continuous learning and adapting. K&A Engineering is a privately held company, providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. K&A's experience includes all aspects of generation, transmission, substations, distribution, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resource (DER) projects, from planning and environmental and regulatory analyses through engineering and design, construction, program management, project controls, and commissioning. The utility industry is a vast market and we have rapidly established ourselves as a top-tier service provider. We were recently ranked #126 on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies and the top engineering firm with a three-year growth rate of 3,166%. Job Overview: Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking experienced Field Construction Managers to join our Electric Operations team in Geneva, New York. The FCM, led by the Project Manager and Construction Manager coordinates, manages, and supervises all construction and on-site electromechanical tasks, as well as the civil work. The candidate must have previsous substation, civil and rigging experience to be considered for this position. This is a 3-4 month assignment. Responsibilities & Duties: The FCM coordinates the schedule with the Project Manager and Construction Manager with regard to the required site progress, the resources required and their mobilization and demobilization in time, and the corrective measures necessary in order to accomplish the work as far as safety, quality, schedule, and cost. Field Support to Fix Problems - Being Proactive Make notifications to open and close daily work. Check the perimeter of the substation/ROW at the beginning and end of the shift. Call Energy Control Center & Security Operation Center in case of anomalies. Must do Reporting - Weekly Report, Monthly Reports, site weekly minutes of meetings. Monitor Schedule - Look Ahead vs. PM Must attend the contractor's safety, environment, and Quality meetings; provide a tip in the onsite meeting. Keep on-site and update the H&S, Environment, and Quality project binder. FCM must be organized, must document everything to provide a good paper trail Work in the preparation of the Final File. Must review contractor invoices and schedules. Conduct weekly project progress meetings. Request the contractor a two-week look-ahead schedule at each weekly meeting. Must be always On-site whenever work is being performed (make the frequent observation of contractor's activities and adherence to M&PT when in public ROW). Coordinate Material delivery between the Customer's Stockroom, and Contractor. Inspect all project related construction material for damage and completeness for the project execution Inspect work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications, quality and adherence to construction schedules. Facilitate resolving construction problems, discrepancies, procedures, and methods by working with engineering personnel, inspectors, contractors, and suppliers. Must have strong communications skills. Minimize Change Orders. Support Project Manager Services to review any requested Change Orders/Notices or other claims submitted by Construction Contractors which relate to additional payments, schedule adjustments or other modifications to the Project, and make such recommendations to the utility regarding the legitimacy of such claims and review the Construction Contractor's proposed mitigation. Review and understand the project Documentation and any related documentation and provide input to enhance the constructability of the project, taking into account schedule, cost, and quality considerations. Must be able and willing to be trained in E-STAR/CONVEX (switching and tagging) trained. Initiate transmission outage requests for project work through E-STAR and/or CONVEX Maintain a project change order and correspondence log Maintain daily on-site as-built project plans (on-site must match contractors working copy) Continuously communicate (written and verbally) with the associated PM Coordinate as necessary with all local and state municipalities throughout project execution Ensure all CIP/NERC requirements are maintained throughout the project execution Safety Assist with Review and concurrence of HASP from each contractor. Attend or carry out daily brief prior to starting work. Participate in the process. Identify any opportunities for improvement and provide feedback to the originator. Get a copy of the contractor's daily brief. Provide Safety Orientation to the workers and to ensure the test is filled. Daily safety supervision of the activities and at least to carry out a weekly written inspection. Report safety inspections to PM. Propose Corrective Action reports and Preventive Action reports (CAR/PAR) to the SHEQ manager and collaborate in the implementation. Environment Review the project Environmental Management Plan and provide improvements. Daily Environmental supervision of the activities and at least to carry out a weekly written inspection. Provide to the contractor, SHEQ and PM the Environmental inspections Ensure that any Environmental incident is reported and investigated Propose CAR/PAR to the SHEQ manager and collaborate in the implementation. Immediately notify the customer's PM of any regulatory inspector (i.e. NYSDEC, Maine DEP, EPA, FWS, CT DEEP, etc.) appearing onsite and any external communications from external parties. Quality Assist with Review and Concurrence of Inspection Test Plan from each contractor. Shall be filled out as soon as the task is completed. Ensure that the ITP and deliverables are filled in the Contractor binder. The contractor MUST keep on-site all the records organized. Ensure that there are on-site IFC drawings (with list of drawings) updated and with the transmittals. o Review the drawings and look ahead for mistakes Follow the red mark-ups and to collect all red marks in the FCM drawings hard copy. o Responsible for red mark-ups and ensuring all contractors have the current revision of drawings - Below Grade, Above Grade, and Testing and Commissioning. Control properly the Project Request for Information, Design Change Notification, Proposal of Design Modification, Field Change Notification, Notice of Design Modification. Ensure that the RFI are answered, and the design changes are followed. FCM Cannot Approve DCN's or FCN's but is responsible for tracking, validation and execution of the approval Collect all the project's permits requirements ensuring their compliance. Coordinate the permit inspections Verify equipment testing performed by the contractor. Verification of as-built data prior to submittal to Customer. Propose NC to the PM and SHEQ. Follow the NC opened and document their closure. Review the contractor material submittal and send to the PM and Engineering for approval. Verify material receipts and note any discrepancies on packing slips. Storage material received according to manufacture instructions. Upload and assist with Document Control & Quality in Project Wise Carry out a Weekly quality inspection. Conduct pre and post energization inspections Verify all SAP data forms are filled out by the contractor as the equipment is being removed or installed. Project, and make such recommendations to the utility regarding the legitimacy of such claims and review the Construction Contractor's proposed mitigation. Must be able and willing to be trained in E-STAR/CONVEX (switching and tagging) trained. Initiate transmission outage requests for project work through E-STAR and/or CONVEX Ensure all CIP/NERC requirements are maintained throughout the project execution. Qualifications & Skills: Must have a BS/BA degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET (or equivalent) accredited college/university or 10 years experience in the following areas: Construction Management Construction, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment Relay protection and control systems Start-up and commissioning of electrical equipment and systems Electrical Field engineering Arc Flash safety training Troubleshooting of electrical equipment or systems. SCADA and communication systems Must have current US Work authorization and valid US Driver License in good standing Must be willing to travel to construction sites on a day-to-day basis, attend meetings