Sr Construction Craft Representative

COMPANY NAME: Zachry Group      

JOB TITLE: Sr Construction Craft Rep

DEPARTMENT: Project Controls

PROJECT: CPChem – BMZ – OSBL               

LOCATION: Orange, Texas, United States (On-site)

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Zachry is seeking an experienced Sr Construction Craft Rep to assist the Craft Supervision team (General Foremen, Foremen and Superintendents) with craft work planning, earned value, quantity management, document management, procurement/material management, cost management and technical support. A successful Sr Construction Craft Rep interfaces well with the Craft Supervision team, Design Engineers, and other members of the project team.  Specific task assignments include Drawing takeoffs, progress measurement and reporting, development of material requisitions, set up of 4D modeling program, review of cost codes, communication of design drawing and specification requirements and submittal of time sheets. The Sr Construction Craft Rep reports directly to the Planning Lead and has overall responsibility for supporting the build of IWP’s and maintaining IWP’s for progress and updates.  The Sr Construction Craft Rep is expected to support the development of plans based upon the project schedule and their craft superintendent’s execution strategy.  There will be multiple craft reps on site to support the superintendents and the planner assigned to a craft. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform constructability analysis on high level CWPs and develop electronic package. 
• Support the development of CWPs into IWPs with input from Superintendent. 
• Track missing material/equipment for IWPs within 90 days of the plan. 
• Estimate resource requirements for each IWP and verify with the General Foreman.   
• Work with other craft reps and Workface Planners from other disciplines to ensure that the execution sequence is logical and well-coordinated. 
• Verify quantity take-offs for each IWP and load into the project progressing database (if not using a software program that performs this task). 
• Identify constraints and mitigate or verify prior to scheduling the package for execution. (materials, scaffold, equipment, tools, etc.) 
• Issue Bill of Materials to Material Management for Trial Allocation and fulfilment of material for IWP’s 
• Ensure correct drawing revisions are included in IWP’s before issuance to the field for execution. 
• Develop, issue, and track IWP’s. 
• Help troubleshoot field challenges to mitigate crew downtime. 
• Support the development of Requests for Information (RFIs) when appropriate. 
• Close out IWPs when complete and reassign tasks to other IWPs if required. 
• Capture construction progress in project quantity tracking system (Qtrax, UPV, PCN). 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Technical Track (Level 1 Planner) 

• Journeyman tradesperson (or equivalent) for 3 years minimum. 
• Supervisory experience (1 year minimum) 
• AWP Training 
• Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.) 

  

Engineering Track (Level 1 Planner) 

• 3 years minimum field experience 
• Recommendation from employer (verified) 
• AWP Training 
• Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.) 
• (4-year degree) 

 

Subject Matter Expert Track (Level 1 Planner) 

• 5 years minimum field experience (resume w/ references) 
• Recommendation from employer (verified) 
• AWP Training 
• Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.) 

  
Minimum Education required (none, high school, AA, BA, etc.): 

• High School Diploma 

  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS BUT NOT REQUIRED

• 1-3 years of field experience in Construction Engineering 
• Experience with scheduling, report writing, data entry, filing and document management, fundamentals of E2. 
• Knowledge of Craft Progress-Qtrax, EB, SIMS, Oracle, scheduling software 

  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Employee will be required to communicate in person, via telephone, email, video chat and software systems.  Position will include visits to maintenance sites and industrial facilities requiring mobility (on ground and at heights) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and work boots.