Expert, Construction Manager (Flexible location)

Requisition ID # 155823 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Santa Rosa

 

 

 

Department Overview

Pole Test & Treat plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and reliability of California's electric service. We are responsible for intrusively inspecting and treating distribution and transmission poles, ensuring compliance with CA laws and PG&E standards. Using cutting-edge technology, we contribute to the commitment to providing safe and uninterrupted access to electricity. Our department is dedicated to environmental responsibility and safety, making it an essential component of our commitment to delivering quality service to our customers.

 

Position Summary

The Construction Manager is responsible for construction and improvement projects in the electrical transmission system. The Construction Manager identifies contract-worthy projects, consults on project feasibility and project site details, coordinates with construction crews, oversees project inspectors, and on a project-specific basis performs construction oversight. The incumbent may also prepare job packages and construction estimates, conduct job walks, and meet with bidders, contractors, and governing agencies. The Construction Manager ensures projects are completed per company standards, engineering design, regulatory guidelines, permits, and schedule.

 

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:​

Bay Area Minimum: $126,000
Bay Area Maximum: $200,000
&/OR​
California Minimum: $120,000
California Maximum: $190,000

• This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
• This position is hybrid, working from your remote office, and your assigned location based on business needs. The headquarters location is flexible within the PG&E service territory.

 

Responsibilities:

• Applies broad expertise to work on projects in multiple disciplines such as civil, electrical, process instrumentation, and pipeline construction management with a high degree of knowledge and ability.
• Works closely with Project Managers to understand construction targets and identify potential contractual projects.
• Compiles and interprets internal drawings and relevant data for the RFP and contract processes, renegotiates contract scope with contractor when needed.
• Following the start of construction, consults and clarifies technical details for contractors, Supervisors, and Inspectors while assisting with change orders if needed.
• Attends job scope walk-downs, leads job scope discussions, and attends 30/60/90 design reviews by Engineering to provide constructability input. Leads formal job walk-downs with Project Managers to review the IFC (Issued for Construction) drawings and discuss schedule and target dates.
• Addresses all communication and project documentation with contractors and conduct meetings at the job site.
• Monitors daily construction activities and ensures the construction operations meet the program’s safety, quality, cost, and schedule goals. Utilizes workload management database, updates any assigned projects, reviews workload analysis reports for action and manages full planning team process from inception via request for contract.
• Acts as point of contact for construction contractors, ensuring the contractor’s plan and assigned resources are adequate to deliver the highest value. Obtains any information, resources, services, or materials needed to maintain the construction workflow, budget, and schedule from the Project Coordinator, Engineering, Contracts, or other internal PG&E teams.
• Acts as Incident Commander and PG&E Representative in the field. Ensures contractors follow safety plans, project environmental/land permits, and PG&E safety rules and processes.
• Oversees the Inspection of the construction work. Coordinates the work of field inspectors to ensure adequate coverage of all work performed.
• Communicates any engineering and des