Construction Project Manager

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Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

 

Posting End Date:  at 11:59PM HST

 

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P ZL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Department of the P OPERATIONS PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 2 Management vacancies available. (Role: Professional)

 

JOB FUNCTION:

Plans, coordinates, and manages construction of various T&D electrical projects. Provides work direction and oversees the work of external contractors and construction inspectors to safely and efficiently complete electrical projects.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages, directs, and monitors on-site contracted T&D Electrical Work (underground and overhead transmission and distribution, underground residential developments and substation), to ensure compliance with required design standards, specifications, drawings, schedules, and safety standards.  Acts as the Department’s point of contact, and/or representative, for inquiries/complaints; and, as appropriate and formally or informally, ensures contractor complies. 
• Plans, acquires/arranges necessary Holdoffs, Limited Holdoffs and other electrical clearances for assigned projects.
• Reviews construction contract packages making recommendations relating to the constructability of the project by resolving design, bid, and field problems.  Advises contractors on construction methods. Reviews and approves invoices for accuracy. Continually reviews bidding procedures to maximize costs and efficiencies. Continually reviews contracting and/or bidding procedures to identify opportunities for costs savings, efficiencies, etc.
• Maintains project daily records and prepares incident and other project reports to maximize overall performance of the work group.  Attends contracting and project meetings.
• Plans, schedules, and conducts meetings (including safety, training, informational, etc.) to encourage/foster lines of communication between various levels of the workforce and to maintain, increase and/or improve workforce knowledge and skills; manages performance of employees, trains and develops personnel towards an effective and skilled workforce. Interacts with employees and other internal and external suppliers and customers in a positive, supportive, and collaborative manner to ensure their fulfillment of company strategic objectives.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of T&D electrical construction methods and the ability to apply this knowledge in the management of T&D electrical construction sites.
• Thorough knowledge of hold-off procedures. Must be able to qualify to accept and return holdoffs, limited holdoffs, and electrical work clearances on electrical facilities.
• Working knowledge of Hawaii construction laws, construction contracting, scheduling, estimating and cost tracking.
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA and HECO safety and construction standards and specifications.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and/or mainframe systems and related software applications such as; spreadsheets, word processing, etc.
• Working knowledge of LEAN continuous improvement principles and best practices to achieve operational excellence.
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