Senior Construction Manager

Job SummarySun Tribe EPC (“ST EPC”) is Virginia’s premier utility scale Solar design and build firm focused on designing and constructing sub 20MW ground mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) facilities.  The Senior Civil Superintendent diligently plans, directs, and oversees the site work construction of projects. The Senior Construction Manager diligently plans, directs, and oversees the construction of projects. As a critical part of the delivery team, the Senior Construction Manager is fully accountable for construction outcomes of the project. They will develop construction execution strategies during preconstruction and will monitor, manage, and drive projects to stay on budget and schedule while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality, design, and Sun Tribe core values throughout the course of construction.  This position reports directly to the Vice President, Construction and works closely with other key staff including project management, project engineering, quality, EHS, clients, and subcontractors.   Responsibilities

JOBSITE OWNERSHIP

• Point of Contact for all site matters
• Establishes a culture and expectation of compliance with respect to Site Specific Safety Plan, OSHA regulations, contract commitments, all permits, laws, and codes
• Holds all subcontractors accountable to meet contractual commitments and deliver to Sun Tribe’s expectations including safety, environment, quality, housekeeping, and schedule; elevating repeated noncompliance
• Drives forward progress by controlling the work and holding subcontractors accountable for their commitments
• Cultivates a site culture that is respectful, compliant, safe, and productive
• Coordinates delivery and removal of site infrastructure
• Manages dynamic placement of people, vehicles, materials, equipment, and infrastructure
• Posts and maintains all required signage, field documents, and permits
• Preserves Sun Tribe’s rights and interests during construction
• Ensures all personnel receive site safety orientation
• Leverages the workflows identified within the Project Execution Plan to guide construction work
• Documents and explains plan variance, seeks to reduce
• Other duties as assigned to support project success 

WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

• Organizes, and optimizes workflow between trades, driving production to meet or beat project schedule milestones
• Manages and maintains accountability for on-site external subcontractors and internal staff
• Leads Site Foreman Coordination Meeting
• Leads daily All Field Personnel Plan of the Day meeting
• Actively manages stabilization, site maintenance, dust control, and environmental remediation strategies
• Manages temporary labor resources as necessary
• Dispatches and manages AHJ inspectors, surveyor, geotechnical engineers, and other 3rd party special inspection work as required
• Schedules and coordinates presence for quality hold points
• Routinely focuses on open observations with subcontractor management to drive all open observations to closure: safety, quality, environmental
• Coordinates mobilization and demobilization of all heavy equipment
• Maintains site safety through active monitoring and management of onsite safety personnel and services
• Coordinates execution of punch list work

ACTIVE MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, AND REPORTING

• Generates factual Daily Logs in Procore including the noting of delays and regulatory visitors
• Gathers daily subcontractor generated reports and documentation (JHAs, production reports, work permits, etc)
• Produces daily photos of site conditions and activity, with a minimum of 10 photos per or EPCA requirements (whichever is greater)
• Performs daily site walks to document EHS attributes and post observations to Procore
• Updates and distributes construction progress reports, utilizing standard templates
• Verifies subcontractor work as part of Payment Application approval
• Gathers, inputs, compile, optimize, and distributes 3-Week Look Aheads (3WLA) to project team members (including subcontractors)
• Gathers, organizes, and maintains up-to-date field redlines
• Diligently captures data with regards to open Sun Tribe to Owner change orders
• Assembles and archives all required field-based documentation and paperwork (BOL’S, passed inspections, SWPPP binder, QA/QC documentation, subcontractor reports etc.)

PLANNING AND PREPARATION

• Thoroughly reviews project documents, specifications, drawings, and standard work instructions to gain a full understanding of the work
• Leads premobilization major subcontractor readiness meetings: scope and drawings with major subcontractors