Lead Construction Specialist - 90366779 - Onsite Hamden

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Lead Construction Specialist plays a pivotal role in the success of our Connecticut River Bridge Project. As a Lead Construction Specialist you will be assisting, overseeing and/or managing construction projects from conception to completion. You will collaborate with a diverse team to ensure the safe and cost-effective delivery of this vitally important project. With your extensive experience in managing complex heavy civil and/or rail force account projects, you will be able to demonstrate your expertise and become a collaborative team member in this exciting project. Under the direction of the Sr. Manager Capital Construction, the successful candidate will execute all aspects of construction management for construction and design support. The incumbent will also interface with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. The incumbent is responsible for assisting the Sr. Manager Capital Construction as well as the Project Director to deliver projects that provide improved system safety and security, state of good repair, facility upgrades and enhancements, Contractor’s project support and system expansions. In addition, the incumbent coordinates the force account construction efforts of the program within Amtrak forces.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Support capital construction efforts by providing technical support to contractor, force account and supervision as well as helping to satisfy scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety requirements on the project. Initiate action when necessary to ensure the project is being built per approved plans and specifications. 
· Work with contractor, force account and supervision to ensure the project is executed in accordance to agreed upon scope, costs, and schedule. 
· Evaluate, select, and apply standard construction engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using solid engineering judgment in making decisions. 
· Communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors. apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines to various area of responsibility. 
· Support the Program/Project Manager with review potential change requests from the field and, if appropriate, prepares a potential change notice with appropriate justification for submission to PM. 
· Assist and/or lead on coordinating and assuring adherence to Site Specific Safety Work Plans with Contractors and Amtrak Personnel. 
· Coordinate applicable track and ET outages. Prepare outage plans. 
· Interact with Amtrak personnel leadership for resource planning.
· Conduct project site visits to assess project feasibility, determine scope requirements and potential challenges. 
· Coordinate the work of contractors to include engineers, technicians, and other personnel who help on specific project activities and assignments. 
· Monitor and report on various production metrics/units to provide the required data to best meet the goals of the project. 
· Maintain knowledgeable of requirements for applicable codes and standards on a project. 
· Coordinate the completion of construction activities. 
· Provide weekly updates (construction reports) to the project and construction manager on the status of project, including any issues that occurred. 
· Coordinate the preparation and revision of technical work procedures consistent with project design and construction requirements. 
· Analyze and make recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with CAPD, Amtrak and/or project objectives and guidelines. 
· Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner, set prioritie