Senior Construction Site Coordinator - Project Management Controls

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

The Construction Site Coordinator (CSC) has responsibility to coordinate and supervise pre-construction, construction, and post-construction activities for Transmission and Distribution substation and line projects.

This position has an opening in the West Penn Power and Penn Power territory, ideally located near Greensburg and/or Latrobe, and Cranberry

• Fostering a high-performing safety culture through personal conduct and utilization of human performance principles.
• Coordinating and supervising smaller to medium size projects or support larger projects under the supervision of more experienced Construction Site Coordinators.
• Ability to clearly understand the scope of assigned project including the problem / need and the constraints of the scope.
• Understanding how schedules are developed and utilized including CPM calculations, float, and predecessors.
• Proactively managing scheduled tasks for all construction activities on assigned projects and report on schedule progress.
• Participating with the project team to develop contractor bid packages. Participating in pre-bid meetings. Documenting and following up on the action items.
• Assisting in performing constructability reviews with site walkdowns.
• Coordinating material requests, need date & location, delivery, and verification of materials at the project site, staging, and monitoring for contractor use.
• Coordinating staking of structures, wetlands, and vegetation as part of the projects scope assessment. Understanding how site actions impact project costs. Proactively understanding all estimate components for a project, and the relationship of estimate to the project Schedule of Values.
• Ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards and specifications.
• Understanding Quality Standards and specific quality requirements as defined for the outcome of construction activities.
• Clearly articulating quality requirements for all vendors and others working on construction activities. Understanding resource needs on assigned projects.
• Inspecting work performed by contractors against design and construction standards.
• Understanding the typical risks on a transmission construction project. Implementing a construction risk management plan for anticipated construction risks.
• Documenting project site meetings with contractors that address issues such as safety, performance, quality control, or adherence to construction schedules.
• Ensuring all the stakeholders have necessary permit copies.
• Maintaining digital / printed copy of the red line drawings of the project site.
• Participating in contractor evaluation, project review meetings, and meetings concerning Lessons Learned.
• Aware of procedures and policies designed to comply with ethics standards. Consistently applies ethic guidelines in working with stakeholders (external and internal).

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management or a related technical field plus 8 years of experience in commercial or industrial construction required.
• In lieu of a degree, 12 years of experience in commercial or industrial construction required.
• Ability to provide constructability review feedback for projects through initial and detailed engineering plans review. Proactively identifies potential issues relating to all facets of project construction and safety and offers suitable alternatives to design teams.
• Ability to lead construction related scope change discussions with vendors' site representatives. Ability to provide expert construction input during the scope development phase of the project.
• Ability to provide input on the timing of construction activities and milestones during the development phase of the projects.
• Ability to Mentor junior CSCs in relationship to all Time Management activities. Ability to review schedules and identify unreasonable durations, missing logical links, or potential ideas for improvement on time performance.
• Ability to provide input on the cost of construction activities, and that related to access, matting, and other means and methods driven costs, during the development phase of the projects.
• Ability to Mentor junior CSCs in relationship to all Cost Management activities. Ability to review schedules and identify unreasonable durations, missing logical links, or potential ideas for improvement on time performance.
• Document project quality outcomes and lessons learned in a format suitable for comparison and analysis. Mentor junior CSCs in respect to quality standards, interpretation of quality requirements and other quality control and assurance knowledge.
• Document project resource utilization metrics and identifies gaps and areas for improvement. Mentor junior CSCs in respect to resource management.
• Communicate designated staff and vendor responsibilities, authority and personal performance measurement criteria, to ensure clarity of understanding of the work on site.
• Conduct peer risk review for high-risk projects to ensure all risks are identified, and a plan is in action to mitigate those risks.
• Mentor junior CSCs on the development and implementation of risk management plans.
• Mentors junior CSC's on development of Project Communications Plan. Provide quality assurance on completeness of communication plans.
• Actively participates in initial contractor coordination meeting, closeout meeting, and other major milestone meetings.
• Provide Supply Chain with scoring and evaluation for suppliers and vendors that includes performance evaluation, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Complete payment and invoice reviews as outlined by FET Policies and Procedures.
• Conduct regular project assessment sessions with various stakeholders associated within the project. Mentors junior CSCs on stakeholder management practices.
• Improve understanding and effective implementation of safety management systems enable individuals to increase their knowledge of the specic ways in which hazards are managed, as well as their ability to apply and implement the actual Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) processes.
• Personalize safety outcomes make OH&S more obvious, relevant and emotional for the individual to personalize their role in preventing and eliminating risks and hazards.
• Engage with sub-contractors in OH&S performance management.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.