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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Project Executive

Project ManagementPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, or an equivalent field; equivalent work experience or a combination of work and education may be substituted.
  • At least 10 years of experience in Construction Project Management; direct Design-Build/Engineering, Procurement, and Construction projects or major programs in the power delivery industry are preferred. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in transmission, distribution, and substation work.
  • Be well versed in engineering, design, construction, contracting methodologies, project planning, and project management activities, including engineering, estimating, scheduling, bidding, project administration, management of prime contracts, preparation and administration of purchase orders and subcontracts, field supervision, budget control, safety, and quality assurance.
  • Effectively manage and supervise team members within a matrix organization.
  • Evaluate and solve problems.
  • Understand project design processes during both pursuit and execution phases.
  • Understand the integrated Engineering, Procurement, and Construction process and project lifecycle.
  • Understand construction means and methods.
  • Interact effectively and professionally with other team members.
  • Have strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Have familiarity with estimating, scheduling, and project-management software and processes.
  • Have strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
  • Have strong knowledge and understanding of the power delivery industry.
  • Have strong knowledge of safety and environmental best practices employed by the power industry.
  • Have strong knowledge of quality control and quality assurance measures used by the power industry.

Responsibilities

  • Manage integrated Design-Build and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction teams from project inception through completion, including the pursuit phase.
  • Direct and coordinate intermediate and final engineering design and construction activities.
  • Administer and manage the prime contract, construction subcontracts, and purchase orders.
  • Develop and oversee compliance with project- and customer-specific health, safety, and quality assurance/control plans.
  • Plan, execute, and report on overall project performance for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Work directly with the customer to ensure effective communication, customer satisfaction, and coordination between the project and other activities at the jobsite.
  • Mitigate and resolve potential disputes.
  • Directly supervise onsite and offsite Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers; coordinate with Construction Managers, project controls, and site safety representatives; and lead the project team to meet goals, responsibilities, and milestones.
  • Respond to and oversee Requests for Information.
  • Perform value engineering and constructability reviews.
  • Develop procurement status reports with engineering design, procurement, scheduling, and estimating teams, and define work segregation by subcontract and purchase-order packages.
  • Develop and oversee subcontractor and supplier scope, price, and schedule exhibits for subcontract and purchase-order packages.
  • Coordinate local bidding efforts with procurement teams.
  • Oversee subcontracts and purchase orders and review and approve related invoices.
  • Oversee subcontractor and purchase-order submittals.
  • Develop initial project-specific schedules with engineering design, scheduling, procurement, and field construction staff.
  • Monitor progress of conceptual design, intermediate and final engineering design, and construction activities.
  • Administer and manage changes to the prime contract.
  • Develop a project-specific Schedule of Values.
  • Submit and expedite timely receipt of progress payments.
  • Coordinate, prepare, and present monthly progress, budget-forecasting, and schedule-management reports.
  • Perform project close-out, warranty administration, post-construction cost review, and reporting.
  • Ensure effective relations among customers, design teams, subcontractors, and suppliers, and act as a liaison between departments.
  • Train, develop, and mentor junior staff.
  • Interface with clients and lead client-focused teams to meet organizational operational objectives.
  • Identify, recommend, and implement changes to improve productivity and reduce costs across business and operating units.
  • Lead multi-operating-unit teams completing major projects across service territories.
  • Adhere to internal standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Perform special projects and other job-related duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Direct Design-Build/Engineering, Procurement, and Construction project or major-program experience in the power delivery industry.
  • Familiarity with Primavera P6 and Procore.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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