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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Assistant Project Manager

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeEl Paso, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
  • Must have a bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or business, a trade school certificate, or equivalent years of experience; these qualifications are presented as preferred or equivalent.
  • Must pass mandatory drug and alcohol screenings.
  • Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, work outdoors in varying weather, and navigate uneven terrain at job sites.
  • Must be able to handle tools, materials, and equipment; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as required; climb ladders and stairs; and work at elevated heights when necessary.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds regularly.
  • Must maintain sufficient visual awareness to safely operate tools and equipment.
  • Must successfully pass a post-offer drug screening.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in the planning, directing, and coordinating of high-voltage electric transmission, substation, and distribution construction and maintenance projects throughout the country, including their conceptual development and organization, scheduling, budgeting, staffing, subcontracting, safety, quality, and implementation.
  • Manage a project's lifecycle by tracking customer-issued work authorizations and project documents, communicating with field operations for field review and preparation, and managing project schedules in accordance with field execution plans.
  • Assist with labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor budget projections; submit locates and additional dependencies; coordinate schedules, outage information, and dependencies with customers; and compile and review completed project documentation.
  • Support the project manager in developing and managing the project Schedule of Values, updating it based on production, preparing billing packages, and submitting packages to the customer.
  • Develop project baseline schedules and update running schedules.
  • Maintain electronic and printed working-document files according to document-control practices.
  • Generate daily, weekly, and monthly projections and progress reports for construction activities.
  • Assist in preparing and updating project documentation, including submittals and Requests for Information.
  • Manage and report project costs against the forecasted budget and report findings to leadership.
  • Communicate with supervisory personnel, subcontractors, or engineers to discuss and resolve work-procedure, complaint, or construction-problem matters.
  • Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner or developer.
  • Maintain project material trackers based on customer Bills of Materials, drawings, and scope; track inventory, production, shortages, and damages.
  • Execute corrective actions to address delays, adverse weather conditions, or emergencies.
  • Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.

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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