Construction Manager
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Pomona, CA, USA
HybridTwo days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the office or field.
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management
About the job
Requirements
- Ten or more years of experience in overhead and underground distribution, subtransmission, and bulk transmission powerline construction.
- Five or more years of construction management and oversight experience on distribution, subtransmission, and bulk transmission projects.
- Five or more years of experience working within California-specific utility regulatory requirements, including General Orders 95, 128, 165, and 131-d.
- Five or more years of experience working within federal and State environmental regulations, including those set forth by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.
- Understanding of processes and methodologies used in the work methods, materials, tools, equipment, and vehicles used in electric utility construction.
- Ability to lead, facilitate, and participate on technical-related teams to address issues of safety, construction and maintenance, standards, and quality.
- Experience in providing vendor or third-party oversight.
- Experience managing craft labor employees.
- Self-motivated work habits.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Responsibilities
- Participate in initial field reviews to discuss project alternatives with Transmission Engineering and Environmental and provide advice regarding construction feasibility.
- Maintain a level approach to project construction design that accounts for engineering needs, construction feasibility, and State and federal regulatory requirements.
- Conduct field reviews as necessary to develop a plan for all required construction activities to support implementation of the preferred project alternative.
- Write a narrative construction plan that aligns with the Engineering scope of work and includes detailed descriptions of all construction activities as well as personnel and duration estimates.
- Compile a Google Earth map set of all construction work areas, socialize the plan with the Project Team, and submit the map set to the GIS team for processing.
- Develop a list of required project permits.
- Support entering the project into EHSync and responding to data requests from the Environmental, Real Properties, and Government Lands teams.
- Support the Project Execution Strategy review with the Project Team and local Grid to determine the Responsible Party for Construction, including providing a professional opinion based on known skills and in-house resources.
- Support Grid resources to perform work according to the requirements of the TLRR Program Plan.
- Consult and negotiate with the GCC to develop a preliminary construction schedule and initial outage requests.
- Participate in developing specifications and scopes of work to support the bidding process for contracted project work.
- Support the bid process by attending job walks and bid conferences, answering technical questions, and participating in the bid review and selection process.
- Participate in the project construction kickoff meeting to help set expectations for performance.
- Participate in regular construction meetings to provide subject matter expertise and provide progress reports to the Project Manager.
- Meet with contractors as needed to adjust and correct performance issues.
- Review and provide feedback on project quality assurance and quality control documentation.
- Support Final Acceptance and Project Closeout as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electric Utility Construction, or another technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Project Management certificate.
About the company
PM2CM manages projects and construction programs for organizations planning and delivering buildings and infrastructure. Its professional services cover scheduling, estimating, cost controls, document controls and claims avoidance, helping clients organize work during design and construction. The company works with project owners and delivery teams to track budgets and progress, coordinate decisions and manage changes as projects develop. Its assignments include electrical infrastructure and school construction, where its specialists work alongside client managers, engineers and construction teams on defined delivery needs. Founded in 2014, PM2CM is headquartered in Torrance, California.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Torrance, CA
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Health insurance is employer-paid in one role: PM2CM's senior scheduler posting offers fully paid health coverage.
- Retirement contributions include a stated match: PM2CM's project cost estimator opening advertises a 3% 401(k) match.
- One field-assessment role includes paid year-end closure: PM2CM advertises time off during the year's final week.
What critics are saying
- Senior scheduling has a high experience bar: PM2CM requires seven-plus years of verifiable experience and Primavera P6 proficiency.
- Remote recruiting still has a local boundary: PM2CM requires its talent specialist to live within commuting distance of Torrance.
- Hybrid construction work includes fixed attendance: PM2CM's Pomona manager posting specifies Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the office or field.
What makes PM2CM unique
- Progress measurement extends beyond schedules: PM2CM includes earned-value management alongside risk analysis and change management in its controls expertise.
- Estimates are checked independently: PM2CM's school-project estimator compares its own cost estimates with contractor proposals to identify differences.
- Field surveys use digital records: PM2CM's facilities supervisor collects condition and remaining-life data through tablets and other digital platforms.
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