Construction Manager, Utility Construction

CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country. With our rapid growth, we’re looking for passionate, talented, and creative individuals to join our team. If you’re ready for a challenge that will elevate your career, this is the right place, right time, right people.

Position Summary

As a Construction Manager for CEC, you will be responsible for scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the day-to-day execution of the work, progress, and performance of a project. Administration and control of all aspects of the site-specific safety and compliance objectives will be key for your role as well. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all CEC field trades on an infrastructure construction project.
• Conferring with senior management, supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
• Manage mid-sized to large projects of twenty-five or more persons, sometimes may manage more than fifty people on a project.
• Complete working estimate and take-off jointly with the Project Manager.
• Lay out work for subordinate supervisors and lead persons and is jointly responsible with the Project Manager for having material, tools, equipment, information and appropriate manpower in the proper place in a timely fashion.
• Determine labor requirements and dispatch workers; manage man-loading chart.
• Interface with representatives of the General Contractor on day to day project scheduling and overall performance issues.
• Provide general supervision to subordinate foremen engaged in the installation of electrical feeders; equipment such as pumps, motors, and generators; control and distribution apparatus such as switch gear, relays, and circuit breaker panels; lighting fixtures and outlets; and related connections and terminations.
• Monitor work as performed, direct subordinate supervisors and crews, and schedule work according to the pace of the job and other trades.
• Ensure all office correspondence, safety, and administrative paperwork is delivered timely and accurately.
• Responsible for overall project safety performance. Assure employees are properly trained or instructed in performance of duties to which assigned. Assure compliance with all CEC safety processes and protocols. Investigate or assist in investigation and reporting of any accidents or safety incidents involving job site employees.
• Inspecting and reviewing projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, and other regulations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to hot or cold temperatures, weather elements, dust toxic materials, in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, lifting and handling materials, walking and balancing, stooping.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses always), respirator when required. Able to work 8 -10 hours per day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts. Includes crawling, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, sitting, reaching, constantly moving about on the feet and able to routinely lift heavy objects more than 50 pounds and pushing and pulling of objects is required. Repetitive use of arms, hands and fingers. Must be able to complete a full day of assignments involving overhead work. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of the job. Possess good vision, normal or corrected and positively identify different colors of wiring. Works in single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities

CEC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.