Electrical / Commissioning Lead at Wood PLC in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION



Wood currently has an exciting opportunity available for an Electrical / Commissioning Lead, reporting to the Manager of Construction Services & Site Commissioning Manager. This role has overall responsibility for providing leadership in the performance management of all electrical and commissioning activities related to the execution of construction work within Renewables and Transmission & Distribution projects, including planning, cost control, materials management, contract/work force administration, safety/incident prevention, quality, security, and change management. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.



RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring construction work is executed as per engineering drawing specifications, design standards and contractual requirements
• Ensuring overall project execution is completed in accordance with the Project Management Plan and to the satisfaction of the Client Project Manager & Wood Construction Manager
• Review and provide comments on the site Commissioning & Testing Plans
• Managing the site Commissioning & Testing Plan, Quality Management Plan, Request for Information, Change Notices, Non-Conformance Reports, commissioning and energizing processes, As-Built completions and contract compliance
• Assisting the Project Manager with scope of work portion of contracts, bid evaluation, land owner concerns, vegetation or access issues, constructability reviews and creating the construction schedule, including identifying outages as required
• Implementing continuous improvements to positively impact project performance
• Maintaining Wood contractual responsibilities
• Establishing and maintaining Wood relationships with clients and other 3rd parties
• Monitoring the construction and commissioning of all projects for schedule changes and tracking and reporting progress on a daily, weekly and monthly basis: identifying any issues that could delay the schedule,
• Providing advice on course of action to maintain the schedule within authority levels or escalating to quickly address
• Monitoring and auditing construction and materials management documentation to ensure that the facilities are being constructed to meet the quality specifications
• Managing and replying to RFI's, issuing Site Instructions, NCRs and coordinating energization documentation
• Assist the Construction Manager in preparing and issue Construction Manager invoices
• Assist the Construction Manager as the Project Site point-of-contact for Construction Contractor, landowners, Subcontractors, and all other Projects Site related activities
• Monitor all deliveries of all Owner Furnished Equipment and document any damages
• Assist in coordinating the installation of telecommunications to the point of demarcation
• Provide Daily field reports
• Provide input into the Weekly reports
• Provide input into the Monthly reports
• Attend site meetings with Owner, Construction Contractor, Subcontractors, Materials Supplier as required to effectively carry out Services. Such meetings may include preconstruction, construction progress, on-site troubleshooting, resolution, special review, punch list and final walkthrough meetings, startup, and close-out meetings
• Coordinate with Construction Contractor representative to ensure clear and timely communication of issues or changes
• Assist the Construction Manager in the review of Construction Contractors change orders, schedule extensions, weather delays, force majeure, recovery plans, and re-baselines with comments to Owner
• Assist the Construction Manager in the review and comment of pay application in respect to progress earned

• Minimum 3 years' experience in the construction, maintenance, controls or commissioning of Utility Scale Solar Facilities, Battery Storage / Energy Storage, Substations and/or Power Lines
• Academic qualifications/experience to enable effective interface at the engineering and management level
• Results oriented with the capacity to successfully manage multiple and competing priorities and timelines
• Superior analytical, problem solving, audit and investigation skills
• Demonstrated effective leadership interacting with multiple internal disciplines and external customers in areas of civil, structural and electrical design
• Working knowledge of contract terms and conditions with the ability to manage to the specification of a contract
• Excellent and professional communication, interpersonal and team building skills within a diverse work group
• Ability to work autonomously with frequent travel to remote site locations within an assigned geographical region
• Experience with ERCOT considered an asset
• Valid driver's license and clean driving abstract
• Available to travel within the US