Become A Construction Supervisor

* Responsible for field leadership and oversight of all contracted construction work; ensuring safe completion of the defined scope of work on budget, on schedule, and to the quality levels specified in the contracts.
* Manages or self-performs activities and tasks to successfully contract out PPL EU work; including outage planning, outage submission, permit & tag, switching, construction scope of work, managing contractor crews, verifying material delivery.
* Participate in the review and award of construction proposals with PPL EU Sourcing; understands the terms and conditions in contracts, and manages construction contractors to terms and conditions.
* Reviews and approves construction change orders for work not in scope, or changes to scope of work.
* Participates in claims dispute and resolution sessions.
* Verifies contractor invoices, ensuring work invoiced has been completed.
* Manages or self-performs constructability assessments during the conceptual design and engineering phase of a project.
* Including but not limited to identifying physical site requirements, access roads, laydown areas, pad sizes, equipment parameters, cost estimates, outage planning, construction sequencing, risk assessment, and scheduling.
* Reviews deliverables from the Siting, Real
* Estate, Permitting, Procurement, and Engineering groups to ensure concurrence with the construction plan associated with a project.
* Work with project team to develop and implement corrective actions when safety, schedule, scope, or costs impacts are forecasted or experienced.
* Ensures PPL EU contractors have approved work plans and fully understand the scope and requirements for performing work.
* This also includes the performance of safety briefings, job walk-downs, and job site assessments.
* Supervise and conduct contractor briefings in accordance with GSP 19.
* Ensure completeness and quality of construction workmanship before accepting the finished product, responsible for managing the Construction Quality and Asset Commissioning functions of a project.
* Provides regular project status, feedback, and critical path items to the PPL EU Construction Management, Engineering, and Project Management Groups.
* Maintain working knowledge of industry construction best practices and applications at PPL EU.
* Ability to travel throughout the PPL EU service territory, this is a regional based position.
* Requisition ID:
* BR

* Accountability
* Plan, coordinate, and direct craft employees engaged in the execution of scheduled and emergent work activities, to assure the highest levels of customer service and to achieve safety, reliability and productivity goals. #CD# 50%
* Provide leadership to and development of the craft workforce. #CD# Coach and evaluate employee performance with timely recognition. #CD# Conduct performance reviews and identify opportunities for growth and learning for craft personnel. #CD# Executes labor strategies involving employees covered under the collective bargaining agreement. #CD# 20%
* Coordinate emergency response to restore continuity of service to customers, requiring 24-hour on-call responsibilities and varied work schedules, as required by business needs. #CD# 15%
* Work within departmental budgets.
* Plan resource coverage and execute work activities directed at achievement of business plans and business unit objectives. #CD# Develop alternative courses of action that are based on logical assumptions and factual information after considering resources, constraints, and organizational values. #CD# Ability to recognize unusual conditions and take corrective action. #CD# 10%
* Promote and maintain an environment that fosters a high performance culture and a learning organization.
* Ensure an environment that respects and promotes diversity. #CD# Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered.
* POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
* Minimum:
* years internal utility company experience (e. g. , ComEd, PECO), or equivalent external experience
* or more years internal supervisory experience (e. g. , ComEd, PECO, BSC, ExGen), or receive acceptable rating on Supervisory Assessment
* Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license
* Demonstrated knowledge of operating and construction work practices.
* Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.
* Demonstrated ability to support and enforce safe work behavior#CD# requires working knowledge of safety rules and work practices.
* Preferred:
* Bachelors degree
* Extensive knowledge of the collective bargaining agreement and related procedures, policies and processes
* Ability to train personnel in work practices and use of line construction tools and equipment.
* Ability to recognize unusual conditions and take corrective actions.
* Extensive experience in the construction, maintenance and operation of overhead and/or underground electric distribution facilities.
* Directs the craft employees engaged in the execution of the construction, operation and maintenance of company overhead and/or underground electric facilities. ; These responsibilities include preventative/corrective maintenance, new business, system reinforcement and facility relocation activities within the assigned regional operating area.
* Provides input into the planning, implementation and execution of the operations, maintenance and reliability programs.
* Responsible for implementing labor strategies involving employees covered under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. ; Determines manpower and equipment requirements necessary for scheduled and emergent work to ensure maximum utilization of construction crews.
* Must be able to maintain effective internal business controls.
* Conduct safety audits, meetings, investigations, and employee performance reviews.
* Regular contact with leadership of Distribution System Operations, Construction & Maintenance, Transmission and Substation, Work Management, Engineering, Asset Management, New Business and local union stewards. ; Other contacts include building contractors, municipal leaders, major industrial customers, and various municipal organizations (fire, police etc).
* Direct Reports: 12
* Indirect Reports: none
* Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
* VEVRAA Federal Contractor
* EEO is the Law Poster

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* Ensures that contractors build facilities in accordance with Company standards and procedures, and maintain appropriate crew operator qualification standards.
* Oversees construction schedules and coordinates construction activities with other appropriate areas.
* Ensures that construction action plans are kept up-to-date and communicated to the organization for prioritization of workload.
* Resolves escalated construction project concerns and works with appropriate parties (contractors, customers, agencies, etc.) to determine project and scheduling solutions.
* Responsible for review of as built drawings before payment to contractor is approved.
* Works with the construction planning group on technical designs and cost effective installations.
* Applies and works with new construction materials, practices and technologies (as deemed appropriate for the given project(s).
* Identifies and implements process and procedure changes related to customer- and Company-generated processes that result in increased efficiencies.
* Monitors workload of staff to ensure that activities are being planned in accordance with their priority.
* Monitors staff productivity; implements workload adjustments if standards are not being met.
* Ensures that resources and workloads are balanced, ensuring that projects are appropriately planned, prioritized and executed.
* Acts as a liaison between union and management and ensures consistent application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
* Guides the continuous improvement commitment & efforts for a given group(s): designing processes; establishing quality/quantity standards & metrics; collecting, refining, adapting & communicating best practices; sharing knowledge and developing staff in a systematic fashion.
* Uses process design outcomes to solve problems
* May assume responsibility as key tag protection leader and/or job leader per applicable Corporate policy.
* Performs or ensures the accomplishment of the following core supervisory/management functions for a given group(s): planning, organizing, directing the performance of ongoing activities, special and/or ad hoc assignments, staffing (employee selection, training/coaching & performance management), time entry, coordinating, reporting & budgeting.
* KNOWLEDGE

* Provides technical and/or budget/financial support for the project including reviewing contract documents for a technical aspect and reviewing plant design criteria, drawings, and specifications.
* Responsible for contractor monitoring and oversight of assigned work.
* Perform assigned QA/QC and assigned company verification validation checks.
* Interface with permitting authorities including environmental, OSHA, and county inspectors.
* Identify any deficiencies (design, quality, schedule, work) in foundation, road, reclamation, and environmental best management practices.
* Oversee contractor concrete break testing.
* Review/accept contractor work and documentation.
* Monitor contractor work progress to support invoice and milestone validation.
* Evaluate and assess all scope change claims for validity.
* Efficiently execute Request for Information (RFI) process.
* Liaise with landowners to identify and resolve issues.
* Liaise with Power Generation Division Operations team.
* Monitor staking and maintenance of easement boundaries and site signage.
* Monitor SWPPP program.
* Ensure project is in compliance with JES Environmental programs.
* Develop and track punch list items.
* Compliance to jobsite and OSHA rules

* Supervises direct and functional reports.
* Coaches and monitors performance of employees to established goals and objectives.
* Inspects the quality of work of employees and contractors regularly, ensuring that all standards (federal, state, and Company) are followed.
* Develops and implements appropriate methods, practices, policies, and procedures.
* Informs employees of changed processes.
* Develops and assigns work schedules.
* Ensures that resources (i.e. vehicles, equipment, and inventory) are maintained in proper working order.
* Assists with the coordination of projects.
* Tracks all activity for Construction and reports accordingly.
* Plans all facets of the construction process, rendering decision on workflow, production planning and control, and material and labor cost control.
* Acts as liaison with appropriate Company Engineering personnel, Company consultants, and vendors.
* Reviews and/or submits contractor invoices for approval.
* Practices Company safety policies and procedures and ensures they are followed.
* Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
* Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
* Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned