Construction Manager Supervisor

Colorado Springs Utilities is looking for a Construction Manager Supervisor to join our Construction and Inspection Management Team, within the Project and Program Department. In this job, you will be responsible for overseeing large-scale, highly complex, construction projects, monitoring budgets, developing schedules, and managing resources to ensure the successful completion of each project. As a working supervisor, you will also be responsible for developing and maintaining positive relationships with customers and stakeholders. Incumbents in this classification are often responsible for the construction of our most complex projects.

Key Focus Areas:

• Supervise staff by providing technical direction, coaching and mentoring, monitoring and evaluating performance, and hiring and pay recommendations
• Develop and implement policies and procedures related to construction management
• Oversee and conduct training and development activities for staff
• Manage and allocate resources to ensure that projects are adequately staffed
• Provide leadership, functional and technical expertise, and work direction to staff, ensuring they have the necessary resources to complete their work
• Manage small to large-scale, highly complex, construction projects during the construction phase, ensuring that they are completed within scope, schedule, budget, and to the required quality standards; provide construction expertise to project team
• Develop and manage the progress of project schedules, coordinate scheduling of multiple disciplines, drive completion of all tasks on time and without conflicts, communicate construction progress and status of completion
• Identify, assess, and resolve issues during onsite construction and make recommendations based on priority and need to ensure the success of project objectives
• Coordinate with engineering staff and/or engineer of record; perform detailed reviews of design development, including project constructability, value engineering, safety by design, and commissioning and start-up plan; attend meetings to support reviews
• Coordinate project budgets with Project Manager, ensuring that costs are kept within budget and that financial reports (quantities, progress, invoices) are accurate
• Monitor the safety and health performance of contractors and address deficiencies during the project as they arise. Champion safety, holding everyone accountable for high safety performance
• Perform / monitor the red-line process monthly with the contractor as part of the review of contractor applications for payment and ensure that all RFI’s and Change Orders are incorporated
• Implement and oversee quality assurance measures, ensuring that all work is completed to the required standard and in accordance with the contracted construction scope
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers, project stakeholders, contractors, and vendors
• Provide oversight of commissioning work and contractors quality control during commissioning and start-up

Who you are... the ideal candidate would come with significant hands-on and progressively responsible field experience in a construction management capacity and supervision experience. A Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or a closely related field from an accredited college, completion of an approved apprenticeship program, or demonstrated equivalent experience is beneficial. Additionally, possessing a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint is highly beneficial. Knowledge of electric and natural gas infrastructure (power generation, substations, natural gas pipelines) would also add to your success in this role.

In addition to the technical aspects of this job, you enjoy coaching, mentoring and leading people, contributing to process and procedure development. You also excel at remaining composed under pressure, taking initiative, and driving projects forward, communicating and sharing information effectively and appropriately, possess sound critical thinking and decision-making ability, and strong interpersonal skills that will allow you to establish effective internal and external relationships with contractors, Utilities staff, and vendors.

The military job codes/duty codes most closely related to this role are: 120A, 12A, 12B, 12N, 51S, 881A, 32E1, 32E2, 32E3, 32E4, 32EX, 5311, 5904, 5310, 122, 5960, 8004, 144, 3100, 3101, 3112, 3400, 3408, 3451, 4071, 6694, 8059, 9640, 9680

Who We Are... Colorado Springs Utilities, a four-service utility provider with a 100-year reputation of integrity, gives you an experience unmatched by other utility companies. We continuously strive to stay ahead of the business curve with our established priority to update and incorporate state-of-the-art technology and provide a work culture dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and synergy. In fact, we were recently awarded the Diamond Designation from the American Public Power Association (APPA), recognizing our utility for having some of the highest ratings in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements among the more than 2,000 public utilities in the nation.

Nestled at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs is the perfect blend of mountain and city living. U.S. News analyzed 150 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people's desire to live there. Colorado Springs is listed as one of the best places to live!

Our Commitment to Our Employees…

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
• Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
• Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
• Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
• Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
• Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical plans, starting at $0 per month. Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Wellness Program – Voluntary wellness program that allows you and your spouse to each earn up to $500 to use towards healthcare expenses, $100 in Visa gift cards, and up to $400 in gym membership reimbursements
• Dental – Select from two dental plans, with in-network PPO preventive care covered at 100% and access to orthodontia coverage (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vision care services and discounts on LASIK eye surgery (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Retirement Saving Programs – Supplement your pension plan with voluntary retirement programs such as the PERAPlus 401(k) and MissionSquare’s Roth IRA and 457 plans
• Disability Coverage – Short-Term (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance available for purchase (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Makes the going a little easier by aiding with mental health, stress management, work-life balance, financial and legal matters, and much more
• Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) – Whether it's due to an accident or a serious illness, LTC insurance is available for purchase to help you and your loved ones (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Life Insurance – Company-paid life insurance and supplemental coverage available (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Tuition Reimbursement – Employees are eligible to receive up to $5,250 annually for Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Public Service Employer – Payments made towards student loans may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

ATTENTION:

• All positions will be posted for a minimum of 5 calendar days.
• Starting pay will be determined within the posted pay range based on the experience, education, and training of the successful candidate; if there is a single pay rate posted, the job starts at that rate.
• Colorado Springs Utilities does not sponsor work visas of any kind (including but not limited to H-1B, TN, or F-1 student visas with an OPT extension). Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Colorado Springs Utilities is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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