Job Description:
** Commercial construction or non-utility industrial backgrounds will not align with project scope**
Company Overview:
Our client is a regulated electric and natural gas utility serving communities across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. With a generation portfolio anchored in hydroelectric
power and supported by natural gas and renewable resources, the organization delivers reliable and affordable energy while advancing a long-term clean energy transition.
Their hydroelectric facilities form the backbone of the system. Natural gas resources provide reliability and flexibility. Ongoing modernization efforts support carbon-neutral
electricity goals and continued environmental stewardship.
Engagement Overview:
This contract Construction Manager will support capital and maintenance projects across utility-owned generation assets. The selected professional will integrate into
established project teams and provide steady field leadership within active, regulated generation environments. This role requires direct utility or power generation
construction experience. Commercial construction or non-utility industrial backgrounds will not align with project scope.
Primary Function:
The Construction Manager serves as the on-site construction representative for capital and maintenance projects within its hydroelectric and thermal generation facilities. This role leads day-to-day field execution while ensuring construction activities are safely integrated into operating plants. The Construction Manager coordinates closely with plant managers, operations, engineering, contractors, “on call” inspectors, and project managers to deliver work that meets safety, reliability, regulatory, environmental, schedule, and cost objectives within a regulated utility environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Field Leadership & Safety
• Act as the on-site construction authority, providing daily leadership across active generation facilities
• Lead daily job briefings and enforce contractor safety programs
• Identify and mitigate construction risks in live plant environments
Contractor & Scope Coordination
• Oversee contractor execution across mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural scopes
• Coordinate multiple contractors and specialty trades within confined and operating facilities
• Monitor contractor performance, productivity, and adherence to scope, schedule, and quality expectations
Operations & Outage Integration
• Plan and execute outage-driven construction activities in coordination with plant operations
• Integrate construction work with plant operating constraints, lockout/tagout, and system clearance requirements
• Coordinate work within hydro facilities subject to environmental, licensing, and water management constraints
Project Controls & Compliance
• Track field progress, milestones, and constraints in coordination with project managers
• Support cost control, change management, and issue escalation
• Maintain construction documentation consistent with regulated utility and audit requirement
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience serving as a utility or owner’s construction representative
• Hydroelectric powerhouse or turbine-generator project experience
• Familiarity with environmental, licensing, and regulatory requirements applicable to generation facilities
• Project Management or Construction Management certification (PMP, CCM or equivalent)
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Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
• Minimum 7 years of construction management experience within regulated electric utility or power generation environments
• Direct experience supporting hydroelectric and/or natural gas generation facilities
• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, and executing construction work during plant outages
• Proven ability to coordinate construction activities within operating generation facilities
• Strong safety leadership experience in high-risk industrial or utility environments
• Ability to work effectively with plant operations, engineering, contractors, and project management teams