Job Type: Business Operations

Pay Range $149,000 to $156,000

Location Colorado Springs, CO

Date First Posted 12/21/22

Project Construction Supervisor

Colorado Springs Utilities is seeking a Project Construction Supervisor in the System Planning and Projects Division. We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated level professional, responsible for leading and providing direct supervision to a staff of field project resources focused on the Construction phase of capital infrastructure projects. Projects include linear and vertical construction of Electric, Gas, Water, and Wastewater infrastructure ranging from small to large multi-million-dollar projects and programs.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Developing and implementing consistent project construction management and inspection practices, processes, methodologies, and metrics in support of innovating our business processes and tools used to deliver projects, programs, and portfolios of work

• Collaborating with Colorado Springs Utilities project supervisors, managers, engineers, operations, and maintenance teams along with contracted engineering, construction, and inspection resources to deliver linear and vertical infrastructure projects in Electric, Gas, Water and Wastewater service lines

• Providing leadership, functional expertise, and work direction to staff

• Developing detailed work plans, schedules, cost estimates, resource plans, and status reports, conduct risk analysis, and monitor the progress of plans against milestones and budgets

• Providing technical and analytical guidance to project teams and ensuring adherence to quality standards and review of project/program deliverables

• Leading a team in providing services during the planning and design phases including activities such as value engineering and constructability reviews

• Leading a team in performing field services to ensure the safe completion of assigned Construction phase deliverables within budget, to schedule, and meeting quality standards

• Supervising a staff of construction professionals, building, and maintaining construction classification series with human resources, making hiring and pay decisions, assigning work, monitors work, and managing performance

Who you are…

• Resilient, self-starter with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and capacity to build solid relationships with direct reports, peers, utility operations, maintenance, engineers, construction trade workers, management, and executive leadership

• Skilled in: Linear and vertical construction best practices, means, and methods to construct and deliver infrastructure construction projects, efficiently sequencing work and managing construction schedules, managing construction costs, and quality, and maintaining accurate project site records that are documented daily

• Understanding of procurement contracting strategies, processes, engineering and construction contracts, and change management

• Highly qualified candidates will come with a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Management, Engineering, Cost Management, or a closely related field; or 10+ years of equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities for this role

• Professional Project Manager (PMP) and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) are preferred

Who we are.... Colorado Springs Utilities is the largest municipal four-service public utility in the nation, providing water, wastewater, electric, and natural gas services to 500,000 residents in the Pikes Peak region. We cultivate a work culture dedicated to innovation, collaboration, customer service, and work-life balance. Our employees know they make a difference every day by providing critical services to the public while living and working in a city consistently rated as the most desirable place to live in the United States (U.S. News and World Report). We are a municipal utility with some of our infrastructure dating back more than 100 years and we have the need to continuously evaluate our infrastructure and renew and replace assets as they approach the end of their useful life.

Our Commitment to our Employees…

Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities. They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving. We do not just say people are important – we prove it! That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• 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 –10 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 $5.00 a month. Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• 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

• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vision care services and discounts on LASIK eye surgery

• 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

• 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

• Life Insurance – Company-paid life insurance and supplemental coverage available

Curious about joining our team? Learn more atclick here (https://coloradospringsutilities.jobs/jobs/) .

ATTENTION :

• All positions will be posted for a minimum of 5 calendar days.

• Starting pay will be determined at the time of offer based on the experience, education, and training of the successful candidate.

• Colorado Springs Utilities does not sponsor work visas of any kind (including but not limited to F-1, H-1B, or TN visas). Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Colorado Springs Utilities is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Our differences make us richer. Learning and growing from one another makes us more than what we were. We want our workforce to be as diverse as our business and recognize the limitless benefits of this commitment. Our desire is to have the organization reflect the diversity of the Pikes Peak Region. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, it is our commitment that no person shall be unlawfully discriminated against because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, religious convictions, veteran status, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Affirmative Action is Colorado Springs Utilities’ effort to ensure positive steps are taken to have a representative workforce reflective of the relevant available labor force.

For more information regarding applicant rights, visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

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Job Type: Business Operations