Sr. Construction Manager (Power Plant)

The role

This role runs construction of the power plant in the field including civil, mechanical, and electrical installation. You will lead on-site construction for gas turbine power plants and associated balance of plant through mechanical completion and handoff to commissioning.

What you will do

• Lead on-site construction for gas turbine power plants and associated balance of plant
• Direct contractors, superintendents, and SpaceX construction staff
• Run direct-hire craft and subcontract crews through superintendents and general foremen
• Hold safety, quality, and schedule
• Own the site safety program including LOTO, permit-to-work, hot work, NFPA 70E, and stop-work authority
• Set quality hold points for welding, NDE, hydrotest, and rotating-equipment alignment
• Sequence civil, mechanical, electrical, and controls installation
• Manage OEM and EPC field presence, laydown, lifts, and tie-ins
• Own critical lift plans for turbines, generators, transformers, and skid or module sets
• Plan tie-ins, outages, and energizations around energized equipment

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role
• Experience leading construction of at least one large gas turbine installation, including balance of plant
• Direct experience managing contractors on a heavy industrial site
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Must be available for full-time site presence
• Willingness to travel between sites
• Ability to work in an active construction environment, including outdoors, in heat, at heights, and in industrial PPE

Nice to have

• 10+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role
• EPC construction management experience on power projects
• Mechanical installation of GE Vernova, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, or Doosan turbines, HRSGs, and large rotating equipment
• High-voltage and balance-of-plant electrical construction
• Fast industrial programs (data-center power, LNG, or mobile generation)
• Self-perform construction background, including time as a superintendent or general foreman

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the

About the company

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