Construction Manager

These are areas that are necessary in order to excel in this position.

• Customer Relations (and relations while on Customers’ Job Sites)


• Communication with field inspectors, Customer Agents, City Staff / Regulatory Agency Representatives, Locate Crews, Public and Private Utility Coordinators / Locators, General Public and Residents, Subcontractors, Developers, Site Owners


• Always escalate field issues up and report to the construction manager Project Manager

In-Field OSP Activities – Construction Management

• Must be local to Austin, TX


• As Construction Manager, 95% or more of the construction manager role takes place in the field. The construction manager will be provided with a workspace at one of our offices, but the expectation is that the construction manager will be in the field overseeing the construction manager project(s) as an extension of the construction manager Project Manager (PM)


• Carry out and build in accordance with the schedule, as provided to the construction manager by the construction manager Project Manager (PM)


• Submission of Construction Daily (hereinafter “Daily”) with all supporting documentation for each project, every day in manner prescribed by the PM.


• Includes collection and processing of daily submittals from crew foremen, PCM (Project Construction Manager), and subcontractors


• Arranging for signage, door tags, white lining for locates, and all other project preparation activities as dictated by PM; all project launch activities as prescribed by developer, city, customer, etc.


• Submission of utility locates and/or other construction sequencing data such as for daily street sheets, etc.


• Submission of requests for private locates where applicable


• Submission for all traffic control requests


• Submission for coordination of materials needed for build, including all consumables, construction materials; submission of purchase order / check requests as needed (up to allowance amount for spending thresholds)


• Preparation, organization, and submission of all project-related submittals at PM request or PM’s discretion


• Coordination, creation, and collection of daily field Job Site Analysis forms – and submission


• Management of crew health and safety on job site every day, all day, including oversight of Subcontractor Safety Program to ensure the sub operates in accordance with our corporate Safety Program as a baseline model.


• Carry out and enforce company policies and procedures on job sites for personnel management, field safety, Customer policies and standards, local regulatory standards, etc.


• Adhere to production expectations as laid out by upper management and meet daily, weekly, and monthly goals and benchmarks


• Regularly inspect field equipment, trucks, trailers, etc. and notify PM of immediate concerns, needs, risks, etc. Lock out / Tag Out any asset that poses a potential health and safety threat to any person or property.


• Coordinate with HSE Personnel immediately and closely for all incidents and follow all Company, Customer, and Regulatory Agency Protocols


• Ensure compliance with B Comm team’s direction to close out inspection gigs, resident complaints and trouble tickets, internal deficiencies, etc. within a timely manner

Direct Reports

• The construction manager report directly TO the PROJECT MANAGER


• The construction manager report via escalation to the GM, and to the Director of Human Resources for complaints/grievances


• The following team members report directly TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Quality Assurance / Control Techs, Forepersons, Operators, Crew Members