Job Description Summary
Responsible for activities related to the construction, building and commissioning on customer site, from site mobilization, through civil, erection and commissioning work, as well as management activities related to this scope. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.
Job Description
Role Summary/Purpose: The Construction Leader, reporting to the Construction and Commissioning Leader, will be responsible for the execution of the projects at site, directly leading the Site Supervisors, Technical Adviser, and Site Assistants, ensuring all projects execute their respective projects within the budget and schedule while always following the bedrocks of Compliance, EHS, and Quality. The Construction Leader will support, coach, identify needs for training and development, and help his/her team to execute the project following the processes and tools defined by the Construction and Commissioning Leader. Ensure his/her team complies with administrative tasks (timesheets, expense reports, daily reports, etc.) in a timely manner following the department guidelines as well as set specific and measurable goals and objectives for the team to be able to come up with a systematic performance development review based on tracked results. Work closely with the C&C Leader, C&C Project Manager Leader, and other functions to ensure projects are successfully executed.
Essential Responsibilities:
Tendering phase:
Providing support with technical expertise when required to drive high-level accuracy proposal delivery;
Analyze specification & participate in Base of Scope definition;
Determine strategy pertaining to labor, scheduling, logistics, conditions, etc.;
EHS:
Support EHS & Quality Team in building the EHS plan and site Quality Plan.
Technical:
Attend the critical basic/detailed design reviews and promote design for EHS/for construction.
Act as a reference for M&ST for the tooling design, erection procedure preparation.
Project Management:
Support C&C Project Managers to build the L4 site schedule/resource loading.
Support C&C Project Managers to reassess dynamically the R&Os picture.
Lead the pre-mob phase with the Field Operations Project Management Leader.
People Management:
Manage the dispatch of site staff resources through a proper system/tool.
Support EHS & Quality Team to secure the Quality and EHS resources on site.
Manage the contingent workers need (Site Managers, Site Supervisors, Technical Adviser, Site admins, etc.).
Secure the key site staff resources (Site Manager/Site supervisor/Technical Advisor).
Develop the Site Manager/Site supervisor technically on the site management side (training, career path).
Technical governance and customer relations on Site Execution matters;
Enhance Site Execution team's technical excellence by participation in technical support, training, and mentoring on best practices, processes, tools, etc.
Ensure on-time delivery of deliverables related to site execution (milestones, reports, etc.)
Contribute to overall quality and excellence in execution of Construction & Commissioning.
Execution phase:
Ensure all Supervisors of all projects own their respective schedules and budgets and execute their projects within GE standards of EHS, Quality, and Compliance.
Ensure Supervisors read, understand and apply their project's respective contracts between GE and other parties (Customer, Subcontractors, etc.) at Site.
Ensure Supervisors actively communicate with their respective project teams.
Ensure Supervisors understand and apply official processes and tools to correctly track hours and costs at site.
Ensure Supervisors and Site Admins correctly allocate/segregate hours and costs incurred (Actuals) against base scope and non-base scope (non-conformities, change orders, slippages, etc.).
Provide technical and non-technical support to Site teams.
Identify, together with the site team, opportunities to optimize site execution respecting the contract and GE standards of EHS, Quality, and Compliance.
Ensure a proper communication channel is in place between site team and project team and drive constant exchange of information about project status, progress, and cost.
Support Site Managers and PMCC´s to constantly reassess the remaining work of the project in terms of schedule and costs (Cost to Complete) and validate them with the latest approved plan.
Ensure non-conformities at site are properly addressed and their hours/cost correctly allocated/segregated.
Create and foster the communication channel between site team and methods & special tooling team to have a proper exchange of information and support for site execution.
Create and foster the communication channel between site team and engineering team to have a proper exchange of information and support for site execution.
Ensure Site teams understand and follow GE rules and guidelines for working at sites and T&L (Travel and Living).
Ensure high EHS standard culture at sites.
Ensure and apply zero tolerance for EHS and compliance deviations.
Ensure Site teams provide daily reports, timesheets, expense reports in a timely manner.
Ensure Site teams keep good records about site activities, work performed, issues faced, and how they were dealt with (non-conformity) to provide feedback to business and support it with information in case of claims;
Collaborate in resolving complex problems.
Required Qualification:
Bachelor's Degree;
Good communication skills in English and Portuguese;
At least 7 years' experience in Hydroelectric power plants, its systems and sub-systems;
Project Management experience;
Field Management experience;
Experience with technical concepts (including Hydro Machines, turbines, generators, etc.);
Strong EHS culture;
No restrictions to travel to projects;
Ability to multitask and shift between many different projects and initiatives with tight deadlines;
Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and autonomy;
Strong customer service orientation;
Ability to navigate cross-functions and create a good rapport with other teams (Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Fleet Support, EHS, HR, etc.);
Ability to comply with mandatory requests on time, such as: trainings, timesheets, expense reports, daily reports, etc.;
Resilience.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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