Construction Coordinator, Fort Worth

Construction Coordinator

57 Days Old

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we're delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you're looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Collaborates with local Engineering team members and Operations in the development, implementation and monitoring of annual capital improvement plans that identify and prioritize capital projects. Assists in developing annual capital budgets, including evaluating alternatives, designs, cost estimating and project scheduling.
Oversees construction activities to achieve budget and schedule compliance as critical activities to ensure that company financial, compliance and operational objectives are met including site visits.
Coordinates bidding and construction phases of projects with local Engineering Team members, Operations, other departments, outside contractors, and suppliers. Ensures that operational needs are addressed.
May prepare or direct the preparation of permit applications, which will cover a wide range of land development, zoning, construction, and environmental approvals, at the local, state and federal levels. Meets with public officials and regulatory agency personnel to assist with obtaining project permits and authorizations.
Will assisit with community notifications prior to construction and interact with local community members within Aqua Water and Wastewater Systems.
Prepares contract documents and manage all aspects of procurement and construction. Supervise construction inspectors for multiple concurrent projects and support of ongoing duties.
Represents the company at various state and local levels. Establishes and maintains positive public relations with key customers, local officials, state regulators, other state agencies, elected officials and industry groups.
Assists with extension agreements, costs and easements for developer installed water main extensions.
With assistance from Engineering Team Members, review construction plans for commercial and industrial services including commercial fire services, backflow devises and customer services. Coordinates interaction with the customer and their contractor.
Closeout projects and update water system maps, records, and electronic data in a timely fashion, i.e., reconcile inventory, record drawings, asset completion and retirement reports, GIS, AIMS and Maintenance Connection.
Ensures compliance with required safety policies and programs.
Performs other assignments as required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

BA/BS Degree preferred but not required

Other Education Preferred

Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Construction Safety
Construction Management

Professional Certification and Licenses

Experience Level

2-4 Years of Related Experience

Office Technology Level

Basic ability to use Microsoft Office suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience with Project Scheduling Software such as MS Project, Primavera, Monday, etc.
Procore, preferred but not required
SAP, preferred but not required

Communication Skills

Interprets facts and provides explanations verbally and in writing - investigating skills needed.

Driver's License Required

Overall Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This position will require the candidate to travel from office to the field, where they will be required to inspect active construction sites. This will require walking on uneven and recently disturbed soils, around construction machinery, climb ladders and stairs, use of mobile devices to photograph and report on site conditions and construction status. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The Construction Coordinator position will average 25% in office and 75% driving and field time over a 40 hour work week.

Physical Activity

Stoops Occasionally (1-33%)
Kneels Occasionally (1-33%)
Crouches Occasionally (1-33%)
Reaches Occasionally (1-33%)
Stands Continuously (67-100%)
Walks Continuously (67-100%)
Fingers Occasionally (1-33%)
Grasps Occasionally (1-33%)
Feels Occasionally (1-33%)
Talks Frequently (34-66%)
Hearing Required Continuously (67-100%)
Repetitive Motions Frequently (34-66%)

Physical Requirements

Light Work - Arm and / or leg exertion of forces greater than sedentary. Occasionally lifts 20 pounds and frequently lifts 10 pounds.

Vision

Machine Operations (without inspection)' Mechanics and Skilled Trades-people- For use with those whose work deals with seeing job is at or within arm's reach (If the machine operator also inspects' use the AA standard which requires more acuity).

Working Conditions

Inside environment conditions.
Outside environment conditions.
Extreme cold.
Extreme heat.
Noise.
Vibration.
Workplace hazards.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Third party inspection

Direct Reports

No direct reports

Budgetary Responsibilities

Owns and manages budget.

Travel

Up to 35% travel is required of this position.

AAP / EEO Statement

It is the policy of Aqua America, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Aqua American, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
Family members cannot work in the same department.

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