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Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.\nThis position will have field construction accountability for the successful execution of Power Grid Operations (PGO) construction, maintenance, and restoration activities. The position will report to the Manager of Construction Management who will provide general guidance and oversight. This position will have responsibility for construction management during all phases of moderately complex projects. Manage the execution of PGO work plan in accordance with the appropriate Scope and Method of payment while maintaining financial stewardship. Ensure the efficient utilization of contractor resources to meet the work plan. This position works to ensure customer and company project goals are met while working with both internal and external stakeholders.\nThis position will serve as the single point of contact for all PGO contractors. This could include all phases of the project lifecycle from development through construction activities to assure the project is built per Duke Energy’s specifications and standards.\nAssisting the project team with managing, enforcing or ensuring:\n- Project costs\n- Schedule adherence to achieve project in-service dates\n- Compliance with permitting requirements\n- Adherence to safe work practices\n- Coordination of material as needed\n- Adherence to safe work practices\n- Public safety is maintained, and appropriate security is utilized at project sites\n- Commissioning of facilities through the placement of assets in service.\nResponsibilities\nManage construction resources and oversight activities related to site safety, environmental adherence, construction standards, NERC/CIP, work authorization/clearance, appropriate construction techniques, etc. Support pre-construction meetings.  \nParticipate in constructability reviews and ensure adherence to IFC designs. Assist with identification of design issues and work with Transmission engineering to develop a resolution. \nDevelop Construction resource sequence plans with applicable durations and manage issues impacting the efficient progression of project construction. \nFacilitate project material management regarding availability, delivery sequencing, accuracy, and related issue identification to work towards resolution with appropriate departments. \nCoordinate facilities commissioning, placing assets in service, project close out, and turnover to Duke Energy Transmission Maintenance and ECC.ÂÂ\nRequired/Basic Qualifications\nAssociates degree \n6 years related work experience \nIn lieu of Associates degree(s) AND 6 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 10 year(s) related work experience\nQualified Lineperson and/or Electrician certification\nDesired Qualifications\nAssociates degree in Engineering Technology or Associates degree in Other Related Degree or Associates degree in Construction Management or Bachelors degree in Construction Management or Bachelors degree in Other Related Degree or Bachelors degree in Engineering In addition to desired degree, 3 years related work experience\nProvide construction site management for substation and/or line utility construction projects to ensure compliance with NERC/CIP, Federal, State, Local and Company standards. Ability to read and interpret utility engineering construction drawings for the construction of substation and line facilities. Well versed on the various materials used in the construction of transmission facilities. Good working knowledge of utility construction standards/specifications related to substation and line facilities.\nValidation of weekly progress reports, unit sheets and timesheets during construction, ensure red line field drawings match as built installations and are returned in a timely manner, provide quality performance feedback on contractors, assist with material/equipment support and other documentation as necessary\nProvide construction related technical guidance during the project life cycle, including the site scoping reviews and constructability reviews.\nProvide input to construction resource strategy and construction support during Bid Event and MSA Assignments; Assist in the Bid Evaluation Process, and Change Order review process by validating need and cost estimate for requested changes. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of cost, scope, and division of responsibilities in association with the project schedule.\nWork with the Outage Coordination Team and Project Team to identify the proper construction/clearance sequence plans. Align all construction activities to meet outage and project schedules.\nCoordinate with Work Management Planner on the Submission of Clearances and Hot Line tags (iTOA’s) in support of the integrated construction/clearance sequence plans.\nSupport pre-construction meetings.\nSupport FAC-008 walkdowns.\nJointly facilitate construction management monthly meetings in coordination with Project Management. Maintain construction activity action registers and document project uncertainties as the project develops.\nCoordinate with Engineering to facilitate required changes or deviations from Issue for Construction (IFC) designs.\nEnsure Environmental/Erosion control compliance for assigned projects.\nAssist the Project Manager in coordinating with Customer Delivery, Generation, and External Customers/Others to obtain agreement for work activities that are performed as appropriately identified.\nCoordinate activities associated with pre-commissioning and commissioning. ensuring proper documentation is completed. Provide periodic updates on commissioning status and progress. Facilitate Meetings with Region Switching Team/ECC to discuss project energization plans, hold points, and validate of clearance boundaries and clearance boundary changes identified in the outage sequence plan for energization of equipment.\nSubstation: Versed and experienced with site development activities related to clearing & grubbing and substation site development, below grade civil activities related foundations/pads for structures and equipment, drainage, etc. Knowledgeable of control house construction techniques/types, structural/buss and cable tray construction techniques, equipment placement, all related wiring for both control and power and Protection & Control equipment installation. Demonstrated experience with testing and commissioning of substation related equipment of all types.\nLine: Versed and experienced in Right-of-way clearing, expansion, and restoration. Versed and experienced in the various techniques of pole foundations and the construction thereof. Versed and experienced in the various steel and concrete poles used on the Duke Energy system and their assembly requirements. Pole framing, switch assembly, guying, and all related material application. Versed and experienced in the installation/removal of transmission conductors, sag/tensioning, bundled spacer placement, and clipping in/splicing.\nExperience in the use of helicopters of various types in the construction of transmission facilities.\nThorough knowledge of Duke Energy process standard for the use of helicopters in construction of transmission facilities.\nKnowledgeable of Vendor Construction Installation Specifications\nAbility to work in self-directed manner and lead others to achieve high-quality and efficient results\nStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to build cooperative working relationships across the organization and departmental boundaries\nEffective written and oral communication skills\nWorking knowledge of Resource/Work Management principles\nWorking knowledge of workforce resourcing and contract administration\nStrong conflict management and negotiation skills\nGeneral understanding of budgeting practices and charging guidelines\nEffective problem solving and analytical skills\nWorking knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Office products and familiarity with retrieving all applicable corporate information\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or relevant field experience and three (3) years' required work experience that must be in utility construction\nExperience performing H&S safety observations\nPossesses experience in multiple roles and/or jurisdictions in PGO\nUnderstanding of crane operations and associated rigging\nUnderstanding of DOT work zone compliance\nThorough understanding of the “Keys to Life” safety document\nDemonstrated knowledge and skills with various internal tools and software applications - (Maximo, Plantview, Construction Audit Tool, iTOA, Duke Energy GIS system, Planed Outage Portal(D), and Duke Energy ADMS tool (Distribution)\nWorking Conditions:\nWilling to work in adverse conditions such as wet, swampy, isolated locations; cold and hot weather; and emergency conditions, i.e. storm restoration\nWillingness to travel the geographic territories of Duke Energy as projects are system wide\nThis positions routinely required to work extended work schedules in support of work activities scheduled at night, weekends, and holidays\nWilling to be the POC after hours on a rotation basis for the distribution contractors for emergent and storm work 24/7 (Distribution)\nSpecific Requirements:\nAssociate’s degree in engineering technology, construction management, or relevant field and five (5) years' required work experience that must be in utility construction, \nOR a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or relevant field experience and three (3) years' required work experience that must be in utility construction,\nOR a high school diploma/GED and seven (7) years of utility construction/maintenance experience. \nValid driver’s license \nEffective written and oral communication skills\nWorking knowledge of Resource/Work Management principles\nWorking knowledge of workforce resourcing and contract administration\nStrong conflict management and negotiation skills\nGeneral understanding of budgeting practices and charging guidelines\nEffective problem solving and analytical skills\nWorking knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Office products and familiarity with retrieving all applicable corporate information \nValid driver's license\nPoint of contact for all pre-approvals based on the Scope and Method of Payment requirements (Distribution)\nMonitor and respond to construction approval forms (CAF) in Maximo (Distribution)\nPerform discretionary construction audits and enter them in the audit tool per requirements \nPerform technical reviews as assigned and complete within the required specified timeframe (Distribution)\nCommunicate anomalies in the work plan to the correct stakeholders\nReview and understand the Contractor billing guidelines \nThe Sr. Construction Mangers are the primary POC for emergent situations for the contractor for restoration activities\nProvides feedback to Project Management, the Resource management schedulers and planners on contractor work progress. This includes any impacts from emergent work that will impact the construction completion of a project by the target finish dates\nHelps to resolve disputes between external parties and the Duke Energy contractors.\nProvide construction related technical guidance during the project life cycle, including the site scoping reviews and constructability reviews.\nAssist the project team with construction outage sequence plan and resource strategy during bids and pricing portal events.\nProvide input during the change ord...","description_format":"text","description_chars":15889,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Power Grid"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-31T00:06:38Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/duke-energy-sr-construction-mgr","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/duke-energy-sr-construction-mgr.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T10:13:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":15592,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1754510},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1754510"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fduke-energy-sr-construction-mgr"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fduke-energy-sr-construction-mgr"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fduke-energy-sr-construction-mgr"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/duke-energy-sr-construction-mgr\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fduke-energy-sr-construction-mgr"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3554384}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"duke-energy.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3554384},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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