Summary

The Field Construction Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of contract resources for the safe, timely and efficient construction and maintenance of electric distribution facilities and meter and service activities to meet both ONCOR Electric Delivery timelines, Terms and Conditions and Service Level Agreements. The Field Construction Coordinator acts as a liaison between ONCOR Electric Delivery and various contractor resources to ensure appropriate staffing levels are sufficient to meet construction and maintenance dates and regulatory Terms and Conditions. Resolves issues and answers questions from the field related to construction and maintenance projects, service orders and MWM. Fields contacts from customers regarding all types of issues and concerns relating service work.

Key competencies for this position are: Job Knowledge, Safety Consciousness, Organization, Planning and Control, Communications, Works with Minimum Supervision, Multi Task, and Leadership.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned. Directly or through others, the incumbent will:

• Adheres to company prescribed safety policies.
• Promote a positive image of ONCOR Electric Delivery to public.
• Promotes Safety in work place for both contract and company employees
• Understanding of contractual arrangements
• Assign projects to contract crews
• Verify sufficient construction resources are in place to meet requirements and/or acts to secure required resources thru proper process.
• Request material kits and interfaces with Material Coordinators to ensure proper materials are available to meet construction requirements.
• Update status of all construction activities in ACIS/WMIS on daily basis to ensure accurate records.
• Complete and submit Contractor Performance Evaluations. Ensure safety compliance, adherence to ONCOR Electric Delivery standards of construction, job site restoration and construction records and information are completed by and received from contract resources. Pre-construction, during construction and post construction.
• Participate in various types of construction meetings as required. Including but not limited to; Design Personnel, PMDS Managers, Vegetation Management, City Officials, DART, Third Party Contractors, Developers and Customers.
• Address construction issues as necessary to ensure timely construction of safe and efficient distribution system.
• Ensure proper construction practices are followed to minimize cost of projects.
• Verify proper permits are obtained for construction activities.
• Ensure all environmental laws and procedures are followed.
• Verify construction practices comply with all prescribed ordinances, company policies, governmental regulations and the Electric Service Guidelines
• Communicate status of projects to interested parties as required
• Proper disposition of “As-Built” information.
• Performs routine “On Call” rotation and emergency restoration.
• Verify accounting for invoices including O&M-vs.-Capital and insure proper tax status is correctly indicated.
• Verify accuracy of contractor invoices.
• Ensure On Time completion for assigned projects
• Coordinate service restoration with DOC as required
• Interact with different work groups while meeting the customer’s deadline and maintaining a positive working relationship.
• Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.

Education, Experience, & Skills

The minimum education, experience, & skills:

• Field Construction Coordinator Senior: 5 plus years of directly related work experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Capacity to coordinate numerous projects over large geographic area.
• Knowledge of underground and overhead Distribution Construction practices including but not limited to: Design, method of construction, specification and procedure and the Electric Service Guidelines.
• Knowledge of safe work practices relating to confined space entry, trench safety and OSHA regulation.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Basic computer skills with preference in ACIS, WMIS/DIS, Outlook, Word, Excel, Mobile TC, Maximo, Smart Grid Reports, OMS, CIS, FMIS ProLenium and Work Tech Time

Measures of Success

• Safe completion of projects
• Timely completion of assigned projects (Terms and Conditions)
• Accuracy of invoicing certification.
• Accurate documentation and timely status updates of projects.
• Cost control

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)