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Kelly is seeking a Senior Construction Specialist to join with our prestigious client in Port Lavaca, Texas 77979.

Title: Senior Construction Specialist

This role is a contract role: 12+ months

Onsite work at Port Lavaca, Texas 77979.

Summary of the role:

• Leads the construction management work process discipline, demonstrates lead competencies of directing others, staffing, planning and controlling projects.
• Ensures construction of facilities meet EH&S, quality, cost and schedule per the business requirements.
• Typically, at this level would lead several intermediate sites executed projects up to a single large project. Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

Responsibilities Duties

• Champions the use of construction safety best practices and drive to a zero-incident safety culture on contracts.
• Leads the Construction Management staff on a particular project, including visible, proactive leadership in all matters related to safety, quality, schedule and cost.
• Develops a Construction Management plan to identify construction resource needs for a specific project. Ensures that the budget reflects the plan and works with the project manager, if discrepancies arise. Works with construction resource leader to fill the positions.
• Provides the construction expertise in the Front End Loading (FEL) of a project. Minimizes construction costs through proper planning, technology, application and constructability techniques.
• Provides input to the Contract Labor Strategy. Manages the construction companies, the labor contracts, resolves claims, monitors and controls labor cost.
• Understands and utilizes the Global Capital Work Process (GPM) Construction Work Process discipline. Utilizes the Construction expertise networks.
• Assists in the development of effective construction integrated schedules. Ensures that construction schedules are met or that discrepancies are communicated in a timely fashion.
• Minimizes start-up and operability issues through the use of quality plans.
• Coaches and mentors new and inexperienced construction personnel.
• Uses in-depth knowledge of internal and external standards and practices; and knowledge of constructability processes and how to effectively apply to specific project situation to perform role.
• Drives the utilization of best practices and technology on project.
• Provides continuous improvement feedback to business technology centers and the hardware disciplines on most effective technology (MET) that will enhance safety, cost, and productivity on future projects.

Experience

Bachelor's degree plus construction, engineering, manufacturing is NOT required.

10 Years + experience in construction on large projects or related experience preferred.

In lieu of degree, equivalent years of experience required.

10 Years + experience in construction on large projects or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Ensure that construction activities are performed in a safe, environmentally sound manner and in compliance with EH&S policies, statutory requirements and EH&S plans established for the project
• Provides assistance to contractors in the implementation of all EH&S initiatives on the site. Perform regular site inspections with regard to compliance of all personnel to EH&S Plans and established Safe Work Procedures.
• Actively participate in daily/weekly/special safety meetings.
• Champions the use of construction safety best practices and drive to a zero-incident safety culture on contracts.
• Assume responsibility for the oversight of construction activities.
• Ensure regular and visible site presence and direct liaison with the contractor
• Supervision to maintain awareness of the status of all activities on the site.
• Coordinate construction activities with other supervisors and functions with respect to access of various contractors and work groups
• Attend Weekly Coordination Meetings with relevant contractors and provide input with regard to interfacing of work on the site.
• Perform regular inspections of contractor's work and verify conformance of work by approving ITPs or other quality documentation
• Prepare punch lists for completed work and ensure that punch items are completed and cleared in accordance with schedules. Assist in completion activities including coordination of pre-commissioning and commissioning activities if applicable to ensure that completed systems with all appropriate documentation are handed over to the Client in accordance with contract requirements
• Understands and utilizes the Global Capital Work Process (GPM) and Construction Work Process discipline. Utilizes the construction expertise networks.
• Assists in the development of effective construction integrated schedules. Ensures that construction schedules are met or that discrepancies are communicated in a timely fashion.
• Minimizes start-up and operability issues through the use of quality plans.
• Drives the utilization of best practices and technology on project.
• Provides continuous improvement feedback to business technology centers and the hardware disciplines on Most Effective Technology (MET) that will enhance safety, cost, and productivity on future projects.

Please apply to this role if you are a good fit for the role or share references.