JOB SUMMARY:
The pipeline infrastructure constructed by Southern Company Gas's Construction Operations organization is fundamental to our success, enabling the safe, reliable, and affordable delivery of natural gas service to millions of customers.
The Construction Manager serves as a key leadership role responsible for overseeing a department of construction management professionals. This position is accountable for the successful execution of construction projects, ensuring performance excellence in safety, quality, schedule, and budget. The role is also critical in establishing and maintaining the people, processes, and technologies necessary to support operational success and continuous improvement.
The Construction Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of a portfolio of capital projects with annual construction values of up to $200 million. Depending on business priorities, the assigned portfolio may include gas distribution projects supporting new business growth or system improvements and gas transmission initiatives involving pipeline expansion and integrity management.
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Core Responsibilities
- Portfolio Oversight & Planning – Regularly reviews and updates project information within the portfolio; prepares multi-year construction outlooks
- Process Standardization – Maintains templates for construction-led processes and ensures consistency across the department
- Financial Stewardship – Monitors key metrics to ensure prudent capital expenditure deployment and O&M cost minimization; approves construction estimates and advises Engineering per authorization policies
- Construction Support Functions – Accountable for critical departmental functions including inspection systems, document/data collection, and materials management
- Contract Management – Ensures consistent development of blanket and project-specific contracts that maximize value and minimize risk for the department and LDC
Communication Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Collaboration – Collaborates with other Construction Managers and intra-company departments to share best practices and leverage global construction resources
- Executive Communication – Presents departmental performance and reports on major project progression to key stakeholders at the director and executive level
Leadership Responsibilities
- Staffing & Workload Management – Monitors staffing workload to ensure projects are properly staffed with the right skill sets; champions employee professional development
- Leadership & Employee Development – Sets direction by tailoring departmental goals to individual goals; manages staff selection and supports performance development through coaching and training
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education Requirements
Required :
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Highly Preferred: BA/BS degree in construction management or business, engineering (mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, petroleum).
Preferred: PMP or PMI-CP
Experience – Basic Requirements
Required
- 10 years of progressively increasing experience in industrial or utility construction, engineering, project management, or operations with at least 4 years in supervisory roles.
Preferred: Gas infrastructure construction experience
Preferred: Acting in a leadership position on a construction project
Required Experience and Knowledge Related to Construction
Required :
- Demonstrated success leading a team of internal and external resources accomplishing operational goals.
Preferred:
- Demonstrated success in leading a program of construction projects and a team of external and internal resources involved in their delivery.
- Expertise in construction contract creation, contract administration, with working knowledge of contract law and claims resolution.
- Full understanding of project management principles including critical path scheduling, project budgeting and forecasting, stage-gated asset development processes, estimating, scheduling, and risk management.
- Working knowledge of gas infrastructure construction equipment and techniques, inspection, welding non-destructive examination, directional drilling, OSHA standards, and PHMSA regulations.
Required Communication, Software, and Analytical Skills
Required:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a polish geared towards team leaders up to executive levels.
- Intermediate to high proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Ability to quickly learn and leverage internal business systems.
- Excellent analytical skills, ability to recognize issues, evaluating options using data and facts, and implement solutions.
OTHER DETAILS:
Work Location
- This position is office-based at SC Gas Corp HQ, Mondays-Thursdays and remote on Fridays with occasional travel to job sites or other facilities. This guideline is subject to change at any time at leadership discretion.
On-Call Duties
- This position may periodically be required to be on call for nights, weekends, and holidays to respond to emergency situations, depending on the LDC.
Physical Conditions
- Person in this position may occasionally be exposed to varying weather conditions, noise, dust, mud, prolonged standing, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing ladders, reaching, kneeling/bending, and other environmental hazards related to construction. Personal Protective Equipment will be provided and must be worn.
Travel
- This position may require overnight travel up to 10% of the time.
Vehicle
- This position requires the use of a Company vehicle.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states and approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com .
Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Identification: 21352
Job Category: Construction
Job Schedule: Full time
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