Project Field Manager- DoD, Fuels Systems

Tepa Companies - Biloxi, MS

Biloxi, MS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Tepa Companies offers long-term, premier industrial services to federal and private-sector clients worldwide. Our in-house professionals bring robust self-performance capabilities from storage tank services to mechanical services, coatings and linings and electrical and instrumentation services. The Project Field Manager will any or all of the following three roles, dependent upon client requirements for each project assigned: Site Superintendent (SS), Quality Control Manager (QCM), and Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). In the SS role, the incumbent is responsible for the coordination and oversight of assigned project work site to meet quality, safety, and profit goals to include: supervision and management of site personnel to achieve project objectives; scheduling of all site activities in compliance with federal and state regulations; direction of subcontractors; management of budgets, and interface with Quality and Safety and Health Program Managers. In the QCM role, the incumbent will ensure that all operations are performed in accordance with the Industrial Services Quality Manual. This position will utilize the Industrial Services' Quality Program and all of the necessary policies, guidance documents and Standard Operating Procedures to support fuel system services and to achieve profit goals and excellent client satisfaction in alignment with the corporate mission, vision and values of the Tepa Companies. In the SSHO role, the incumbent is responsible for managing, communicating, implementing and enforcing compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) EM 385-1-1, Tepa's Accident Prevention Plan and other accepted safety and health submittals.

Responsibilities

• Maintains strict attention to contracts and task orders on-site at all times during the performance of all construction work
• Exercises the authority and responsibility to STOP WORK for specific activities related to or affected by, noncompliant conditions until actions can be taken to correct the noncompliant condition or prevent it from affecting related or subsequent work
• Attends all in-briefs and out-briefs
• Directs and performs field activities including site management, inspection/repair/construction/maintenance/demolition oversight, sample collection, data analysis, and report preparation
• Coordinates technical activities with other professionals and field personnel to accomplish the efficient and smooth implementation of project directives
• Provides technical supervision and assistance to ensure that project activities are technically valid
• Identifies potential hazards associated with project activities and procedures to mitigate them
• Coordinates the preparation of required interim and final deliverables
• Acts as working leader and coordinates all technical activities in an efficient manner to ensure that the project requirements and deadlines are met
• Validates field schedule and provide updates on a weekly basis to the Project Manager
• Performs rough order of cost estimates for any field changes (e.g. changed conditions, Statement of Work changes, etc.)
• Maintains project field documentation
• Acts as liaison for Goshawk with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and/or internal departments on technical matters, as required
• Ensures compliance with contract documents and specifications
• Serves, when authorized by contract and meeting requisite qualifications, as the Quality Control Manager (QCM). Implements the Three-Phase Quality Control (QC) Process, Testing Plan, deficiency tracking, daily QC reporting and submittal management
• Acts as liaison for Goshawk with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and/or internal departments on quality related matters
• Records QC activities in a daily report and log book
• Ensures compliance with contract documents and specifications
• Has on-hand all applicable plans, specifications, and other related documents when conducting phased QC inspections
• Serves, when authorized by contract and meeting requisite qualifications, as the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). Performs safety and occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, and safety enforcement
• Implements project safety processes as stipulated by the approved Health and Safety Plan, Accident Prevention Plan, and Activity Hazard Analyses
• Conducts daily, weekly and/or monthly safety briefings, as required
• Conducts daily and monthly site safety audits
• Fills out or obtains daily work permits such as but not limited to (confined space, hot work, safe work or dig permits)
• Works with Project Manager to obtain safety certifications for subcontractor employees on various tasks such as but not limited to (fall protection, confined space entry/attendant, trenching, equipment operations, asbestos and lead abatement)
• Documents competent persons on site for each scope of work
• Has competent persons amend activity hazard analysis to reflect any field changes on project sites
• Implements reporting procedures in the event of an incident or accident
• Investigates and evaluates incidents/accidents to determine procedural changes necessary to preclude recurrence
• Monitors safety certifications of project employees including subcontractors
• Follows Tepa and Goshawk's SOPs regarding safety and risk mitigation
• Prepares and submits incident, accident and Near Miss/Good Catch events to Director of Corporate Safety and Health
• Acts as liaison for Goshawk with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and/or internal departments on technical matters, as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma
• Minimum of 5 years of DoD fuel systems construction-related field management experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a DoD Construction QCM
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a DoD Construction SSHO
• Experience using the USACE Resident Management System
• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health training within the last 5 years
• 8 Hours of continuous education annually in construction training in accordance with EM 385 1-1
• Shall have attended a professionally accredited QC management course (e.g. conducted by the USACE or Naval Facility Engineering Command, including a current certification within the last five years
• First aid/CPR certification
• American Petroleum Institute (API) 570 Piping Inspector Certification
• API Aboveground Tank Inspector Certification
• NACE International Level I Coating Inspector Certification
• Steel Tank Institute Tank Systems Inspector Certification
• OSHA 500 Trainer certification
• 40 Hour Hazwopper with 8 hour refreshers annually
• 24 hour Fall protection competent person certification
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Fluent in the English language
• Ability to read and write technical documents
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Knowledge of American Society of Mechanical Engineering welding codes and American Petroleum Institute 570/650/653 standards
• Knowledge of OSHA and USACE EM 385-1-1 policies as they pertain to construction projects
• Frequent travel by air or car

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings account
• Mental health support and resources
• Short and long-term disability
• Tuition reimbursement